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Do Kwon Criminal Trial Set for 2026 as Lawyers Deal with ‘Massive’ Trove of Evidence
8.1.2025
Prosecutors are currently working to unlock four of Kwon’s cell phones provided by Montenegrin authorities
Former FTX CTO Gary Wang Asks Court for No Jail Time
7.11.2024
Gary Wang, the former chief technology officer at FTX and a one-time member of former CEO and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle, has requested that he serve no prison time for his role in the crypto exchange’s 2022 implosion
The Spectre of Sam Bankman-Fried Overshadowed Caroline Ellison's Sentencing
2.10.2024
Caroline Ellison, flanked by her attorneys, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in propping up FTX and Alameda Research last week
NY Judge Denies Tornado Cash Developer’s Motion to Dismiss, Trial Set for December
27.9.2024
Roman Storm, a software developer of Tornado Cash, is headed to trial after a New York judge ruled against his motion to dismiss criminal charges. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla rejected Storm’s request to drop charges tied to money laundering and sanctions violations. Russian...
Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Her Role in FTX Fraud
24.9.2024
Caroline Ellison was sentenced Tuesday afternoon
What to Expect at Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's Sentencing
24.9.2024
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will learn her fate in a few hours. She may spend the next several months or years behind bars, but her attorneys, the Department of Justice and the Probation Office all seem to think she should remain a free woman after the amount of cooperation...
SBF’s neurodivergence saw him ‘misinterpreted’ at trial, doctors argue
24.9.2024
The court and jury could have misunderstood Sam Bankman-Fried’s behavior during his criminal trial due to his autism and attention deficit disorders, doctors wrote in a recent amicus brief
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Retrial, Alleges Legal Errors
14.9.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX, has filed an appeal against his conviction, arguing that key evidence was improperly excluded from his trial. His attorneys claim that legal errors denied him a fair trial and seek a retrial with a different judge. Sam Bankman-Fried’s Appeal Targets...
Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction, Requests New Trial: NYT
13.9.2024
The FTX founder is six months into a 25-year prison sentence
Caroline Ellison Shouldn't Go to Jail After FTX Collapse, Attorneys Say
11.9.2024
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison should be sentenced to time served and a non-custodial term after her cooperation with prosecutors in taking down Sam Bankman-Fried, her attorneys said in a late Tuesday night filing
Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison's Sentencing Hearing Set for Sept. 24
11.9.2024
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 24, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. EDT
Prosecutors Tell NY Court They Didn’t Renege on FTX Exec Ryan Salame’s Plea Deal
6.9.2024
Federal prosecutors have fired back against Ryan Salame’s allegations that they reneged on agreements made in the former FTX executive’s plea deal – namely, that they would cease criminal investigations into Michelle Bond, Salame’s longtime partner and the mother of his child
Crypto Firm’s CEO Stabbed in Court During Fraud Trial in Seoul
30.8.2024
The CEO of cryptocurrency deposit service Haru Invest was stabbed in the neck during his fraud trial in Seoul. The attack occurred in the courtroom, carried out by a man in his 50s. Lee survived the attack with non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. Crypto Platform’s...
Jailed FTX Exec Withdraws His Request to Compel Government to Abide by Plea Deal
29.8.2024
Ryan Salame, the former FTX executive sentenced to 7.5 years in prison in May, has withdrawn a legal request to a New York court asking that the conditions of his plea deal with prosecutors be enforced or that his plea be thrown out and his sentence vacated
Avraham Eisenberg Seeks Acquittal of Mango Markets Conviction
8.8.2024
Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, who was previously convicted of commodities fraud, commodities manipulation, and wire fraud related to his trading activities on Mango Markets, is pushing for his conviction to be cleared. Eisenberg’s legal team has filed a motion for judgment of acquittal...
Eisenberg seeks to have Mango Markets fraud convictions thrown out
7.8.2024
Eisenberg has insisted all along that his actions on Mango Markets were legal trading and not fraud or market manipulation
Eisenberg seeks to have Mango Markets fraud convictions thrown out
7.8.2024
Eisenberg has insisted all along that his actions on Mango Markets were legal trading and not fraud or market manipulation
Former FTX Execs Nishad Singh, Gary Wang to Be Sentenced Later This Year
9.7.2024
Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh and former Chief Technology Officer Gary Wang are set to be sentenced this fall in the ongoing criminal case against what was once a global crypto exchange before it collapsed in historic fashion near the end of 2022
Binance executive collapses during Nigeria trial for money laundering
24.5.2024
Gambaryan missed a court appearance on tax evasion charges but managed to attend the money laundering trial on the same day
How 2 Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M
16.5.2024
First there was "The Bait." Then there was "Unblinding the block," followed by "The Search," and ultimately "The Propagation." U.S. prosecutors detailed an incredibly complicated Ethereum exploit in an indictment