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White House silent on whether it will return $5.2M in donations from SBF
14.12.2022
A White House spokesperson dodged point-blank questioning on whether President Joe Biden is planning to return the political donations from SBF
US Securities Watchdog Charges Sam Bankman-Fried With Fraud Over FTX Collapse
13.12.2022
According to a statement published on Dec. 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) with defrauding investors. SEC chairman Gary Gensler explained that the U.S. financial regulator alleges that SBF “built a house...
Hours before his arrest, SBF denied being part of ‘Wirefraud’ chat group
13.12.2022
SBF’s last tweet before his arrest for reportedly committing wire fraud was dispelling his involvement in a group chat purportedly called “Wirefraud.”
FTX US 'Was Not Independent' of Parent Company, New FTX CEO Will Say in House Testimony
12.12.2022
FTX CEO John Ray III is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday
SBF misses the Senate hearing but promises to testify to the House: Law Decoded
12.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried is willing to testify before the Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 13
Sam Bankman-Fried says he will testify before the US House Financial Services Committee remotely
12.12.2022
The former CEO previously missed the deadline to confirm his appearance before the Senate Banking Committee, despite the threat of a subpoena
US senator calls on SEC's Gensler to answer for 'regulatory failures'
12.12.2022
Republican Senator Tom Emmer has long been a critic of Gary Gensler and the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s cryptocurrency oversight strategy
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...
Sam Bankman-Fried Finally Agrees to Testify Before House Committee Next Week – This is What Happened
10.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX, has eventually agreed to participate in the upcoming U.S. House committee’s hearing and testify on the collapse of his crypto empire.
In a Friday tweet, Bankman-Fried said he still does not have access to much data regarding his crypto empire...
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried to Testify in Front of US House Financial Committee
9.12.2022
The chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Maxine Waters, said SBF's attendance was "imperative."
Former White House Adviser: Biden's Executive Order on Crypto Is 'Balanced' but ‘Gaps’ Remain
8.12.2022
Carole House, co-author of President Biden’s executive order on crypto, discusses why the framework is “balanced” in mitigating risks but still has existing gaps
Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan to Buy Only Surplus Power, Under Digital Assets Bill
8.12.2022
Companies extracting cryptocurrencies in Kazakhstan will be allowed to purchase only excess electricity on a government-controlled market. The decision comes with new legislation approved by lawmakers which regulates the activities of the industry and the taxation of its profits. Law to Regulate...
House Financial Services Chief Waters Not Planning to Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried: Report
7.12.2022
A hearing on what happened to FTX is scheduled to take place on Tuesday
Rep. Cawthorn fined for ethics breach over Let’s Go Brandon token promo
7.12.2022
The Ethics Committee couldn’t agree if the Representative sought to profit from his promotions but he was fined for it regardless and for also not declaring a “gift” of the token
Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready
7.12.2022
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to attend a congressional hearing on the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried says he will testify when he has finished “learning...
US House Investigators Say Rep. Cawthorn Improperly Promoted Crypto Token
6.12.2022
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) is already exiting the U.S. Capitol after losing his seat in this year’s elections, but an ethics investigation unveiled Tuesday will secure something of a legacy for the young congressman: How not to promote cryptocurrency while in Congress
US House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters Says it is ‘Imperative’ That Sam Bankman-Fried Attends Hearing on 13 December After – This is What Happened
6.12.2022
The Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters has demanded Sam Bankman-Fried participate in the upcoming U.S. House committee’s hearing and testify on the collapse of his crypto empire.
In a response to a tweet by Bankman-Fried that suggested he might not appear in the hearing,...
US House committee chair pushes back against SBF's excuse to potentially delay testimony
5.12.2022
"It is imperative that you attend our hearing on the 13th, and we are willing to schedule continued hearings if there is more information to be shared later,” said Maxine Waters
Coordinating the Federal Government's Approach to Crypto
5.12.2022
President Joe Biden raised the hopes of the U.S. crypto industry by signing an executive order that directed federal entities to better regulate crypto. That’s why Carole House, a former White House adviser and one of the order’s chief authors, is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Publicly Refuses to Testify in US House Committee – Here’s What Happened
5.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO and founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has publicly suggested that he might not appear in the upcoming U.S. House committee’s hearing to testify on the collapse of his crypto empire.
In a tweet to the Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters and...