The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, with defrauding customers of billions of dollars. This follows the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas.
Also in the programme: South Africa's Ramaphosa awaits vote on future; gene editing hens.
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Sheikh Hasina caught on tape authorising shooting of protesters
A BBC investigation has found that the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, authorised her security forces to use lethal force against protestors last summer. The evidence is a leaked tape verified by the BBC. An estimated 1,400 people were killed and 12,000 injure ... Show More
43m 6s
Oct 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Goes on Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen golden boy of crypto, is going on trial for what prosecutors are calling the largest financial fraud in recent history.David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The Times, explains the case of the man who was supposed to save the cryptocurrency ... Show More
29m 55s
Dec 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has been arrested in the Bahamas, Goldman Sachs is considering cutting hundreds of jobs, Belgian police raided a European parliamentary office in a widening corruption scandal involving World Cup host Q ... Show More
10m 58s
Mar 2023
Bankman-Fried charged with bribery; Alibaba plans to split up, and more
American prosecutors charged Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, a now defunct crypto exchange, with bribing Chinese officials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3m 36s
Aug 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried: Former billionaire headed to jail after bail revoked
A judge in New York has revoked the bail of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former boss of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.
He will now remain in jail until his trial in October. Reports from the courtroom say Mr Bankman-Fried handed his blazer, tie and shoelaces to his lawyers ... Show More
50m 11s
Oct 2023
Bonus: Michael Lewis on FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried
This week, we have a bonus episode for you, live from the FT Due Diligence Forum in London. FT chief features writer Henry Mance sits down with author Michael Lewis to discuss his new book, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, an all-access account of Sam Bankman-Fr ... Show More
40m 56s