State of Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried Expected to Accept US Extradition: Reports
Sam Bankman-Fried Expected to Accept US Extradition: Reports
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will no longer contest extradition to the U.S. from the Bahamas, multiple media outlets have reported. CoinDesk Global Policy & Re...
Sam Bankman-Fried Expected to Accept US Extradition: Reports

FTX Wants to Sell its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX
FTX Wants to Sell its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX
Crypto exchange FTX petitioned a federal court for permission to sell several subsidiaries on Thursday, including U.S.-based derivatives wing LedgerX. CoinDesk Global Policy a...
FTX Wants to Sell its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX

Top FTX Group Exec Tipped Off Bahamian Authorities About Possible Fraud
Top FTX Group Exec Tipped Off Bahamian Authorities About Possible Fraud
A top executive of the FTX group of companies told Bahamas police that funds were commingled between the crypto exchange and its sister trading firm Alameda Research as early...
Top FTX Group Exec Tipped Off Bahamian Authorities About Possible Fraud

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
After Sam Bankman-Fried's Arrest, the FTX Show Goes On
Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested, Congress is holding multiple hearings and FTX’s bankruptcy case continues to work its way through court.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in the Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in the Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, will be remanded into custody after a Bahamas judge ruled he should be denied bail on Tuesday. CoinDesk Globa...
Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in the Bahamas

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, has been arrested by authorities in the Bahamas. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discu...
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas

US Prosecutors Mull Charging Binance on Possible Money Laundering Violations: Reuters
US Prosecutors Mull Charging Binance on Possible Money Laundering Violations: Reuters
Reuters reports that some U.S. prosecutors are considering charging crypto exchange Binance and its executives for possible money laundering and sanctions violations. Binance...
US Prosecutors Mull Charging Binance on Possible Money Laundering Violations: Reuters

Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before Lawmakers
Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before Lawmakers
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has said in a tweet that he'll testify before the House Financial Services Committee at a Dec. 13 hearing. CoinD...
Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before Lawmakers

Sam Bankman-Fried to Face Subpoena from Senate Committee if He Doesn't Voluntarily Testify
Sam Bankman-Fried to Face Subpoena from Senate Committee if He Doesn't Voluntarily Testify
The Senate Banking Committee wants Sam Bankman-Fried to appear before it next week in person to discuss the collapse of FTX, and will subpoena him if he does not appear volunt...
Sam Bankman-Fried to Face Subpoena from Senate Committee if He Doesn't Voluntarily Testify

US Lawmakers Want State Department to Disclose Crypto Rewards
US Lawmakers Want State Department to Disclose Crypto Rewards
U.S. lawmakers want the Department of State to disclose the rewards it pays in crypto, according to a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). CoinDesk Gl...
US Lawmakers Want State Department to Disclose Crypto Rewards