Sam Bankman-Fried and the effective altruism delusion
Will the idealist philosophy survive the conviction of its crypto king?
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Caroline Ellison: victim or crypto queen?
Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend and Alameda CEO emerged as the star witness for the prosecution in the trader’s trial for…
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How Michael Lewis fell for Sam Bankman-Fried
In Going Infinite, the author fails to see the limits of his subject’s intelligence.
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Why Sam Bankman-Fried’s deluded world-view matters
His utilitarianism reflects the culture of Silicon Valley, which wields great power over how we relate to one another.
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In a new book the actor describes how celebrities have used cryptocurrencies and NFTs to monetise their fans.
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The industry is preoccupied with money-making, but the potential of shared computing could go far beyond finance.
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For years, unpaid investigators have been tracking and exposing the activities of cryptocurrency’s biggest players.
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Sam Bankman-Fried exposes the moral conceit of effective altruism
For tech CEOs, the suckers of the present come second to people of the technocratic future.
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Bitcoin’s most basic principle has become crypto’s biggest problem
Cryptocurrency was invented to solve the problem of trust; instead it has created a market of mutual suspicion.
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The crash of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX may yet strengthen the crypto industry
The 30-year-old’s crypto exchange has filed for bankruptcy, but the potential for decentralised finance remains great.
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Will the crypto crash bring down Bitcoin?
In a market that is volatile by design, there’s a strong risk of contagion.
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How politicians failed to protect the public from crypto
Leaders have spent years indulging a dangerous trend that they couldn’t be bothered to understand.
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Oh Boris Johnson, how far you have fallen
The latest episode in the former PM’s insatiable quest for power takes him to a blockchain conference.
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Elon Musk bought Twitter so he can remain absurdly rich
The site could be the lifeboat Musk needs in a newly turbulent economy.
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Can the EU’s crypto regulation tame a lawless market?
The Mica act will hold providers liable if they lose investors’ money and force them to keep reserves.
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Russia’s threat to the global financial order is also our chance to build a new one
Is the international economic system unravelling, or is this a moment of transformation?
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