Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on December 12th. He has since been extradited to the USA to face trial in the Southern District of New York, likely for wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. SBF, as Bankman-Fried is frequently […]
Thich Nhat Hanh: spiritual warrior
Thich Nhat Hanh, after a lifetime of service to Buddhism, died recently at age 95. Born 11 October 1926 in central Vietnam, he entered a monastery at age 16, where his primary teacher was a Zen master. He received training in the Vietnamese tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, and was ordained as a Bhikkhu in 1951. […]
The Ashley Madison affair: Venus & Mars are not al
In 1975 Paul McCartney sang, âA good friend of mine follows the stars: Venus and Mars are alright tonight.â But as of this week when a hacker group made public the customer database for the Ashley Madison website, Venus and Mars are not alright. In fact, theyâve been up all night fighting⦠For those who […]