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Judge will consider whether to try Sam Bankman-Fried separately for superseding charges: Report
15.6.2023
Prosecutors said they were prepared to try SBF on his original 8-count indictment starting in October, with the remaining 5 charges to be decided by Judge Lewis Kaplan
Judge Punts on FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Efforts to Dismiss Some Charges
15.6.2023
U.S. Justice Department Agrees to Try Sam Bankman-Fried on Original Charges Only for Now
15.6.2023
Prosecutors with the U.S. Department of Justice wrote late Wednesday night that they would agree to try FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on only the original eight charges filed in January after a court in the Bahamas blocked the local government from agreeing to additional charges
Bahamas Supreme Court Allows Bankman-Fried to Challenge Extra DOJ Charges
14.6.2023
The Supreme Court of the Bahamas has granted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried the ability to challenge new charges levied against him by US prosecutors.
The charges, which include bank fraud and bribery in addition to the original charges of wire fraud and money laundering, were added after...
Sam Bankman-Fried Can Contest Extra DOJ Charges, Bahamas Supreme Court Says
14.6.2023
The FTX founder pleaded not guilty to fraud in the U.S. after being extradited from the Caribbean country
SBF seeks to sever new charges from trial, says proceedings may take 'years'
13.6.2023
The U.S. cannot try Sam Bankman-Fried for the charges until a lengthy appeals process in The Bahamas has been exhausted, defense attorneys stated
Sam Bankman-Fried's Bahamas Litigation May Take ‘Months or Years,’ His Counsel Says
13.6.2023
The FTX founder’s lawyers argue that a new Supreme Court judgment shows that he has not committed fraud
Defying SEC: Solana, Cardano, and Polygon Disagree with 'Security' Label
12.6.2023
In an ongoing battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Solana, Cardano, and Polygon have united forces to challenge the classification of their cryptocurrencies as securities.
This comes as lawsuits unfold against major exchanges Binance and Coinbase, these prominent projects...
Court Supports FTX's Request to Remove Customer Names from Bankruptcy Filings
10.6.2023
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has secured court permission to remove the names of its customers from all filings in its bankruptcy case.
The US Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey in Wilmington, Delaware, has concluded that publishing the names of individual customers could put them at risk...
SBF upset by criminal trial's late evidence while FTX seeks sale of AI stock
7.6.2023
3.6 million documents have yet to be produced by prosecutors in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried according to his lawyers
Metropolitan Museum of Art to Refund $550K in Donations from FTX
5.6.2023
The New York-based Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than half a million dollars in donations it received from the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX.
The popular US museum, known as the Met, is set to refund $550,000 to FTX debtors, according to a filing to the United States Bankruptcy...
SBF wants to subpoena documents from old FTX/Alameda law firm to use in his defense
31.5.2023
The prosecution and FTX Debtors already have access to the documents, which concern 11 topics and may contain material favorable to SBF
US Government's Push for FTX Inquiry Reaches Court of Appeals – Here's the Latest
31.5.2023
The US Government’s push for an independent inquiry of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX was on Tuesday referred to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
The ruling, made by Delaware District Judge Colm F. Connolly, argued that the question of whether the case should be referred to...
Sam Bankman-Fried Leverages Law Firm Advice for FTX Fraud Defense
31.5.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is preparing to argue that he relied on the advice of Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West in his defense against fraud charges.
On Tuesday, his lawyers requested that prosecutors turn over documents that were provided...
The U.S. Justice Department Awaits Bahamas Response Regarding New Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried
31.5.2023
The US Justice Department (DOJ) may drop some of the charges against the disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried if authorities in the Bahamas objects to them.
The charges that could be dropped include those related to bank fraud, operating an unlicensed money transmitting service, and a case...
Some SBF charges will be dropped if Bahamas objects, U.S. prosecutors say
30.5.2023
The charges relating to Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged bank fraud, operating an unlicensed money transmitter service and bribing Chinese officials may be dropped
Today in Crypto: Key App Reveals Bridge Connecting Solana & Ethereum, ECB Publishes Two Reports on Digital Euro, Russia Abandons National Crypto Exchange Plans, CoinEx Launches BitHK
30.5.2023
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U.S. Criminal Charges Against Sam Bankman-Fried Don’t Warrant Dismissal, Prosecutors Say
30.5.2023
Lawyers for the disgraced exchange executive filed pre-trial motions in early May to dismiss most of the charges on technicalities or procedural issues
'Big Short' author Michael Lewis almost ready to publish book on SBF
20.5.2023
The author didn’t want to give away too many details on the book, but did note that his recounting of the FTX collapse "aims to read like a piece of fiction."
FTX Executives Sue Co-Founders Amidst Failed FTX Stocks Project
18.5.2023
Court documents filed on May 17, 2023, reveal that current executives overseeing FTX and its subsidiary, Alameda Research, have initiated a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director of engineering, and Zixiao “Gary” Wang...