Ben Weiss reports on crypto for Fortune in New York. Previously, he wrote for DL News from Dubai. He's also fact-checked for Harper's Magazine and contributed to WIRED, The Verge, the Guardian, Slate, Gizmodo, Business Insider, and PBS NewsHour. He has a joint master's degree from New York University in journalism and international relations.
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CompaniesThe last week of FTX, according to the private messages of Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh
By Ben WeissOctober 20, 2023
CompaniesSam Bankman-Fried used $1.2 billion of customer money to buy out Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, witness says. Will CZ pay it back?
By Ben WeissOctober 19, 2023
Companies(Crypto) Empire State of Mind: Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly met with Bill Clinton and Kathy Hochul in NYC 2 months before FTX collapsed
By Ben WeissOctober 18, 2023
CompaniesFormer FTX executive Nishad Singh describes conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried over customer funds: ‘I was blindsided and horrified’
By Ben WeissOctober 16, 2023
NewslettersWall Street’s ‘Cobol Cowboys’ are spread thin fixing legacy tech—but AI may soon ride to the rescue
By Sheryl Estrada and Ben WeissOctober 13, 2023
CompaniesInside the meeting where Caroline Ellison came clean to Alameda staff, per a secret recording from an employee who started 3 days earlier
By Ben WeissOctober 12, 2023
CompaniesSam Bankman-Fried laughed, scoffed, and visibly shook his head during Caroline Ellison’s second-day testimony, prosecutor tells judge
By Ben WeissOctober 12, 2023
CompaniesCaroline Ellison’s latest testimony included utilitarianism, Saudi money, Thai prostitutes, and ended in tears: ‘The worst week of my life’
By Ben WeissOctober 11, 2023
CompaniesFTX was a boys’ club. When Caroline Ellison asked Sam Bankman-Fried for equity in the hedge fund she ran, he said ‘it was too complicated’
By Ben WeissOctober 10, 2023
CompaniesAmazon Web Services expands roster by adding blockchain gaming firm Immutable, valued at $2.5 billion
By Ben WeissOctober 10, 2023
CompaniesFTX cofounder Gary Wang says he took out $200 million to $300 million in loans from Alameda Research for investments he couldn’t ‘recall’
By Ben WeissOctober 10, 2023
By Ben WeissOctober 9, 2023
CompaniesBankman-Fried’s trial enters week 2: What’s happened so far, and what to expect when his ex takes the stand
By Ben WeissOctober 9, 2023
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