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Ben Weiss is a former crypto reporter for Fortune. 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.

A court sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried from Oct. 16, 2023.
Companies
The 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
Changpeng Zhao
Companies
Sam 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
Sam Bankman-Fried smiles during an interview.
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
Court sketch of Nishad Singh testifying in court with a profile of Sam Bankman Fried.
Companies
Former FTX executive Nishad Singh describes conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried over customer funds: ‘I was blindsided and horrified’
By Ben WeissOctober 16, 2023
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
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