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SBF Is Going to Prison for 25 Years
Sam Bankman-Fried is going to prison. He won't be spending time in a maximum security facility, and he'll be placed as close to his family in the San Francisco Bay Area as possible, but he's going to prison nonetheless – and he'll be there for the next 25 years. дальше »
2024-3-31 13:00
Recapping FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted last year. Here's how his trial came together. дальше »
2024-3-31 13:00
SBF Trial: The Last Day of Summer Camp
We weren't really sure if it was the last day or not. The jury determining Sam Bankman-Fried's fate had begun deliberating the charges just a few hours before, after Judge Lewis Kaplan had spent much of the morning and some time after lunch reading out a 60-page charging document. дальше »
2023-11-9 14:00
What's Next for Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Case?
The story of "United States v. Sam Bankman-Fried" isn't quite over yet. Now that he's been found guilty on seven different charges, a few different things are going to happen. дальше »
2023-11-7 14:00
'Unanimous Verdict, Your Honor': Sam Bankman-Fried's Conviction Was Inevitable
Twelve jurors spent less than five hours deciding the facts. They asked for portions of transcripts from Paradigm's Matt Huang and Third Point's Robert Boroujerdi testimony, as well as highlighters and Post-it Notes, and when they didn't immediately receive the version of the indictment, they requested that too. дальше »
2023-11-5 13:00
The Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried
Is Sam Bankman-Fried going to prison? Five weeks into his criminal trial, 12 randomly selected New Yorkers are preparing to discuss among themselves whether they believe he violated federal law or not. дальше »
2023-11-5 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried Survived His Testimony. Next Up: The Jury
More than 60 people lined up to watch Sam Bankman-Fried's fourth day of testimony, filling the single overflow room to the point extra chairs were set against the walls for some of the audience members. дальше »
2023-11-1 13:00
Bankman-Fried Had a Hairy Day in Court
An observation from sleep-deprived day 15 of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial: prosecutors embrace the inevitable outcome of male pattern baldness; defense lawyers don’t. дальше »
2023-11-1 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried Implied His Friends Lied About His Role in FTX's Collapse
Sam didn't do it. He didn't defraud anyone, he didn't steal customer funds – he just built a company which "turned out basically the opposite" of the product he envisioned when he founded FTX: "A lot of people got hurt – customers, employees – and the company ended up in bankruptcy." At least, that's his story. дальше »
2023-10-30 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Sam Bankman-Fried began his testimony like the brilliant former golden boy from crypto’s better days. He ended the longest, strangest, most torturous day yet of his criminal trial more imperiled than ever before. дальше »
2023-10-27 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies: What Will He Reveal Under Oath About FTX's Collapse?
Sam Bankman-Fried has said a lot in the months after FTX collapsed about what happened. What's left for him to discuss? дальше »
2023-10-26 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense May Depend on Character and Fact Witnesses
Sam Bankman-Fried's defense presentation won't kick off until later this week, but it's already clear his defense may hinge on one key witness: himself. That's according to Kevin O’Brien, a partner at Ford O'Brien LLP and a former assistant U. дальше »
2023-10-25 13:00
The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: It’s the Courthouse Life for Us
To get a courtroom seat, you gotta show up early: at least 7:30 a.m. The overflow room is more relaxed, but there’s no Sam, just his televised image. дальше »
2023-10-23 13:00
The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Our Favorite Quotes, So Far
It's fall break! Thursday ended early after just two witnesses – former FTX General Counsel Can Sun and Third Point's Robert Boroujerdi – testified briefly. We won't be back in the courthouse at 500 Pearl Street until next Thursday, Oct. дальше »
2023-10-20 13:00
Judge Kaplan's Ire Hits All Lawyers in the Sam Bankman-Fried Case
We’ve entered the soul-sucking phase of Sam Bankman-Fried’s month-long criminal trial. The part where an antsy Judge Lewis Kaplan paces and glares – and then lashes out at prosecutors (and also defense lawyers) for wasting everyone’s time. дальше »
2023-10-19 13:00
(One Part of) Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy Starts Paying Off
All three of Sam Bankman-Fried’s “inner circle” members have now testified against the FTX founder, and all three have presented similarly on the witness stand: clearly rehearsed, adamant that the FTX founder was in charge and careful not to stray too far from their well-practiced narratives. дальше »
2023-10-18 13:00
SBF Trial: FTX Exec Felt ‘Suicidal’ in Crypto Exchange’s Final Days
Nishad Singh told a jury on Monday that his September meeting with Bankman-Fired was the first time he realized that Alameda, FTX’s sister trading firm, had spent billions of dollars of FTX user deposits, and had left a gaping hole in both companies’ balance sheets. дальше »
2023-10-17 13:00
SBF Trial: What Did FTX’s Terms of Service Say About Customer Funds?
