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An exclusive Forbes investigation unmasks the pair of slick promoters who appear to have made millions pumping and dumping EthereumMax and other now virtually worthless crypto tokens.

Sam Bankman-Fried succeeded in seducing a lot of the crypto world. Now comes the morning after.

Relative to other crypto exchanges, transparency and regulatory compliance were virtues for Bankman-Fried’s FTX. Here’s a glimpse of the exchange’s operations, according to its own general counsel, as of August 2022.

After two oil executives made $1.6 billion for the family of late wildcatter J. Cleo Thompson and helped defend them against T. Boone Pickens, the Thompsons rewarded them each with $100 million bonuses. Then they tried to claw it all back.

Geoffrey Palmer made a multibillion-dollar fortune building luxury residential buildings in southern California. To keep rents high and taxes low, he’s spent nearly $32 million in the past six years opposing ballot initiatives and backing Republicans–particularly Donald Trump.

More than 150 masterpieces owned by the late Microsoft cofounder—including works by Botticelli, Cezanne, Monet and Hockney—paint a portrait of the billionaire as a passionate collector. Next week they go on the block at Christie’s and will break a record for the most expensive sale of all time.

The Twitter and Block billionaire made Cash App into a $700 million monster. Now police officers, nonprofit critics and current and former employees say it’s struggling to fight “rampant” criminality.

The Slack cofounder, part of Forbes’ inaugural list of people shaping the future of work, shares why he moved to Aspen, an unexpected challenge of mergers and why product placement isn’t coming to his messaging app.

Forbes' inaugural list of 50 leaders, executives, thinkers and teams who are shaping the office of tomorrow, today.

Influencers have the power to move the needle in elections. While they’re keen to help get out the vote, many won’t wade any deeper into politics to protect their brands.

What’s old is new again. Classic literature and rock n’ roll dominates this year of celebs making bank in the afterlife.

John Middleton of the Phillies and Jim Crane of the Astros built their fortunes in very different ways.

Multiple efforts are under way across the U.S. military to develop wearable technology to protect soldiers, gauge their physical condition in real time and make them fitter and more lethal.

Led by the eye-popping $7 billion Golden State Warriors, the average NBA team is now worth $2.86 billion, 15% more than a year ago, an impressive feat considering the stock market is down more than 15% over the same span.

The Bronx Bombers are the most valuable team in baseball, and in large part because of the late George Steinbrenner’s moves, his heirs are billionaires.