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SBF Trial: FTX Exec Felt ‘Suicidal’ in Crypto Exchange’s Final Days
17.10.2023
Nishad Singh told a jury on Monday that his September meeting with Bankman-Fired was the first time he realized that Alameda, FTX’s sister trading firm, had spent billions of dollars of FTX user deposits, and had left a gaping hole in both companies’ balance sheets
SBF Trial: What Did FTX’s Terms of Service Say About Customer Funds?
16.10.2023
A filing last week suggests Sam Bankman-Fried's defense wants to get back to the argument that Bankman-Fried did not technically commit wire fraud because FTX’s terms of service were worded in such a way that there's no case to argue funds were misappropriated
Everything to Know About Sam Bankman-Fried’s Second Week in Court
13.10.2023
Things SBF's Defense Lawyers Should be Freaking out About
13.10.2023
Did Caroline Ellison and SBF Cook Alameda’s Books to Save the World?
12.10.2023
Ellison Was CEO But SBF Was Still Boss at Alameda, Her Testimony Suggests
11.10.2023
The testimony of Caroline Ellison, the former business, romantic – and by her estimation, criminal – partner of Sam Bankman-Fried, whom she identified upon prosecutors’ request – began in the vaguest of ways
Bitcoin Could Fall Due to Israel-Hamas Tensions, Traders Worry
10.10.2023
Several analysts have weighed in on the impact of the ongoing conflict on crypto markets, particularly bitcoin
Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison: Looking at Day 5 of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
10.10.2023
FTX co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer Gary Wang began testifying in earnest last Friday in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial. Later on Tuesday, Caroline Ellison is expected to take the stand
What to Expect When Caroline Ellison Takes Stand in Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
9.10.2023
Crypto Needs Congress, But U.S. Lawmakers Have Opted for Pandemonium
9.10.2023
Without the U.S. Congress outlining a clear system of rules, the crypto industry fears it’ll be relegated as a volatile financial backwater. But Capitol Hill is beset by drama, including a U.S. House of Representatives that fired its speaker and a budget debate that could derail the federal...
The DOJ Has Come Out Swinging in the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
9.10.2023
The trial has started off strong for the Department of Justice. Some expected the DOJ to bring its most important witnesses – namely Sam Bankman-Fried’s former inner circle – toward the end of the trial – but oh how wrong we were
Unpacking the First Day of Sam Bankman-Fried's Actual Trial
5.10.2023
A Parisian cocoa trader told Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial jury that pricey ads and FTX’s confident CEO helped convince him the crypto exchange was a safe place to deposit over $100,000 so he could trade cryptocurrencies – but he never expected that anyone but him would touch his funds, kicking...
No Jury Yet, but We're Getting There
4.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried had a grin on his face as he entered court on Tuesday morning – clad in a black suit and an uncharacteristically tame (read: closely trimmed) mop of hair. After nine long months, the disgraced crypto founder will finally have the chance to defend himself against a wide array...
Why Some Crypto Firms Are Suspending Services in the U.K.
4.10.2023
Luno, Bybit and PayPal have recently withdrawn certain services from the U.K. – just ahead of tough new promotions rules for crypto firms coming into effect
The Collapse of FTX, in Sam’s Own Words
3.10.2023
We may not know for weeks whether Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand at his own trial. He may want the chance to explain himself to the jury, but his lawyers are surely wary of the withering cross-examination such a tactic would invite. No matter: the unconventional former crypto executive...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Closest Friends Will Testify Against Him. Here’s Who Else We’ll Hear From
2.10.2023
Several of Bankman-Fried’s former colleagues and friends will testify against the one-time crypto mogul following plea deals they struck with the U.S. Department of Justice, including his former romantic partner Caroline Ellison and childhood friend Gary Wang, who were both deeply involved in...
Sam Bankman-Fried Goes on Trial Tomorrow
2.10.2023
It is officially trial week, everyone – or as Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal would likely put it, “this is why we get up in the morning.” It’s been exactly nine months and 20 days since Sam Bankman-Fried got arrested in his then-home in the Bahamas. Today marks the last day before he is set to start...
EnSam, Jury Questions and Another Denial for Bankman-Fried
29.9.2023
In a rare display of candor – or as part of a calculated exercise in reputation management – Sam Bankman-Fried delved deep into his mental health struggles in a trove of unposted tweets obtained by CoinDesk’s Christine Lee and published for the first time on Friday. “I don’t really know what...
Europe’s Crypto Industry Wants Staking Clarity as Regulations Loom
28.9.2023
The EU and UK may both be contemplating new rules to cover crypto staking — as regulatory action in Switzerland and Singapore offers a cautionary tale
2 Small Wins For Sam Bankman-Fried
28.9.2023
After multiple consecutive setbacks for the former FTX CEO and his defense team, Judge Lewis Kaplan seemed to have been in a slightly more generous mood yesterday