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Prosecutors Blast FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Proposed Jury Questions

The U S Department of Justice argues FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried’s proposed jury questions are unnecessarily intrusive and may be intended to support his defense according to a letter written by prosecutors to Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York Coin Desk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 18, 2023 at 2:40 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Bicker With Prosecutors Over Proposed Witnesses

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Bicker With Prosecutors Over Proposed Witnesses

Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team continues to squabble with prosecutors over the Department of Justice's motion to disqualify some proposed witnesses. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De details the back-and-forth between the government and the FTX founder's attorneys.

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 12, 2023 at 2:55 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Push Back Against DOJ’s Motion to Block Proposed Witnesses

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Push Back Against DOJ’s Motion to Block Proposed Witnesses

In a Monday night filing defense attorneys for Sam Bankman Fried fired back against prosecutors wanting to disqualify proposed expert witness testimony claiming that the U S Department of Justice is pushing to prevent the FTX founder from having a fair trial Coin Desk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 12, 2023 at 2:52 p.m. UTC

Sep 12, 2023

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors Over Laptop Access

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors Over Laptop Access

Attorneys for Sam Bankman Fried are clapping back at the Department of Justice in a new memo Friday claiming prosecutors exaggerated the amount of access FTX founder really has to defense material Coin Desk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the arguments in the letter and whether Bankman Fried has a [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 11, 2023 at 2:34 p.m. UTC

Sep 11, 2023

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Has Access to a Laptop Seven Days a Week, DOJ Says

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Has Access to a Laptop Seven Days a Week, DOJ Says

The U S Department of Justice said in a letter that Sam Bankman Fried has access to a laptop seven days a week and three hard drives with defense material at all times Coin Desk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the back and forth arguments over computer access between prosecutors [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 6, 2023 at 2:31 p.m. UTC

Sep 6, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should All Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should All Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ

The Department of Justice said in a filing that all of Sam Bankman-Fried's proposed witnesses should be disqualified from testifying. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest filings as prosecutors push back on complaints and allegations from the FTX founder's defense team.

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 30, 2023 at 2:42 p.m. UTC

Aug 30, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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All of Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ

The defense team moved to bar one of the prosecution's proposed witnesses as well.

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 29, 2023 at 5:56 a.m. UTC

Aug 29, 2023

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How Charges Against Tornado Cash Developers Could Alter Future of DeFi

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How Charges Against Tornado Cash Developers Could Alter Future of DeFi

The Department of Justice alleged that two Tornado Cash developers, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, have laundered "more than $1 billion" with the crypto privacy mixer, including "hundreds of millions" for North Korea's Lazarus Group. "The Hash" panel discusses the indictment and what it could mean for the future of decentralized finance.

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 24, 2023 at 5:14 p.m. UTC

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge: DOJ

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge: DOJ

The U S Department of Justice still plans to bring a campaign finance related charge against Sam Bankman Fried This comes after prosecutors had dropped a campaign finance charge against the FTX founder last month Coin Desk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the charges that will be brought against the [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 9, 2023 at 3:33 p.m. UTC

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PayPal's Stablecoin Splash; Sam Bankman-Fried Still on the Hook for Campaign Finance-Related Charge

Coin Desk Daily host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto including what stablecoin players think of fintech giant Pay Pal launching its own PYUSD token Bitcoin bulls Cathie Wood and Mike Novogratz both vocalized their optimism over a spot Bitcoin ETF approval in the U S And the Department of Justice still [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 8, 2023 at 7:44 p.m. UTC

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