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FTX Group Paid $25 Million In Settlement To Whistleblowers Before Collapse
24.5.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Group paid over $25 million in hush money to seven whistleblowers before the doomed crypto exchange collapse in November 2022, an independent examination released Thursday has found. The report's release comes just days before former FTX executive Ryan Salame is set to...
Former Bank CEO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $47M to Buy Crypto, Leading to Bank Collapse
24.5.2024
Former Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes pleaded guilty on Thursday to embezzling $47.1 million for personal cryptocurrency purchases, leading to the bank’s collapse. From May to July 2023, Hanes executed at least 10 wire transfers from the Elkhart-based bank to cryptocurrency accounts....
Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes: A Weak Yen Solution Might Propel Bitcoin to $1 Million
23.5.2024
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of Bitmex and current CIO of Maelstrom, has predicted the geopolitical and economic dynamics that will be taken to equilibrate the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen might propel bitcoin prices to $1 million. Hayes states that eventually, the U.S....
Prosecutors Push 5-7 Year Sentence For FTX Exec Ryan Salame
23.5.2024
U.S. prosecutors are pushing for a 5 - 7 year sentence for former FTX executive Ryan Salame on charges stemming from his time at Sam Bankman-Fried’s doomed crypto exchange, a new court filing reveals. Salame is the first executive of the exchange outside of Sam Bankman-Fried to be formally...
Prosecutors Recommend 5-7 Year Sentence for Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame
22.5.2024
Prosecutors have proposed a prison term of five to seven years for Ryan Salame, a former executive at FTX, ahead of his sentencing scheduled for May 28, 2024. This recommendation contrasts sharply with Salame’s legal team’s plea for a more lenient punishment of no more than 18 months. Clash Over...
US Prosecutors Seek 5-7 Years for Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame
22.5.2024
Prosecutors argue that former FTX executive Ryan Salame's crimes warrant a substantial prison term, beyond the 18 months previously requested by his lawyers, with sentencing scheduled for May 28.
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Former Treasury Official Graham Steele Gets Pushback On FIT21 Take After DIFA Petition Criticism
21.5.2024
Former U.S. Treasury Graham Steele is receiving backlash after he took to X Monday morning to scrutinize a petition created by Digital Innovation For America (DIFA) for the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21). The bill is set for a full House vote taking place...
Coinbase Taps Ex-Rep. Kendrick Meek for Advisory Council as House Gears Up for Crypto Legislation Vote
21.5.2024
Former Congressman Kendrick Meek is hopping on board Coinbase’s global advisory council just before the House vote on the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21).
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Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Steps Down, Goldman Sachs Exec to Lead Firm
20.5.2024
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein is stepping down from having joined the team in 2014 and serving as CEO since 2021, Sonnenshein will be replaced by former Goldman Sachs executive Peter Mintzberg.
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Donald Trump Viewed as ‘America’s First Crypto President’ by Former CFTC Chairman
20.5.2024
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Chris Giancarlo has emphasized former U.S. President Donald Trump’s critical role in the cryptocurrency industry, dubbing him “America’s first crypto president” due to the approval of bitcoin futures during...
OpenAI leadership responds to former employee safety allegations
19.5.2024
The company’s head of alignment, Jan Leike, resigned on May 17, stating they’d reached a “breaking point” with management
Former Alameda Research CEO Sam Trabucco Defends FTX Exec Ryan Salame Ahead Of Sentencing
17.5.2024
Sam Trabucco, the once co-CEO of Alameda Research, has spoken out in support of FTX executive, Ryan Salame, ahead of his sentencing on May 28, an updated court filing reveals. Salame has largely kept out of the spotlight since FTX's collapse and is facing a maximum of 10 years in prison for...
Solana Meme Coin Marketplace Pump.fun Issues $1.9 Million Exploit Postmortem, Discloses Former Employee Involvement
17.5.2024
Pump.fun, a leading Solana-based marketplace and deployment tool for meme coins, issued a postmortem on the exploit that occurred on May 16. The team stated that a former employee took advantage of its position to misappropriate 12.3K SOL, worth $1.9 million. An X user nicknamed Staccoverflow...
As TRUMP Coin Surges Over 100% in a Month, Trump’s Crypto Wallet Swells in Value
16.5.2024
Over the past week, the meme coin known as maga (TRUMP) has increased by more than 45% against the U.S. dollar, and over the past day, the TRUMP token has climbed more than 7%. Statistics reveal that this rise in value has boosted former U.S. President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency holdings...
Former Alameda Research Boss Sam Trabucco Reemerges to Defend Ryan Salame Before Sentencing
16.5.2024
Reports indicate that Sam Trabucco, the former co-CEO of the cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, penned a letter to the judge set to sentence Ryan Salame, co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets. Trabucco’s letter emerged amidst numerous inquiries about his whereabouts throughout the ongoing...
Donald Trump Earns ‘First Crypto President’ Title, Former CFTC Commissioner Claims
16.5.2024
Former President Donald Trump has been dubbed "America’s first crypto president" ever since his first year in office in 2017, according to Chris Giancarlo, a former CFTC regulator.
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Former House Speaker Paul Ryan Says Stablecoins Could Be Worth “Trillions” Once Regulated
16.5.2024
Paul Ryan said last week that stablecoins may help drive demand for dollars and U.S. debt.
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Post-FTX crypto industry needs education before regulation: Former Biden advisor
15.5.2024
“What I preach for is regulation that protects and prevents but does not cripple and destroy [innovation],” the senior adviser told Cointelegraph
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Seeks 18-Month Sentence, Citing Cooperation and Remorse
15.5.2024
Ryan Salame, a former executive at FTX who pleaded guilty to election fraud charges in September, is requesting leniency from the court in the form of an 18-month sentence.
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Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Asks for Lenient 18 Months in Prison
15.5.2024
Attorneys for former FTX executive Ryan Salame are asking for 18 months in prison, citing his cooperation with authorities and remorse