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Sam Bankman-Fried launches Substack: ‘I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away’

TechCrunch

On January 3, Bankman-Fried pled not guilty to all eight counts of criminal charges, which included wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to misuse customer funds, among others. judge released Bankman-Fried on a $250 million bail bond after he was extradited to America from the Bahamas. Last month, a U.S.

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Who’s profiting from the Bored Ape digital land sale?

TechCrunch

The Yuga Labs digital land sale this weekend , a mass-mint of new NFTs that temporarily clogged the Ethereum blockchain, is not just making money for the company behind the new set of images that may figure in a future digital service. Crypto Bahamas signals stronger ties between old and new worlds of finance. But I wonder.

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SBF claims massive ignorance on obvious conflicts in FTX downfall

TechCrunch

During the interview, SBF, while sipping (and at least once, spilling) a La Croix in the Bahamas, claimed multiple times that he did not know how certain aspects of the business, from its ties to its eventual bankruptcy, went so wrong. It’s still not clear if those people will see their money again.

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Flying taxi startup Lilium will build a hub for its electric aircraft in Florida

The Verge

It will work with the primary real estate developer in the area, Bahamas-based Tavistock Development Company, on the development and construction of the vertiport. Lilium denies it was seeking to raise that much money, citing lower labor costs in Germany. Lilium isn’t the only company with designs for flying taxis.

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Twitter battles all things ElonJet, SBF gets arrested, and OpenAI tries to figure out watermarking

TechCrunch

SBF arrested : Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange/Gordian knot that exploded oh-so-dramatically over the last few months, was arrested in the Bahamas this week. ” How much money should you raise for your startup? : Shortly thereafter, the U.S. The most common mistake he sees?

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FTX processed billions monthly in Africa before going bust

TechCrunch

Most FTX customers have been unable to withdraw their funds from the platform as the Bahamas-headquartered company goes through bankruptcy proceedings. Other African companies that have received money from Alameda and FTX include Chipper Cash, Mara, VALR, Jambo and Bitnob. It’s public record that it never happened.

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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. Based on the latest available data, this report documents $30 billion in private, public, corporate and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019.