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Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Has a New Battery Now, DOJ Says
6.9.2023
Prosecutors filed a letter Tuesday detailing the amount of access FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has to materials he may use in his defense
Bitcoin futures data hints at $22K as the next logical step
4.9.2023
BTC derivatives flipped bearish after Bitcoin failed to establish bullish momentum despite the heightened spot ETF prospects
Larry David’s Superbowl Ad Casts Doubt on FTX.US Separation, DOJ Says
4.9.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX exchange’s bankruptcy isn’t relevant to the October fraud trial
Tornado Cash Founders Accused, Court Rules in Favor of Grayscale Against SEC, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
3.9.2023
The U.S. government has charged the founders of crypto mixing and privacy tool Tornado Cash with money laundering, calling them “criminals.” In other news, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled in favor of crypto asset manager Grayscale against the United...
No, Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges are not inherently bullish for crypto
30.8.2023
Traders say the record-low number of BTC held on exchanges is a bull signal, but data suggests otherwise
Prosecutors Challenge FTX Founder’s Legal Advice Defense Ahead of Fraud Trial
30.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team claimed last week that the FTX founder received assurances from lawyers his actions were lawful. However, federal prosecutors are now contesting the validity of Bankman-Fried’s defense strategy ahead of trial. Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense...
DOJ calls SBF's fraud allegation defense 'irrelevant,’ requests additional info
30.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a new court filing in its case against Sam Bankman-Fried in which it called his planned defense “irrelevant” without additional details
DOJ Asks Court to Reject Bankman-Fried's Planned Defense, Labeling it "Irrelevant"
30.8.2023
The US Department of Justice has asked a court to reject Sam Bankman-Fried’s planned defense to blame a law firm for the FTX fraud.
In a Tuesday legal filing, the DOJ said Bankman-Fried’s defense, which argues that the disgraced crypto boss acted on the advice of previous counsel in regard to...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Allotted Prison Tech Is Inconvenient, but Fair: U.S. DOJ
30.8.2023
Federal prosecutors say the FTX founders' access to technology in pre-trial detention goes "above and beyond '' that which other defendants have been offered
SEC’s ‘Secret’ Filing in Binance Case Could Relate to Criminal Investigation, Says Former SEC Official
30.8.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of Internet enforcement suspects that the SEC’s “secret” filing in the Binance case is a “rare” tactic that could relate to the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation against the crypto exchange. He stressed...
FTX Founder’s Expert Witnesses Face Exclusion in Fraud Trial
29.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Monday seeking to bar all seven of Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed expert witnesses from testifying in the former FTX CEO’s upcoming fraud trial. Federal prosecutors cited issues with the witnesses’ reliability and accused them...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Complaints About Discovery Are 'Misleading,' DOJ Says
29.8.2023
Federal prosecutors have challenged FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s allegations that prosecutors dumped “millions” of pages worth of potential evidence on the former CEO’s defense team just two months ahead of his criminal trial, a Tuesday court filing shows
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29.8.2023
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DoJ wants to bar SBF’s expert witnesses from testifying in court
29.8.2023
In a new motion submitted to New York courts, the U.S. Department of Justice wants to exclude all of Sam Bankman Fried’s expert witnesses from testifying on the case
All of Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should be Barred From Testifying: DOJ
29.8.2023
All of FTX founder’s Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed witnesses should be disqualified from testifying because their disclosure filings are insufficient, their experience may be misleading or their planned testimony may not be relevant, prosecutors said in a late Monday filing. The defense team moved...
Binance Renames Russian Bank Cards Amid US Sanctions Probe, Report
26.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has replaced the names of cards issued by Russian banks with colors, Russian media revealed amid reports of a U.S. investigation into potential sanctions violations. The changes concern the ruble exchange feature on Binance’s peer-to-peer platform. Russian Traders on Binance...
Tornado Cash Developers Charged With Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations That Facilitated Over $1 Billion in Illicit Transactions
23.8.2023
Two more developers who worked on Tornado Cash, an Ethereum network-based privacy protocol designed to obfuscate the link between sending and receiving addresses, are being charged by the US Depart of Justice.
Developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov are both being charged with money laundering...
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried prosecutors submit proposed jury instructions for trial
22.8.2023
Ahead of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s October trial, government prosecutors have laid out their requests for how the jury should be directed
Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Allegations: DOJ Claims Stolen Funds Used for Political Donations
15.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, is facing new allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the embezzlement of customer funds.
According to an indictment filed on Monday, Bankman-Fried is accused of misappropriating and embezzling customer deposits...
FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried in Custody, Bail Revoked, Remanded to Jail
11.8.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was taken into custody and his bail was rescinded on Friday, in anticipation of his trial scheduled for October. Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press disclosed a synopsis of the August 11 hearing on the social media outlet X, where Bankman-Fried’s legal...