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SBF

“I’m looking at an overmedicated young man“ said The Mooch. “It’s almost Shakespearean.”

The Mooch’s Remembrance of S.B.F.’s Past

Candid reflections on the past, present, and future of the former crypto boy king, from a brief, one-time wingman.
William D. Cohan • October 18, 2023
William D. Cohan • October 15, 2023
“Infinite” Jest
Sam Bankman-Fried seemed like a classic Michael Lewis character.
Thoughts on S.B.F. and the Michael Lewis of it all.
Theodore Schleifer • October 13, 2023
Caroline in My Mind
Caroline Ellison’s testimony and cross-examination were two of the most jaw-dropping moments of the trial.
In the trial of S.B.F., the defense set out to blame Caroline Ellison, Sam’s former colleague-turned-paramour-turned-cooperating witness. Was this cross-examination really the best he could do?
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial has entered its second week.
Eriq Gardner & Theodore Schleifer • October 9, 2023
Will Michael Lewis Testify for S.B.F.?
Views from inside the courtroom during the financial trial of the century.
Sometime in early November, we’ll get an answer to the biggest question of the trial: whether Sam Bankman-Fried testifies, himself, which might not be decided until fairly late in the process.
Theodore Schleifer • October 3, 2023
S.B.F.’s Expected Value Calculation
There are two reasons why Sam let this get to trial, and why he thinks he has a chance at a miraculous outcome. Plus: Reid Hoffman’s war against No Labels, and a new hire at Y Combinator.
Theodore Schleifer • September 26, 2023
S.B.F.’s McConnell Money Tickle, Part 2
As the trial of the century looms, three scoops shed new light on how Sam Bankman-Fried, and even former paramour Caroline Ellison, were part of the McConnell-DeSantis matrix.
donald trump
Theodore Schleifer • September 20, 2023
Trump’s Perfect Thiel Call & Two FTX Bombshells
Dish on Trump’s furious fundraising request to Peter Thiel, the former lawyer buying up FTX bankruptcy claims, and an explosive lawsuit targeting S.B.F.’s parents.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Eriq Gardner • September 18, 2023
S.B.F. Is Blaming It All on the Lawyers
Bankman-Fried is relying, in part, on a complicated and risky advice-of-counsel strategy. It might lead to one of the more dramatic courtroom moments in recent legal history.
Ryan Salame always stood out as the linen-and-loafered bro among the Math Camp crowd that surrounded S.B.F.
Theodore Schleifer • September 12, 2023
Inside the Fall of S.B.F.’s Big Cool Buddy
The backstory to the yearlong back-and-forth between prosecutors and Ryan Salame, the Berkshires restaurateur and Republican mega-donor who fought the feds for as long as he could—before folding.
Democratic analytics startup Deck is headed to the S.B.F. ash heap
Theodore Schleifer • August 23, 2023
Tales from the S.B.F. Bankruptcy Black Hole
How a Democratic startup, Deck, got trapped in M&A purgatory between FTX, Zuckerberg, Rory Gates, and the billionaire philanthropy-industrial complex.