FTX collapse

FTX Trial: The Adults Are Tanking ‘Cool Kid’ Bankman-Fried’s Defense
FTX Trial: The Adults Are Tanking ‘Cool Kid’ Bankman-Fried’s Defense
October 20, 2023  |  Legal

It is the end of the third week of Sam Bankman-Fried’s multibillion-dollar criminal fraud trial. The trial itself is approaching halftime, with the prosecution expected...

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Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
October 19, 2023  |  Legal

A former FTX lawyer testified that the company had falsely promised institutional customers, including hedge fund Sculptor Capital Management, that their assets would be safe in...

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Nishad Singh’s Turn: Ex-Deputy Details Bankman-Fried’s Lavish Spending 
Nishad Singh’s Turn: Ex-Deputy Details Bankman-Fried’s Lavish Spending 
October 16, 2023  |  Legal

One billion dollars is a lot of money to spend. But it reportedly took FTX’s 31-year-old co-founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, barely two years...

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Bankman-Fried Wants 2nd Crack at ‘Bad Legal Advice’ Defense
Bankman-Fried Wants 2nd Crack at ‘Bad Legal Advice’ Defense
October 10, 2023  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried wants another shot at mounting a “bad legal counsel” defense. In a filing Monday (Oct. 9) evening, attorneys for the former FTX head have asked the court’s...

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DOJ: Bankman-Fried Can’t Use Anthropic Fundraising in Defense
DOJ: Bankman-Fried Can’t Use Anthropic Fundraising in Defense
October 09, 2023  |  Legal

When it collapsed, FTX had a $500 million stake in artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic. Now, prosecutors want to keep FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from using the funds...

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FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Says Bankman-Fried Was Financial Crimes Mastermind
FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Says Bankman-Fried Was Financial Crimes Mastermind
October 05, 2023  |  Legal

With friends like these, who needs enemies? It is just the second day of witness testimony for Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, and already two of...

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FTX’s Former Customers Face ‘Nightmare’ Recovery Process
FTX’s Former Customers Face ‘Nightmare’ Recovery Process
October 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Nearly a year after FTX’s collapse, the cryptocurrency exchange’s customers are still hurting. Some have formed support groups. Others, per a report Thursday (Oct. 5) by Reuters, have...

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Report: FTX Workers Knew of Alameda ‘Backdoor’ Long Before Collapse
Report: FTX Workers Knew of Alameda ‘Backdoor’ Long Before Collapse
October 05, 2023  |  Legal

A new report sheds more light on FTX’s relationship with sister firm Alameda Research. In the months leading up to FTX’s collapse, some of its employees uncovered...

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Do Bankman-Fried Jurors Need Crypto Knowledge to Decide Case?
Do Bankman-Fried Jurors Need Crypto Knowledge to Decide Case?
October 03, 2023  |  Legal

Jurors in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial may not be familiar with cryptocurrencies. And as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Oct. 3), that lack of knowledge...

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