A filing last week suggests Sam Bankman-Fried's defense wants to get back to the argument that Bankman-Fried did not technically commit wire fraud because FTX’s terms of service were worded in such a way that there's no case to argue funds were misappropriated. дальше »
2023-10-16 13:00
Ellison Was CEO But SBF Was Still Boss at Alameda, Her Testimony Suggests
The testimony of Caroline Ellison, the former business, romantic – and by her estimation, criminal – partner of Sam Bankman-Fried, whom she identified upon prosecutors’ request – began in the vaguest of ways. дальше »
2023-10-11 13:00
Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison: Looking at Day 5 of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
FTX co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer Gary Wang began testifying in earnest last Friday in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial. Later on Tuesday, Caroline Ellison is expected to take the stand. дальше »
2023-10-11 13:00
The DOJ Has Come Out Swinging in the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
The trial has started off strong for the Department of Justice. Some expected the DOJ to bring its most important witnesses – namely Sam Bankman-Fried’s former inner circle – toward the end of the trial – but oh how wrong we were. дальше »
2023-10-9 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Test the Judge's Patience
It could take six weeks for prosecutors to make their case against Sam Bankman-Fried. But only three days were needed for the judge overseeing his trial to lose patience with the former crypto chief’s defense team. дальше »
2023-10-6 13:00
Unpacking the First Day of Sam Bankman-Fried's Actual Trial
A Parisian cocoa trader told Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial jury that pricey ads and FTX’s confident CEO helped convince him the crypto exchange was a safe place to deposit over $100,000 so he could trade cryptocurrencies – but he never expected that anyone but him would touch his funds, kicking off testimony just hours after the jury was selected and sworn in. дальше »
2023-10-5 13:00
No Jury Yet, but We're Getting There
Sam Bankman-Fried had a grin on his face as he entered court on Tuesday morning – clad in a black suit and an uncharacteristically tame (read: closely trimmed) mop of hair. After nine long months, the disgraced crypto founder will finally have the chance to defend himself against a wide array of federal fraud and conspiracy charges tied to the collapse of FTX, his crypto and futures exchange, and Alameda Research, the crypto trading firm he founded and – according to prosecutors – used to illegally re-invest FTX user funds. дальше »
2023-10-4 13:00
The Collapse of FTX, in Sam’s Own Words
We may not know for weeks whether Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand at his own trial. He may want the chance to explain himself to the jury, but his lawyers are surely wary of the withering cross-examination such a tactic would invite. дальше »
2023-10-3 13:00
Sam Bankman-Fried Goes on Trial Tomorrow
It is officially trial week, everyone – or as Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal would likely put it, “this is why we get up in the morning. ” It’s been exactly nine months and 20 days since Sam Bankman-Fried got arrested in his then-home in the Bahamas. дальше »
2023-10-2 13:00
EnSam, Jury Questions and Another Denial for Bankman-Fried
In a rare display of candor – or as part of a calculated exercise in reputation management – Sam Bankman-Fried delved deep into his mental health struggles in a trove of unposted tweets obtained by CoinDesk’s Christine Lee and published for the first time on Friday. дальше »
2023-9-29 13:00
EmSam, Jury Questions and Another Denial for Bankman-Fried
In a rare display of candor – or as part of a calculated exercise in reputation management – Sam Bankman-Fried delved deep into his mental health struggles in a trove of unposted tweets obtained by CoinDesk’s Christine Lee and published for the first time on Friday. дальше »
2023-9-30 13:00
2 Small Wins For Sam Bankman-Fried
After multiple consecutive setbacks for the former FTX CEO and his defense team, Judge Lewis Kaplan seemed to have been in a slightly more generous mood yesterday. дальше »