A million-kronor salary – but the job doesn’t exist
AI agents posing as executive recruiters are sending personalized job offers worth millions – and then asking for 25,000 kronor to prepare the paperwork.
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Can Sam Bankman-Fried’s house arrest save crypto?
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on July 10th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. He was on the cover of Forbes. Now he sits under house arrest at his parents’ home, facing over 100 years in prison. When the crypto market is in crisis, the former white knight — Sam Bankman-Fried — won’t be there to help. Green tree-lined […]
The Winklevoss Twins’ New Crypto Battle
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 12th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. They believed Mark Zuckerberg stole their social network idea. Now they claim a business partner has stolen their customers’ money. The Winklevoss twins saw crypto as a fresh start — but now they are stuck. Imagine Swedbank promised its customers around 7 percent interest on […]
FTX Files for Bankruptcy — The Crypto Giant Was Run Like a Youth Hostel
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 14th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Billions disappeared when crypto company FTX collapsed. The question being asked now is how investors could have placed so much money in a company run with so little professional rigour. Ten people living together in a luxury penthouse on the Bahamas, worth around 415 million […]
The Strategic Move That Brought Down One of the World’s Largest Crypto Exchanges
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 9th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. A strategic masterstroke brought down one of the world’s largest trading platforms in less than 48 hours. In doing so, it may have changed the direction of the entire crypto market. Thousands of visitors had gathered at the Token 2049 conference in London to discuss […]
The heist of the century: a married couple laundered SEK 42 billion
A New York couple is suspected of laundering SEK 42 billion in bitcoin. The case shows both the traceability of crypto — and how much work the industry still has to do.
Why the next Theranos is already being funded
Elizabeth Holmes is convicted, but the fear-of-missing-out that enabled Theranos is alive and well. Due-diligence timelines are shrinking, not expanding.