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Welcome to our SBF News category. Sam Bankman-Fried, Founder and former CEO of now-bankrupt FTX, has recently become a central figure in a dramatic series of events within the cryptocurrency world. Our team is committed to providing you with up-to-the-minute news, in-depth analyses, and insightful commentary on his ongoing criminal trial and the collapse of FTX. From the unraveling of his crypto empire to the legal challenges he now faces, our SBF News category is your go-to source for comprehensive coverage and expert insights.
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Crypto News
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Argues Against Punitive 50-Year Sentence
The legal team of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is fervently contesting a “medieval” sentencing recommendation…
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Judge Rejects SBF’s Request for Sentencing Delay
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is set to face his pre-sentence interview with the U.S.…
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Altcoins News
FTX Exchange Secures Court Approval to Sell Trust Assets Worth $873M
The now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has obtained legal approval to liquidate roughly $873 million of its trust assets to pay…
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Crypto News
From Crypto Billionaire to Fish Trader – Convicted FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Navigates Prison Economy
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, has found an unlikely…
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Regulations News
Sam Bankman-Fried Should Testify Today
Embattled crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried is preparing to take the stand in a bold move to defend his actions amidst…
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Crypto News
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Brings Expert Witness to Challenge FTX Credit Line Claims
In a letter addressed to New York District Judge Lewis Kaplan on October 23, the defense elucidated that Pimbley is…
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Business News
Bankrupt FTX Proposes to Return 90% of Customer Funds
The troubled crypto exchange FTX, which filed for bankruptcy last November, has proposed a plan that could see over 90%…
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Crypto News
SBF’s Lawyers Request Access to ADHD Medication During Criminal Trial
Bankman-Fried suffers from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and has been under psychiatric care since early 2019. His disorder is typically…
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Regulations News
Weekend Filings in SBF’s Trial : $500M Anthropic Investment and $200M Alameda “Loan”
Over the weekend, the trial of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) continued to unravel. Central to the case are claims…
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Crypto News
Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Day by Day Coverage
Welcome to the live coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial. FTX, co-founded by Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, positioned itself as…
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Business News
Former Colleagues Testify Against Sam ‘SBF’ Bankman-Fried
In the high-profile trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, which started this Tuesday, possibly damning testimonies came to light…
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Regulations News
Binance and CEO Face Lawsuit in Relation to FTX’s Collapse
On October 2, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Binance.US, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, and other relevant parties in the…
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Business News
Stanford University Set to Return $5.5M Received from FTX
FTX ‘Gifts’ Given for Pandemic-Related Prevention and Research The California-based institution confirmed that it has been engaged in discussions with…
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Regulations News
Sam Bankman-Fried to Await Trial in Detention
From Palo Alto Home to Prison Bankman-Fried had been out on a whopping $250 million bail, initially residing at his…
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Business News
Binance CEO Rejects Bloomberg’s Fortune Claim
Setting the Record Straight: Zhao’s Real Net Worth? Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, or “CZ” as he’s commonly known, publicly questioned…
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Business News
SBF Accused of Spreading Fake Rumors Against Binance CEO
Accusations of Racism and Fake Rumors Binance Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillman has accused FTX’s CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried (SBF) of…
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Regulations News
Ex-FTX CEO Bankman-Fried Faces New Bribery Allegations
Superseding Indictment Unsealed, New Charges Added The 13-count superseding indictment was unsealed on Tuesday, introducing a new count for conspiracy to…
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Business News
Mark Wahlberg plans on producing a documentary on the ties between SBF and CZ
Mark Wahlberg’s production company, Unrealistic Ideas, is partnering with Fortune to create a documentary on FTX, but more specifically on…
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Regulations News
We might soon know who co-signed SBF’s bail bond package
Sam Bankman-Fried, once the champion of the crypto industry, now its most infamous villain, was released on a $250-million bail…
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Regulations News
FTX wants answer from SBF’s parents about their fortune
FTX’s new management is still on the hunt for the missing funds, after they located more than $5 billion in…
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Business News
BlockFi’s leaked financials shows $1.2 exposure to FTX
A previously redacted financial documents was mistakenly released without the redactions and the figures would explain the fall of BlockFi.…
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Regulations News
Federal authorities seized $700 million from SBF in January
Sam Bankman-Fried told the whole world he had less than $100,000 left to his name before the end of 2022.…
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Business News
Could FTX rise from the ashes and reopen ?
In his first interview since he took over FTX in November, John Ray III said he was open to the…
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Regulations News
1 in 3 members of the U.S. Congress received money from SBF and FTX’s top execs
A study by our colleagues at CoinDesk shows that out of the 535 senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress,…
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Regulations News
SBF ordered co-founder Gary Wang to create a $65 billion line of credit for Alameda
As per a report from the New York Post, Sam Bankman-Fried had asked his co-founder and CTO Gary Wang to…
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Business News
Was SBF paying VC funds in order for them to invest later in FTX ?
New revelations could explain why so many Venture Capitalists invested in FTX in the two years before its collapse, without…
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Regulations News
The U.S. Department of Justice opens a website for victims of SBF
In order to efficiently communicate with victims of the FTX debacle and more specifically of the fraud by FTX’s former…
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Lifestyle News
FTX spent $40 million on hotels, flights and food in the Bahamas
According to a recent filing, FTX Digital Markets, the Bahamas branch of the defunct exchange, spent around $40 million in…
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Business News
The U.S. Department of Justice seized the disputed Robinhood shares now worth $460 million
The Robinhood shares bought by FTX’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried and co-founder/CTO Gary Wang with a $546 million loan, have now…
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Regulations News
As expected, SBF pled not guilty, his trial date is set for October
Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court yesterday for his arraignment. In Manhattan’s federal court, the disgraced founder of FTX entered a…
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Regulations News
SBF is likely to plead not guilty at his arraignment tomorrow
According to the Wall Street Journal, Sam Bankman-Fried will likely plead not guilty at his arraignment in the U.S. Court…
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