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FTX paid $12M retainer to a New York law firm before bankruptcy filing
24.12.2022
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (S&C), a law firm headquartered in New York City, received $12 million from West Realm Shires Services Inc. on behalf of FTX for legal services
Former Alameda CEO confirms firm borrowed billions from FTX customer deposits as part of plea deal
23.12.2022
According to court documents, Caroline Ellison said she and SBF signed off on “materially misleading financial statements” for Alameda lenders — knowing it was illegal
Official: Sam Bankman-Fried Enters FBI Custody and Set to Appear in Front of US Judge as Associates Ellison and Wang Turn on Him
22.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of crypto exchange FTX, has been extradited to the United States and is set to appear before a judge on Thursday.
The court appearance is expected to take place on Thursday afternoon at a Manhattan federal court. According to a New York Post report...
Alameda's Caroline Ellison escapes potentially 110 years in jail via plea deal
22.12.2022
Former Alameda Research CEO could be released on a $250,000 bail, but she's not allowed to leave the United States
FTX Aims to Retrieve Sam Bankman-Fried's Political Donations Worth Tens of Millions
20.12.2022
The collapsed crypto exchange FTX has started work to claw back money paid as political donations as part of its bankruptcy proceedings in the US.
The donations, which were made at the direction of FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, several...
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to reverse decision on contesting extradition: Report
17.12.2022
By consenting to extradition, Bankman-Fried would be able to appear in a United States court
FTX Collapse Has Rekindled Security and Reliability Concerns for Web3 Projects Says Marketing Expert
17.12.2022
The fallout from the collapse of failed crypto exchange FTX is forcing Web3 brands, and projects previously focused on managing the public’s perception, to concentrate on fighting for their very legitimacy, Laura K. Inamedinova, a Web3 marketing expert, has said. Besides just trying...
The outcome of SBF's prosecution could determine how the IRS treats your FTX losses
16.12.2022
Will your losses to FTX be classified as capital losses or as a “theft loss” that involved a Ponzi scheme? Either way, you’ll probably win
Sam Bankman-Fried Makes New Bid for Bail Following Denial of First Request – Here’s the Latest
16.12.2022
The FTX/Sam Bankman-Fried saga continues: the exchange founder submitted another bail request, just two days after his first one was denied, according to two news outlets.
Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the colossal failure that ended up being the FTX exchange, made a bail application before...
Rodents and Lack of Toilets Reported at Bahamas Detention Center Where Sam Bankman-Fried Is Being Held
15.12.2022
Fox Hill, the Bahamas detention facility where former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is held, is known for overcrowding, a lack of toilets, and generally harsh conditions.
Bankman-Fried spent the night at the prison on Wednesday, after appearing in court in the Bahamas on Tuesday. During the court...
SBF to Remain in a Bahamian Jail for 2 Months, Report Claims FTX Execs Had a Covert Chat Channel Called ‘Wirefraud’
14.12.2022
On Tuesday, the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), appeared in court with his newly appointed lawyer Mark Cohen, and his legal team asked the Bahamian judge Joyann Ferguson-Pratt to release SBF on bail with an ankle bracelet. Amid the lengthy court hearing reports detail that SBF’s parents...
Will FTX’s ill wind reach the Global South? Maybe not
14.12.2022
In Latin America, "crypto is functional, it has a real utility." It can hedge inflation, provide access to dollars and internationalize wealth
FTX Co-Founder Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan, Bahamian Magistrate Denies SBF’s Bail
14.12.2022
On Dec. 13, 2022, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) prosecutor’s office and SDNY attorney Damian Williams revealed that the FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been indicted for “fraud, money Laundering, and campaign finance offenses.” SDNY attorney Williams said that the case was...
CFTC Follows SEC by Filing a Lawsuit Against Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
13.12.2022
On Dec. 13, 2022, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), FTX Trading LTD., and Alameda Research. The CFTC alleges that FTX customer deposits, “throughout the relevant period,” including both fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies, were...
FTX hearing: US lawmakers criticize use of Quickbooks, creepy dough, and 'conscientious stupidity'
13.12.2022
Some members of the U.S. House of Representatives questioned whether Sam Bankman-Fried’s actions at FTX and Alameda may have been willful or due to gross incompetence
SBF planned to blame everyone but himself, shows leaked Congress testimony
13.12.2022
SBF blamed the current CEO, his legal counsel, the law firm he appointed for bankruptcy, and Binance CEO CZ, without admitting any wrong on his part
It's stacking up: SEC to file separate charges against FTX's SBF
13.12.2022
SBF has finally been slapped with criminal charges and will be extradited to the U.S., once there, he will have to face separate charges from the SEC
Crypto Kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In The Bahamas
13.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the central figure in the collapse of crpyto exchange FTX, has just been arrested in The Bahamas and is likely to be quickly extradited to the United States to face criminal charges.Read more
US Senator: There's 'no reason why' crypto should exist
12.12.2022
Senator Tester is one of many Democratic senators slamming crypto of late, arguing that as the sector is backed by nothing, and provides nothing, thus there's “no reason” why it should exist
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before US Congress
10.12.2022
The co-founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has agreed to testify at one of the two congressional hearings set for next week. “I had thought of myself as a model CEO, who wouldn’t become lazy or disconnected,” Bankman-Fried claimed. Sam Bankman-Fried...