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The ongoing criminal trial involving FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will move into closing arguments on November 1. On Day 15 of the SBF trial, lead defense attorney Mark Cohen's request for acquittal was denied by presiding judge Lewis Kaplan. Instead, the case will move to closing arguments from both sides
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Two U.S. elected officials wrote to the Department of Justice, calling for a concluded investigation on Binance and Tether that could lead to litigation against the pair of crypto heavyweights. Senator Cynthia Lummis, who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, cited an Oct. 10 Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report claiming that
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Mark Cohen, lead attorney for the defense in United States v Sam Bankman-Fried, said his client will take the stand and testify at a New York federal courthouse during the fraud trial for FTX’s collapse. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is one of four witnesses set to testify under oath sometime between
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Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried will testify as part of his defense case, said attorney Mark Cohen.In an Oct. 25 telephone conference between SBF’s lawyers, prosecutors and Judge Lewis Kaplan, Cohen said following the prosecution completing the presentation of its case on Oct. 26, his team planned to call
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Many former executives with cryptocurrency exchange FTX or its sister companies are on the list to testify in the United States Justice Department’s criminal case against Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried.During jury selection for SBF’s trial on Oct. 3, Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon said former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, FTX
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Former SEC Chief of Office of Internet Enforcement John Reed Stark believes a federal court could ultimately convict the FTX founder of several criminal charges, including fraud, due to three factors. Witness testimony from former executives, damning evidence enshrined in FTX records, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s post-bankruptcy media tour will likely sway
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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will spend at least 21 days in court as part of his criminal trial, which will begin in earnest on Oct. 4 and last until Nov. 9, according to a newly released trial calendar posted to the public court docket.The burgeoning trial calendar, released on
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Robert Kiyosaki, the acclaimed author of ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad,’ recently shared his positive sentiments about cryptocurrencies as the future of money. Bitcoin, the author says, could reach $120,000 next year and warns of a potential economic crisis, urging investors to consider digital currencies as a haven. Kiyosaki predicts grim fate for
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Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius, has reportedly pleaded guilty to charges related to fraud and price manipulation.According to a Sept. 13 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Cohen-Pavon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit price
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Mashinsky, alongside his former Chief Technology Officer Hanoch “Nuke” Goldstein, argued the FTC would need to make more rules before taking on novel cases such as marketing fraud. In a separate filing, Goldstein said he was being unjustly held guilty by association with other Celsius executives, with the FTC depending
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