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SBF’s Lawyer Says FTX Founder was the “Worst” Witness he has Ever Seen, “Almost Impossible” to Win: Report
12.12.2023
A Stanford Law professor who worked on the landmark fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said he was the “worst person” he had ever seen do a cross-examination and called the odds of winning the case “almost impossible,” according to a new Bloomberg report. Mills roasts SBF Specializing...
FTX Disputes IRS's 'Alice in Wonderland' Tax Claim
12.12.2023
The U.S. government's claim for $24 billion in unpaid taxes by FTX has only one source – taking recoveries away from its victims, FTX said in a court filing
FTX Debtors Challenge IRS Over Whopping $24 Billion Tax Claim
12.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Александр Поташев Debtors of FTX have raised concerns over the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) claim of $24 billion in taxes, warning that it could impede the return of customer funds. In a filing submitted on Sunday, the debtors argued that their earnings were nowhere near...
FTX Ad Hoc Committee Prepares Amended Reorganization Plans Set for December
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe The FTX 2.0 customer ad hoc committee of the now-defunct crypto exchange has received a response to the letter sent to its official arm. In a letter dated December 4, 2023, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC), overseeing the bankruptcy of the FTX exchange, acknowledged...
Former NYSE Pres May Takeover FTX; Massive Liquidity for Alts Like $GFOX?
6.12.2023
All investors remember the collapse of FTX – one of the largest financial frauds perpetrated in history. It killed the bull market. But how did FTX grow so large in the first place? The trading experience was excellent and it provided a superb on-ramp for liquidity into crypto- especially altcoins....
Cryptocurrency Industry Spends Record $18.96 Million in Federal Lobbying So Far in 2023
5.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock The cryptocurrency industry has spent a staggering $18.96 million in federal lobbying in the first three quarters of 2023. The figure surpasses the $16.1 million spent during the same period in 2022, Reuters reported, citing data from nonprofit research group OpenSecrets. ...
SBF Decides Against Filing Post-Trial Motions, Shifts Focus to Appeal
4.12.2023
The lawyers of disgraced FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, have decided to not file any post-trial motions following his fraud conviction on November 2nd, according to a letter filed by his attorneys on December 1st. SBF’s potential appeal “After further consideration, we have decided not to file...
3 Best Scandal Coins to Buy Now
4.12.2023
So-called “scandal” tokens are seeing a massive pump as risk appetite in the broader crypto market amps up as Bitcoin (BTC) hits fresh highs for the year above $42,000. Scandal tokens are cryptocurrencies/tokens associated with failed or defunct crypto projects/firms that were struck down...
Michael Kutsche: Caroline Ellison Had Her Mind 'Hijacked'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the former Alameda Research executive for our Most Influential package
Ian Allison's Giant Sam Bankman-Fried Scoop Won Accolades in 2023
4.12.2023
The CoinDesk reporter belongs in the journalism hall of fame since there's little, if any, precedent for the waves his story on Alameda Research and FTX stirred up
Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried
4.12.2023
The former Alameda Research CEO gave damning testimony in the fraud trial of her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, making her one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023
New Details Emerge about SBF’s Life in Prison
1.12.2023
A former inmate at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center has revealed details of Bankman-Fried’s life in prison leading up to his landmark fraud trial. SBF “extorted” Talking to crypto content creator, Tiffany Fong, former inmate Gene Borello claimed the FTX founder was at...
IRS Deals Devastating Blow to FTX With $24 Billion Tax Claim, Crypto Exchange Pushes Back
1.12.2023
FTX has challenged the potentially fatal tax claims levied by the IRS last month for $24 billion. Image by Michael O’Keene, Adobe Stock. According to a November 30 filing by FTX debtors, the IRS tax claims of $24 billion filed in early November are “completely unsubstantiated”...
Report: Bankman-Fried Struggles With Extortion Attempts Behind Bars in Brooklyn’s MDC
1.12.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), previously a key figure in the crypto sphere, encountered a stark contrast to his past life at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. Gene Borrello, a past mob enforcer for the Bonanno crime family, shared insights with journalist Tiffany Fong about the daily...
Court Approves FTX Estate’s Sale of $870M in Grayscale and Bitwise Shares Amid Surging Claim Transfers
30.11.2023
The Delaware District’s U.S. Bankruptcy Court has greenlit the FTX estate’s disposal of trust assets. This sanction, issued on November 29, 2023, paves the way for the beleaguered crypto exchange to offload investments in several funds, including Grayscale and Bitwise stakes....
Crypto exchange FTX gets nod to sell $873M of assets to repay creditors
30.11.2023
Nearly $700 million of the $873 million trust assets allowed to be sold by FTX comes from Grayscale’s flagship product, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, or GBTC
FTX Granted Court Approval to Liquidate $744 Million Grayscale Trust Assets
30.11.2023
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX just has received approval from a bankruptcy court to sell its stakes in digital trusts managed by Grayscale Investments, according to a bankruptcy court document filed on Friday. This move is part of FTX’s strategic efforts to repay billions owed...
FTX Gets Court Approval to Sell $873M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Trust Assets
29.11.2023
FTX held shares of five Grayscale Trusts totaling $691 million and one Bitwise trust, amounting to $53 million as of Oct. 25, according to an earlier court filing
Cristiano Ronaldo, MLB, and Mercedes F1 Hit with Litigation Relating to Binance, FTX
28.11.2023
Four recent class action lawsuits were filed against high-profile organizations and individuals for promoting the crypto exchanges, according to court documents filed in Miami on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo, Major League Baseball, F1, and Mercedes-Benz and global advertising agency, Dentsu, are among...
Fireblocks launches trading system to mitigate centralized exchange risk
28.11.2023
The “Off Exchange” trading system was launched by Fireblocks, allowing institutions to trade without fully relinquishing custody