After graduating from the University of Southern California in 2017, Tiffany Fong started several e-commerce businesses, earning passive income while traveling the world. She recently spoke with The Epoch Times about how she lost a lot of money investing in cryptocurrencies, which prompted her to become involved in exposing scandals in the crypto sector such as…
Sam Bankman-Fried Reveals Plans to Launch New Business After FTX Collapse
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has revealed plans to start a new business venture just weeks after his cryptocurrency exchange spectacularly collapsed. In an interview with the BBC published on Saturday, the 30-year-old—who is facing a number of civil lawsuits brought against both him and his failed company—said he would “give anything” to be able to set up a…
Capitol Report: Arizona US Senator Leaves Democratic Party; 2 Large Chinese Companies Blacklisted by US Government
One seat gained, but another lost for Senate Democrats on capitol hill. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party. The founder of FTX is set to testify before the Senate next week. The committee will probe the collapse of the crypto exchange. President Joe Biden plans to call for the African Union to join…
Capitol Report: AZ US Senator Leaves Democratic Party; 2 Large Chinese Companies Blacklisted by US Government
One seat gained, but another lost for Senate Democrats on capitol hill. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party. The founder of FTX is set to testify before the Senate next week. The committee will probe the collapse of the crypto exchange. President Joe Biden plans to call for the African Union to join…
FTX Collapse a Combination of Bad Business Decisions, Fraud, and Possible Money Laundering: Congressman
The crash of the crypto trading company, FTX, sent shockwaves throughout the digital exchange world. Billions are missing, and companies with ties to FTX, like BlockFi, Genesis, Coinbase, and others, are filing for bankruptcy or struggling to survive. In response to the crypto debacle, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee announced its plan to investigate…
Sam Bankman-Fried and the Missing Billions for Pandemic Planning
Commentary Yes, I watched the appalling scenes of Sam Bankman-Fried’s media tour. He repeatedly returns to the theme of his philanthropy: pandemic planning. What does this 30-year-old computer guy know about infectious disease? No more than Bill Gates did when he began his malanthropic crusade through the universities, journals, and nonprofits and imposed his lockdown-and-vaccinate…
FTX Employees Paint Complex Picture of Bankman-Fried
As with many notorious villains, Sam Bankman-Fried is a complex and contradictory character. In the public eye, he has gone from quirky financial genius and selfless philanthropist to liar, con artist, and thief. But his former employees describe a more nuanced person that is neither angel nor villain. “Of all the things I’ve heard and…
DOJ’s New Enforcement Strategy Pushes Companies to ‘Own Up’ to Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is using a combination of carrots and sticks to encourage banks and other corporations to proactively report misconduct by their employees, while ramping up scrutiny of cryptocurrency scams, according to a senior official. The DOJ is changing its approach to corporate criminal enforcement by allowing companies to avoid pleading…
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before Congress
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried confirmed Friday that he would testify before Congress, responding to recent demands from the House Financial Services Committee about the crypto exchange’s collapse. This week, House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) wrote that a subpoena for Bankman-Fried to testify next week “is definitely on the table.” A subpoena has not yet been issued,…
Citizen Journalism Faster on the Draw Than Mainstream Media in Uncovering FTX Scandal
News Analysis On Sept. 3, 2022, veteran short-seller Marc Cohodes leveled several bold accusations at crypto exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Among the many predictions made by the short-seller was the fact that FTX did not have as much money as it claimed. “Everything reads like this thing is a complete scam,” Cohodes…
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