Tech Culture Reporter

Rya Jetha

Crypto startups are getting a warm welcome in Davos — thanks to Trump

Business

A review of confidential schedules shows that crypto founders have scored meetings with large financial technology and credit card companies at the summit. 

Paul Bradley Carr

Opinion: Silicon Valley’s biggest grifters love Trump. Who could have guessed?

Opinion

Trump's new crypto buddies are convicted fraudsters, alleged gropers and bilkers fined billions of dollars. The ‘disrupters’ are lining up early in hopes of a pardon pipeline. 

Ken Sweet

Larry Neumeister

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

News

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud described as one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

A jury convicted the disgraced FTX founder of fraud in a scheme that cheated customers and investors of at least $10 billion.

Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

5 only-in-San Francisco Halloween costume ideas that are on point for 2023

Culture

Headlines from the last year in San Francisco can offer inspiration for some unique Halloween costume ideas.