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Changpeng Zhao looks of camera in front of blank wall.
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao 2 years after the crypto billionaire’s guilty plea

The Binance founder pleaded guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering regime.

By Ben WeissOctober 23, 2025
Exclusive: Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment
Exclusive: Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment
By Ben WeissOctober 22, 2025
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ reaches $50 million deal with DOJ to dismiss tax evasion charges
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ reaches $50 million deal with DOJ to dismiss tax evasion charges
By Ben WeissOctober 14, 2025
A man in a suit whispering to another man in a suit.
Crypto hoarding brings a stock pop for small firms—and in some cases shows patterns of possible insider trading
By Ben WeissAugust 28, 2025
Bitcoin zooms over $123,000 as crypto fans hail an ‘Uptober’ for the ages
Bitcoin zooms over $123,000 as crypto fans hail an ‘Uptober’ for the ages
By Leo SchwartzOctober 3, 2025
Top crypto regulator Adrienne Harris steps down from the New York Department of Financial Services
Top crypto regulator Adrienne Harris steps down from the New York Department of Financial Services
By Leo SchwartzSeptember 29, 2025
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Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan crushed Wall Street targets on his 1-year anniversary: We are embracing our ‘paranoid’ roots
Big TechIntel CEO Lip Bu Tan crushed Wall Street targets on his 1-year anniversary: We are embracing our ‘paranoid’ roots
By Alexei OreskovicApril 23, 2026
Feds charge U.S. Army soldier who made $400,000 from Polymarket bets tied to Maduro capture
LawFeds charge U.S. Army soldier who made $400,000 from Polymarket bets tied to Maduro capture
By Jeff John RobertsApril 23, 2026
Zohran Mamdani
Personal FinanceKen Griffin’s Citadel fires back at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘tax the rich’ video featuring his $238 million penthouse
By Catherina GioinoApril 23, 2026
Should you pay off debt or save? How to decide
Personal FinanceShould you pay off debt or save? How to decide
By Joseph HostetlerApril 23, 2026
Jensen Huang stands smiling with his arms outstretched.
Big Tech‘Don’t leave’: Jensen Huang challenges billionaire class as he insists ‘highest taxes in the world’ are OK with him
By Jacqueline MunisApril 23, 2026
You can fly almost anywhere in Europe for €20 while Spirit Airlines is staving off bankruptcy. Here’s the difference
PoliticsYou can fly almost anywhere in Europe for €20 while Spirit Airlines is staving off bankruptcy. Here’s the difference
By Catherina GioinoApril 23, 2026
The man who helped put meat at the top of RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid is Steak ’n Shake’s new ‘Chief MAHA Officer’
HealthThe man who helped put meat at the top of RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid is Steak ’n Shake’s new ‘Chief MAHA Officer’
By Catherina GioinoApril 23, 2026
Tesla stock dives on news that it earned next to nothing on cars in Q1, and plans to spend $25 billion in CapEx anyway
Big TechTesla stock dives on news that it earned next to nothing on cars in Q1, and plans to spend $25 billion in CapEx anyway
By Shawn TullyApril 23, 2026
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FTX is bankrupt and SBF was on trial, so why are people still buying FTT tokens?
The CoinsFTX is bankrupt and SBF was on trial, so why are people still buying FTT tokens?
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 3, 2023
  • Court sketch of Nishad Singh testifying in court with a profile of Sam Bankman Fried.
    CompaniesFormer FTX executive Nishad Singh describes conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried over customer funds: ‘I was blindsided and horrified’
    By Ben WeissOctober 16, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s final hours in court: Gasps, somberness, and despair
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried’s final hours in court: Gasps, somberness, and despair
By Ben WeissNovember 2, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court
RegulatorsFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of all charges in ‘one of the biggest financial frauds in American history’
By Leo SchwartzNovember 2, 2023
A woman and two men in business suits walking down the sidewalk
RegulatorsHere are 3 of the most damning documents in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, according to the prosecution’s final rebuttal
By Ben WeissNovember 2, 2023
The story behind the story: Why the real star of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is the one-man news operation Inner City Press
RegulatorsThe story behind the story: Why the real star of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is the one-man news operation Inner City Press
By Leo SchwartzNovember 2, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
RegulatorsLawyers swap closing statements in trial of Sam Bankman-Fried: ‘Pyramid of deceit’ or just ‘bad business judgments’?
