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Agatha All Along's Incredible Twist Forces Us To Revisit Everything That Came Before
18.10.2024
In WandaVision, creator and lead writer Jac Schaeffer firmly established herself as a maestro of the miniseries, demonstrating a meta-layered understanding of television in a way that both relished in and critiqued the form. In Agatha All Along, the writer/director proves herself a master...
The Proliferation and Problem of the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Icon
3.10.2024
Kate Kaplan hits on something over at Nielsen Norman Group’s blog that’s been bugging me:
The challenge with this icon is sparkle ambiguity: Participants in our recent research study generally agreed that it represented something a little special
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The Proliferation...
A Scrapped Overwatch Netflix Show, A Proposed Call Of Duty RTS, And Four More Details From An Upcoming Book On Blizzard
30.9.2024
Activision Blizzard has been the subject of immense attention and scrutiny over the past three years, ever since the company was sued over an alleged culture of workplace harassment in 2021. This was followed by a $69 billion acquisition by Microsoft and over 2000 layoffs at the company. With...
Breaking Down The Best And Worst Agatha All Along Theories
24.9.2024
Agatha All Along, Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, is a witchy delight. Thanks to a phenomenal performance by Kathryn Hahn, reprising her WandaVision role, and a supporting cast that includes the likes of Broadway Legend Patti LuPone, the show is a must-watch for Marvel fans. It also continues...
Prometheum launches Ether custody service that treats ETH as a security: Report
21.5.2024
The digital assets platform soft-launched its controversial Ethereum custody service on May 17 and is targeting a full launch next month
Legal Experts Explain Why Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-Year Prison Sentence Is Fair
4.4.2024
Former FTX customers are finally able to take a sigh of relief knowing that Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan issued the 25-year sentence to Bankman-Fried, while prosecutors pegged the FTX saga to be one of the biggest financial frauds...
Breaking: Judge Sentences FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 Years in Prison, Fined $11 Billion
28.3.2024
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and an $11 billion fine, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled in Manhattan federal courthouse Thursday morning. Kaplan likened Bankman-Fried’s theft of nearly $8 billion in customer funds to “a game,” where...
Breaking: Judge Sentences FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 Years in Prison, Fined $11 Billion
28.3.2024
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and an $11.02 billion fine, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled in Manhattan federal courthouse Thursday morning. Thursday's sentencing marks what many view as an end to Bankman-Fried's case following his misappropriation...
Sam Bankman-Fried Stands by Legal Team Amidst Conflict of Interest Concerns
22.2.2024
Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) on Wednesday confirmed plans to stick with his new lawyers Marc Mukasey and Torrey Young, who are also representing Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, according to a report by Reuters. In a hearing, U.S. Southern District Judge Lewis Kaplan asked...
US Prosecutors Call for Hearing Amid Potential Conflict of Interests in Alex Mashinsky and SBF Cases
8.2.2024
The US government raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest in the ongoing criminal cases of FTX and Celsius Network founders Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky on February 6. The area of concern surrounds the legal representatives handling both cases. In a court filing, the...
FINRA-Registered Digital Asset Platform Prometheum to Launch Ether Custody Services
7.2.2024
Prometheum, the first U.S. special purpose broker-dealer authorized to custody, clear, and settle digital asset securities, disclosed that it is now providing custodial services for the cryptocurrency ethereum. This announcement arrives amidst a period where the prominent crypto asset, ethereum...
US Judge Approves Sealed Settlement Between BlockFi and Three Arrows Capital
7.2.2024
A United States judge has given approval to a sealed settlement that resolves the claims and disputes between crypto lender BlockFi and defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). Judge Michael Kaplan approved the settlement during a hearing on February 6th in the New Jersey Bankruptcy...
DOJ Halts Second Trial Against FTX’s Bankman Fried, Citing Sufficiency of Initial Evidence and ‘Public Interest’
30.12.2023
On Dec. 29, 2023, past 6 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Department of Justice (DOJ) conveyed in a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan its decision to not move forward with a subsequent trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, the ex-CEO of FTX. FTX’s Bankman Fried Avoids Second Trial According to several...
Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s Request for Adjournment of Sentencing Hearing
21.12.2023
Source: Getty Image U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has denied a request for adjournment made by Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a four-to-six-week adjournment of his sentencing hearing has been denied by Judge Lewis Kaplan....
Judge Kaplan Rejects Bankman-Fried’s Request for Sentencing Delay, Affirms March 2024 Date
21.12.2023
In a recent development in the high-profile case of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, a request for postponement of the sentencing hearing was firmly denied by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. Bankman-Fried’s legal team had sought a four to six-week...
SBF Granted Post-Trial Extension in New Signed Order
20.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Ascannio Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has granted an extension for the legal team of disgraced FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, to submit their post-trial motions on December 1st, 2023. The defense’s chance to redeem SBF Originally due November 20th, 2023, the defense’s post-trial motions...
Mediation to begin in FTX, BlockFi Case, Judge Rules
14.11.2023
In a court filing on November 13th, U.S. bankruptcy judge Michael Kaplan ended an automatic stay on proceedings between bankrupt crypto companies FTX and BlockFi, paving the way for mediation in their claims settlement. BlockFi’s forced bankruptcy FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was found...
Jury directions begin in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial
2.11.2023
Jury deliberations are to expected to begin shortly and may last until next Monday
SBF Testifies FTX had no Risk Management Team, Denies Defrauding Anyone: “A lot of people got hurt”
27.10.2023
Bankman-Fried began his formal testimony in front of the jury shortly before 10 a.m. this morning in his landmark fraud case. It comes after his “dry-run” in front of Judge Kaplan yesterday afternoon following disputes between the prosecution and defense over what the defendant could...
SBF Testifies in Hearing, Claims Alameda Research had Right to “Borrow” Funds
27.10.2023
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand for the first time in his landmark fraud trial without the jury present. With numerous pieces of evidence and lines of testimony in contention between the prosecution and the defense, Judge Kaplan sent the jury home early Thursday in order...