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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: In this photo illustration the FTX logo and mobile app adverts are displayed on screens on November 10, 2022 in London, England. The Bahamas-based crypto exchange's larger rival, Binance, walked away from a potential bailout deal, as FTX struggles with a wave of customer withdrawals that have created a liquidity crunch. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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Alameda Was ‘Business as Usual’ Before Collapse: Ex-Engineer
Security and risk checks were “poor” at the company, but the implosion of the trading firm came as a surprise to insiders, the former employee said.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: In this photo illustration the FTX logo and mobile app adverts are displayed on screens on November 10, 2022 in London, England. The Bahamas-based crypto exchange's larger rival, Binance, walked away from a potential bailout deal, as FTX struggles with a wave of customer withdrawals that have created a liquidity crunch. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
Oct 4, 2023 at 7:14 p.m. UTC
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Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
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Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Lied,’ DOJ Tells Jury; Defense Tries to Pin FTX Collapse on Caroline Ellison
“He poured money – other people’s money – into investments to make himself even richer,” the prosecutor said in opening arguments.
Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
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Oct 4, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
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Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
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Sam Bankman-Fried Now Has a Jury
A federal judge picked a dozen New Yorkers to try the FTX founder on fraud and conspiracy charges.
Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Oct 4, 2023 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2023
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SBF TRIAL PODCAST: 10/04 Update
Latest news from the SBF Trial Newsletter
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By CoinDesk Staff
Oct 4, 2023 at 3:03 p.m. UTC
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SBF Trial | How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Might Try to Win His Case
Kayvan Sadeghi, partner at Jenner & Block, and Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, discuss how Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial might play out and what arguments the defen...
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By Laura Shin
Oct 4, 2023 at 11:01 a.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried (left) exiting a New York courthouse earlier in 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Lack of U.S. Crypto Laws Irrelevant to Bankman-Fried Allegations, DOJ Says
The FTX founder’s fraud trial began selecting a jury Tuesday as lawyers spar about what evidence its members can see.
Sam Bankman-Fried (left) exiting a New York courthouse earlier in 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 4, 2023 at 7:36 a.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2023
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Jump Crypto President Kanav Kariya (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Jump Trading Lost Almost $300M in FTX’s Collapse, Michael Lewis Says in ‘Going Infinite’
This makes the trading giant one of FTX’s top creditors, Lewis wrote, citing documents from the crypto exchange’s former chief operating officer, Constance Wang.
Jump Crypto President Kanav Kariya (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Oct 3, 2023 at 6:52 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a New York courthouse earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Sam Bankman-Fried Sues His Insurer as Legal Bills Mount
The FTX founder is protesting insurance firm CNA’s policy as his legal woes cost him serious money.
Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a New York courthouse earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 3, 2023 at 4:19 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
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SBF TRIAL PODCAST: 10/03 Update
Latest news from the SBF Trial Newsletter
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By CoinDesk Staff
Oct 3, 2023 at 3:03 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)
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Bankman-Fried Seeks to Block Prosecutors Calling FTX Investors, Former Insiders as Witnesses
Lawyers are still quibbling over what evidence can be brought to the FTX founder’s fraud trial, hours before jury selection is due to start.
Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 3, 2023 at 9:28 a.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
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