Sam Bankman-Fried funded a group with racist ties. FTX wants its $5m back

The Guardian reveals FTX trustees, in charge after the CEO's downfall, allege payments were made with looted funds…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/16/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-eugenics-scientific-racism

Trump, Bankman-Fried and Musk are the monsters of American capitalism

If this past week presents any single lesson, it's the social costs of greed. Capitalism is premised on greed but also on guardrails – laws and norms – that prevent greed from becoming so excessive that it threatens the system as a whole...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/24/trump-bankman-fried-and-musk-are-the-monsters-of-american-capitalism

Fraud, cons and Ponzi schemes: did Sam Bankman-Fried use Madoff tactics?

The fallen crypto mogul is fighting off accusations he followed a similar playbook to Madoff – and deceived investors in the process…

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/17/sam-bankman-fried-bernie-madoff-fraud-ftx

How the newest megadonor wants to change Washington - POLITICO

Sam Bankman-Fried has a big fortune and big plans for how to spend it — including an unusual political power-building strategy...
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/04/democratic-megadonor-sam-bankman-fried-00049048

Crypto Guy Says He Could Spend $1 Billion Backing Democrats in 2024

…Bankman-Fried specified that his political spending plans depend on the 2024 landscape, and said his spending would likely go up in Trump ran...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/democratic-crypto-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-says-he-could-spend-dollar1-billion-backing-democrats-in-2024