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Sam Bankman-Fried asked FTX attorney to ‘come up’ with legal argument for $8B hole

Sam Bankman-Fried instructed FTX's former general counsel Can Sun to "come up" with any legal explanation for the $8 billion hole in Alameda Research's books, according to Sun's testimony in court on Oct. 19.Sun flew from Japan to testify in the ongoing trial as part of his non-prosecution agreement with

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Former Alameda Research CEO Says SBF Asked Her to Falsify Figures and Commit Money Laundering Crimes

Ellison, who led Alameda Research, said SBF asked her to commit money laundering and fraud by faking figures submitted to investors. The former CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison has testified against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in the ongoing trial. While testifying as the fifth witness for the prosecution,

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SEC asked Coinbase to cease all crypto trading except Bitcoin, CEO says

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked Coinbase to halt all crypto trading operations except for Bitcoin (BTC). Financial Times (FT) report cites the San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong. He claims that SEC’s request

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SEC Asked Coinbase to Stop Trading in all Cryptocurrencies Other Than Bitcoin Before Suing: Report

“They came back to us, and they said . . . we believe every asset other than bitcoin is a security,” Armstrong said according to the FT. “And, we said, well how are you coming to that conclusion, because that’s not our interpretation of the law. And they said, we’re not going to

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Indian banks asked ‘to prepare for the future’ with AI and blockchain

A top federal official representing India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), recommended all banks adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology to ensure sustainable growth and stability.In an RBI-organized conference for the directors of Indian banks, deputy governor Mahesh Kumar Jain discussed risk strategies around sustainable growth

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U.S. Court Asked to Reverse Decision on Appointment Independent Examiner in FTX Bankruptcy

Although parties to the FTX case have complained about the "alleged" costs associated with appointing an examiner, for "both legal and practical purposes, any costs associated with appointing an examiner do not justify departure from the statutory requirement to appoint an examiner where, as here, the statutory criteria are met,"

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