By Ben WeissNovember 1, 2023
  • Nishad Singh
    CompaniesSam Bankman-Fried pushed for $30 million Bahamas penthouse despite concern from FTX colleagues it would be ‘ostentatious’
    By Leo SchwartzOctober 16, 2023
SEC says SafeMoon executives withdrew $200 million from crypto project to spend on McLarens and luxury homes
RegulatorsSEC says SafeMoon executives withdrew $200 million from crypto project to spend on McLarens and luxury homes
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 1, 2023
Christy Goldsmith Romero
RegulatorsThe CFTC just received the most whistleblower tips ever. Most were crypto-related
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 1, 2023
Courtroom sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried
RegulatorsBankman-Fried’s lieutenants say he directed them to commit crimes. He portrayed himself as a hands-off CEO wary of being ‘distracting’
By Leo SchwartzOctober 31, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried’s infamous media tour backfires as prosecutors wield his own words against him
By Leo SchwartzOctober 30, 2023
Michael Sonnenshein
RegulatorsGrayscale’s Ethereum ETF just entered a 240-day review process. Its Bitcoin cousin is expected in January
By Jeff John RobertsOctober 30, 2023
  • Bitcoin graphic
    The CoinsBitcoin soars to nearly $30,000 on rumor SEC had approved BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF application
    By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 16, 2023
Courtroom sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried
RegulatorsProsecutors say a private message from Sam Bankman-Fried shows criminal intent. SBF says he was just trying to comfort a friend in distress
By Ben WeissOctober 30, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried can’t shut up. His ‘word salad’ answers were almost 75% longer on average than his 3 FTX lieutenants’
By Ben WeissOctober 30, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried blames everyone but himself for FTX’s approach to risk management, including a trillion-dollar trading disaster
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried blames everyone but himself for FTX’s approach to risk management, including a trillion-dollar trading disaster
By Leo SchwartzOctober 27, 2023
Photo of Changpeng Zhao
CompaniesCZ’s net worth has fallen almost $12 billion along with Binance’s trading volumes
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 27, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried stumbles through cross-examination—and he wasn’t even in front of the jury
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried stumbles through cross-examination—and he wasn’t even in front of the jury
By Leo SchwartzOctober 26, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. federal courthouse
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried wants to throw FTX lawyers under the bus when he takes the stand, per court filing
By Ben WeissOctober 26, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorneys confirm he will take the stand in his own defense
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried’s attorneys confirm he will take the stand in his own defense
By Leo SchwartzOctober 25, 2023
Fireblocks logo
CompaniesFormer top crypto regulator moves to $8 billion startup Fireblocks as director of digital identity
By Ben WeissOctober 24, 2023
A court sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried from Oct. 16, 2023.
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
Future of Finance: Coinbase’s Shirzad on public policy, crypto companies shaking off the FTX stigma, and empowering the unbanked
CompaniesFuture of Finance: Coinbase’s Shirzad on public policy, crypto companies shaking off the FTX stigma, and empowering the unbanked
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 20, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried
RegulatorsSam Bankman-Fried prosecutors want to make sure jurors know effective altruism is no defense for fraud
By Leo SchwartzOctober 19, 2023
Brad Garlinghouse, chief executive officer of Ripple Labs Inc.
RegulatorsSEC drops charges against Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen in ongoing XRP litigation
By Leo SchwartzOctober 19, 2023
Changpeng Zhao
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
U.S. lawmakers are taking aim at digital assets’ role in the Israel-Hamas war. A new report urges caution in linking crypto to terrorism
RegulatorsU.S. lawmakers are taking aim at digital assets’ role in the Israel-Hamas war. A new report urges caution in linking crypto to terrorism
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 19, 2023
Grayscale filed a new application with the SEC for a spot Bitcoin ETF. But a lawsuit against its parent company could complicate matters
CompaniesGrayscale filed a new application with the SEC for a spot Bitcoin ETF. But a lawsuit against its parent company could complicate matters
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 19, 2023
New York AG accuses Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group of defrauding investors out of more than $1 billion
RegulatorsNew York AG accuses Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group of defrauding investors out of more than $1 billion
By Leo SchwartzOctober 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
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CompaniesNew proposal could see FTX creditors get up to 90% of what’s recovered in bankruptcy
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 17, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried insider Nishad Singh testifies how FTX customer funds were illegally funneled into political donations
CompaniesSam Bankman-Fried insider Nishad Singh testifies how FTX customer funds were illegally funneled into political donations
By Leo SchwartzOctober 16, 2023
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