I’ve covered crypto since January 2022. I’ve chronicled the market meltdown that sent a procession of major crypto companies into bankruptcy in 2022, and tracked the string of criminal prosecutions that ensued.
I started at The Times in 2019, covering the food industry as part of the Times fellowship, a program for journalists early in their careers. Then I worked for Bloomberg News as a courts reporter in Washington and reported long features for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine about everything from a campaign to deprogram extremists to the economic fragility of professional tennis.
Since returning to The Times, I’ve traveled around the world to cover the crypto industry, filing stories from the Bahamas, Singapore, Barcelona, London, New York, Miami, Denver, Austin and Jackson, Tenn. My reporting on the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s company FTX won a 2022 Best in Business award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.
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Mr. Singh, who was a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, had pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations that contributed to the collapse of FTX.
By Danielle Kaye and David Yaffe-Bellany
The influential cryptocurrency exchange has undergone several reorganizations in recent years.
By Mike Isaac, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ryan Mac
As their children are sentenced for fraud, the parents of FTX’s top leaders have described their disbelief at how the crypto exchange upended their lives.
By David Yaffe-Bellany
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By David Yaffe-Bellany and Erin Griffith
The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.
By Julian E. Barnes, Emily Flitter and David Yaffe-Bellany
Tigran Gambaryan, who was in custody for eight months, has been released so he can receive medical care.
By Ismail Auwal, Emily Flitter and David Yaffe-Bellany
Ryan Salame, an FTX executive, and Michelle Bond, a crypto policy advocate, were once a Washington power couple. Now they both face prison time.
By David Yaffe-Bellany
The serial entrepreneurs behind Donald J. Trump’s new cryptocurrency project have left a trail of lawsuits, unpaid debt and tax liens.
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Mr. Combs is sleeping in the same dormitory-style room as Mr. Bankman-Fried, the crypto mogul who was convicted of fraud.
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