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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to Face Campaign Finance Charge, Prosecutors Say
9.8.2023
Founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, will be held accountable for alleged campaign finance violations, U.S. prosecutors indicated on Tuesday. The charge was dropped earlier because the extradition treaty with the Bahamas prevents adding further charges without prior permission...
Report: FTX Co-CEO Ryan Salame in Plea Deal Talks; Private Jet May Be Forfeited
9.8.2023
A Bloomberg article, citing “people familiar with the case,” reveals that FTX’s co-CEO Ryan Salame is allegedly in talks with prosecutors, and a plea agreement could be forthcoming. Insiders also emphasize that Salame’s privately owned aircraft may be surrendered as part...
Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Talking to Prosecutors About Plea Deal: Bloomberg
8.8.2023
It was not known whether Salame would cooperate with prosecutors and testify against FTX co-founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
Prosecutors will still consider Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged campaign finance scheme at trial
8.8.2023
Rather than reinstating a count on campaign finance violations to SBF’s indictment, the Justice Department said it will consider the evidence as part of a wire fraud charge
Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge, DOJ Says
8.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice still plans to argue that Sam Bankman-Fried conducted an "illegal campaign finance" scheme when it goes to trial in October, prosecutors said Tuesday, two weeks after saying they couldn't bring a campaign finance charge against the FTX founder due to treaty obligations
Sino Global Capital Takes Legal Action, Files $67.3 Million Claim Against FTX Trading Ltd
8.8.2023
Sino Global Capital, led by Matthew Graham, has taken legal action against now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, filing a claim worth $67.3 million on behalf of its Liquid Value fund.
The fund, launched in collaboration with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in 2021, intended to raise $200 million...
Sino Global Files $67M Claim Against FTX-Alameda
7.8.2023
Sino Global invested in tokens heavily affected by the decline of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire and partnered with FTX on a fund raised with outside investors' capital
DOJ Demands Revocation of Bankman-Fried’s Bail, Wants Him Confined in Metropolitan Detention Center for Trial
4.8.2023
After accusations against the disgraced FTX co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, for allegedly meddling with a witness by providing the New York Times with excerpts from former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s private journal, the legal team representing Bankman-Fried countered by insisting...
Alameda-Backed Coins Experienced Suspected Bot-Driven Price Surge on FTX, Study Suggests
4.8.2023
Several digital tokens that Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm Alameda Research had ties to pumped in price after they were listed on now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, according to a report from Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI).
The tokens, which included well-known names like BOBA, GALA...
Today in Crypto: Bank of Russia Reveals Official CBDC Logo, Revolut Shuts Down Crypto Platform for its US Customers, US DoJ Asks Sam Bankman-Fried's 'Bail be Revoked and Defendant be Detained'
4.8.2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as DOJ Pushes for Incarceration
4.8.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's defense isn't denying that he shared former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's diary with the New York Times, and so he should be "detained pending trial," the U.S. Department of Justice said again in a filing late Thursday
NY Times defends article on Caroline Ellison: the public has a 'legitimate interest'
3.8.2023
The media outlet claimed the public and press had a right to receive information on a "central participant in a financial scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars"
Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks to Avoid Jail, Denies Witness Tampering in FTX Case
3.8.2023
Founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has sought to avoid being jailed, denying prosecutors’ accusations of witness tampering that followed an interview he gave for the New York Times. The indicted crypto mogul also argued that revoking his bond would violate his right...
Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?
3.8.2023
Federal prosecutors said they were “seeking detention” for Sam Bankman-Fried, asking a judge to revoke his bond after he shared documents with the New York Times that they allege were meant to harass a fellow executive from the FTX empire and potentially influence her testimony
Crypto Sleuths Discover Potential Connections Between Sam Bankman-Fried and BALD Rugpull
2.8.2023
Connections can be found between Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm Alameda Research and the deployer of an alleged crypto scam called BALD.
According to members of the crypto community who have analyzed on-chain data, the deployer of the meme coin, which was built on Coinbase’s new layer...
U.S. DOJ Has 'Extremely Thin' Basis for Jailing FTX's Bankman-Fried Ahead of Trial: Defense
2.8.2023
Attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried pushed back against the U.S. Department of Justice's motion to remand the FTX founder in a court filing Tuesday
Was Sam Bankman-Fried behind another scam project?
1.8.2023
This week’s episode of The Market Report explores allegations that SBF was behind the recent BALD token rug pull and dissects why Bitcoin is falling below $29,000
Bald Token Rugpull May Have Links to Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda, Data Shows
1.8.2023
There’s no conclusive evidence that Sam Bankman-Fried has anything to do with BALD, but on-chain data shows its deployer contract has interacted with Alameda wallets
Is SBF secretly behind BALD? Crypto Twitter debates latest conspiracy
1.8.2023
Crypto Twitter has been set ablaze with a new conspiracy that Sam Bankman-Fried is secretly pulling the strings of a new memecoin on Base called BALD
FTX Plans to Restart Crypto Exchange for International Customers
1.8.2023
Proposed re-organization plan provides a pathway for a specific class of debtors to pool assets to create a new, offshore exchange