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Will Sam Bankman-Fried fix his case when he takes the stand?

[Oct 25, 2023 12:59 PM] The former FTX CEO will take the stand in his own defense. Will it be enough to counter the narrative introduced by former employees and expert witnesses?

Sam Bankman-Fried will testify at criminal trial, say defense lawyers

[Oct 25, 2023 8:54 AM] After much speculation, the former FTX CEO will be one of only a handful of witnesses to testify for his defense in the criminal fraud case.

US Court issues mandate for Grayscale ruling, paving way for SEC to review spot Bitcoin ETF

[Oct 23, 2023 1:16 PM] The court decision was expected by many after the SEC did not appeal an Aug. 29 ruling requiring Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF application to be reviewed.

Singapore court authorizes freeze order attached to wallets as soulbound NFT

[Oct 20, 2023 3:10 PM] A British investigative firm tracked down stolen funds and convinced the High Court of Singapore to mark the wallets containing the funds permanently with its order.

SEC Scores Default Win Against Thor Token Company and Founder David Chin

[Oct 20, 2023 2:01 AM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been awarded a default judgement against Thor Technologies and its founder David Chin.

SEC moves to dismiss lawsuit against Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen

[Oct 19, 2023 3:22 PM] The civil lawsuit against the Ripple executives had been ongoing since December 2020.

US surveillance and facial recognition firm Clearview AI wins GDPR appeal in UK court

[Oct 19, 2023 11:38 AM] According to court documents, the UK commissioner doesn’t have the authority or jurisdiction to cite or fine the “foreign” company for GDPR infractions.

Binance France director resigns, adding to list of exits from crypto exchange

[Oct 18, 2023 11:52 PM] Stéphanie Cabossioras is at least the 10th senior executive to depart the crypto exchange this year.

Google requests dismissal of AI data scraping class-action suit

[Oct 17, 2023 4:37 PM] Google argued in its motion to dismiss the claims that using publicly available information shared on the internet is not “stealing,” as claimed.

Nishad Singh says there is ’a lot’ he doesn’t remember about FTX in 2022 — SBF trial

[Oct 17, 2023 11:04 AM] Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team cross-examined former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh following questions from the prosecution on Oct. 16.

Former FTX engineering director faces up to 75 years in prison following guilty plea

[Oct 16, 2023 3:19 PM] Nishad Singh's testimony was seemingly part of prosecutors' strategy to establish Sam Bankman-Fried had been behind Alameda Research using FTX user funds.

The explosive revelations of Caroline Ellison: Law Decoded

[Oct 16, 2023 2:30 PM] SBF’s former girlfriend admits to fraud during her time as CEO of Alameda Research.

Federal judge gives Genesis 5 days to comply with Terraform Labs subpoena

[Oct 16, 2023 1:59 PM] The order was unclear as to the nature of the documents under subpoena but stated Genesis had failed to provide the information by Oct. 9.

Nishad Singh testifies on Sam Bankman-Fried's 'excessive' investments through Alameda

[Oct 16, 2023 9:49 AM] The former FTX engineering director reportedly testified that SBF would "unilaterally spend Alameda's money” and was “ultimately” in charge of the firm rather than Caroline Ellison.

Sam Bankman-Fried needs more Adderall to focus during trial, say lawyers

[Oct 15, 2023 7:36 PM] Lawyers for the FTX founder have asked if he can take long-release ADHD medication as he’s been unable to properly concentrate during his trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried's legal team moves to pursue theory on FTX terms of service

[Oct 13, 2023 11:25 AM] Lawyers petitioned the court to allow them to question witnesses for the prosecution based on FTX’s terms of service, as well as preclude testimony from “lay fact witnesses”.

What happens if SEC doesn’t appeal Grayscale spot Bitcoin ETF ruling?

[Oct 13, 2023 12:18 AM] The SEC must appeal Grayscale’s win in a D.C. Appeals Court on Oct. 13, or it will have to approve — or try to delay — the firm’s Bitcoin ETF bid.

Terraform Labs contends Citadel Securities had a hand in its stablecoin collapse

[Oct 12, 2023 10:57 PM] Terraform Labs has urged the judge to grant its motion to compel trading data from Citadel Securities, which it says had a hand in the collapse of USTC in May 2022.

Changpeng Zhao’s tweet ‘contributed’ to collapse of FTX, claims Caroline Ellison

[Oct 12, 2023 3:00 PM] The former Alameda Research CEO placed part of the blame for FTX’s failure on CZ, while the Binance CEO claimed Ellison’s offer to buy the firm’s FTT holdings was the cause.

Sam Bankman-Fried blamed Binance for balance sheet leak to media: court evidence

[Oct 12, 2023 7:57 AM] An internal document was revealed in court that showed Sam Bankman-Fried believed Binance to have leaked Alameda’s balance sheet to the media in 2022.

Court approves Genesis settlement of $175M to FTX, expunges billions in claims

[Oct 12, 2023 5:00 AM] Genesis reportedly said the $175 million settlement was “fair and equitable,” while FTX creditors wanted to contest it.

Caroline Ellison testimony: SBF bribed Chinese officials for $150M to unfreeze funds

[Oct 12, 2023 3:27 AM] Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial, testified that SBF tried to use identities linked to Thai sex workers to unfreeze funds before bribing Chinese officials for millions.

Sam Bankman-Fried considered selling FTX equity to Saudi crown prince, says Caroline Ellison

[Oct 11, 2023 10:47 AM] Testimony from the former Alameda Research CEO continued on the sixth day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, delving into potential investments prior to FTX’s bankruptcy.

Caroline Ellison provided 7 'alternative' balance sheets hiding Alameda's exposure to FTX

[Oct 11, 2023 9:43 AM] The former CEO testified that she had provided SBF seven options for spreadsheets with misleading information on Alameda's financials to present to Genesis lenders.

SBF’s lawyers ask court to allow introduction of Anthropic evidence

[Oct 11, 2023 3:32 AM] Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers asked Judge Kaplan in a letter to allow the defense to use evidence of its venture investment into Anthropic from April 2022.

Sam Bankman-Fried aspired to become US President, says Caroline Ellison

[Oct 10, 2023 12:35 PM] The former CEO of crypto exchange FTX also reportedly explored paying off Donald Trump from running for U.S. President again.

Caroline Ellison blames Sam Bankman-Fried for misuse of FTX user funds at trial

[Oct 10, 2023 10:54 AM] Reports have suggested the former CEO of Alameda Research and SBF had largely been out of contact following the collapse of FTX in November 2022.

What is going on with Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense?

[Oct 9, 2023 12:00 PM] Former FTX CEO Sam "SBF" Bankman-Fried has been on trial since Oct. 3, but his legal counsel has yet to present a compelling narrative to support his defense.

Sam Bankman-Fried ordered ‘special privileges’ for Alameda account on FTX — Gary Wang

[Oct 6, 2023 11:09 AM] FTX’s former chief technology officer reportedly claimed in court that then-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried authorized Alameda Research’s account to trade more funds than it had available.

'We allowed Alameda to withdraw unlimited funds' — Gary Wang at SBF trial

[Oct 5, 2023 2:39 PM] According to FTX's former chief technology officer, Sam Bankman-Fried committed crimes with himself, Nishad Singh and Caroline Ellison.