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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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Wall Street’s ‘Cobol Cowboys’ are spread thin fixing legacy tech—but AI may soon ride to the rescue
Newsletters
Wall 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
Inside the meeting where Caroline Ellison came clean to Alameda staff, per a secret recording from an employee who started 3 days earlier
Companies
Inside 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
Sam Bankman-Fried laughed, scoffed, and visibly shook his head during Caroline Ellison’s second-day testimony, prosecutor tells judge
Companies
Sam Bankman-Fried laughed, scoffed, and visibly shook his head during Caroline Ellison’s second-day testimony, prosecutor tells judge
By Ben WeissOctober 12, 2023
Caroline Ellison’s latest testimony included utilitarianism, Saudi money, Thai prostitutes, and ended in tears: ‘The worst week of my life’
Companies
Caroline 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
Caroline Ellison
Companies
FTX 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
Conference goers in Barcelona mill about underneath an AWS sign.
Companies
Amazon Web Services expands roster by adding blockchain gaming firm Immutable, valued at $2.5 billion
By Ben WeissOctober 10, 2023
Gary Wang
Companies
FTX 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
Can AI fix Wall Street’s ‘spaghetti code’ crisis? Microsoft and IBM are betting that it can
Magazine
Can AI fix Wall Street’s ‘spaghetti code’ crisis? Microsoft and IBM are betting that it can
By Ben WeissOctober 9, 2023
Bankman-Fried’s trial enters week 2: What’s happened so far, and what to expect when his ex takes the stand
Companies
Bankman-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
Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, left, exits the courthouse where Sam Bankman-Fried is being tried.
Regulators
Is Sam Bankman-Fried a bad ‘man’ or a good ‘boy’? Lawyers swap opening statements before first witnesses take the stand
By Ben WeissOctober 4, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried got a haircut, and everything else we learned on the first day of the FTX founder’s trial
Regulators
Sam Bankman-Fried got a haircut, and everything else we learned on the first day of the FTX founder’s trial
By Ben WeissOctober 3, 2023
Anna Wintour’s people told Bankman-Fried he would ‘never step foot in fashion’ after he blew off the Met Gala
Companies
Anna Wintour’s people told Bankman-Fried he would ‘never step foot in fashion’ after he blew off the Met Gala
By Ben WeissOctober 2, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s day in court is nearly here. Who are the key players in the blockbuster trial of the former CEO of FTX?
Regulators
Sam Bankman-Fried’s day in court is nearly here. Who are the key players in the blockbuster trial of the former CEO of FTX?
By Ben WeissSeptember 29, 2023
Judge Kaplan really wants Sam Bankman-Fried to stay in jail: FTX cofounder’s latest request for pretrial release is rejected
Regulators
Judge Kaplan really wants Sam Bankman-Fried to stay in jail: FTX cofounder’s latest request for pretrial release is rejected
By Ben WeissSeptember 28, 2023
Is your designer bag really a designer bag? IYK has raised almost $17 million to help you prove it
NFTs and Culture
Is your designer bag really a designer bag? IYK has raised almost $17 million to help you prove it
By Ben WeissSeptember 28, 2023
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