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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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
RegulatorsIs 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
RegulatorsSam 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
CompaniesAnna 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
RegulatorsSam 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
RegulatorsJudge 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
NFTs and CultureIs 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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