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After 17 days, the fate of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, hangs in the balance as his trial continues. The case has attracted a lot of attention from legal experts and observers, who have shared their varying opinions on the possible outcome. One such legal commenter is
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Elmaani pleaded guilty in April 2023, agreeing that he caused a tax loss of over $5.5 million. Source
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Amir Bruno Elmaani, the 31-year-old founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency scheme Oyster Protocol has been handed the maximum sentence of four years in prison for tax evasion.The United States Attorney’s Office said on Oct. 31 that Elmaani — also known by the alias “Bruno Block” — was sentenced to prison
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Former Southern District of New York prosecutor Josh Naftali said Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh will probably skip time behind bars due to their cooperation with federal attorneys in United States v Sam Bankman-Fried. “it’s the exception, not the rule,” Naftali noted on TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction podcast, referring to
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Top Stories This Week Grayscale files for new spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca Major cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale Investments has filed a new application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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During a court hearing held on Thursday, September 28, 2023, the Court ruled that the former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, once described as the “golden boy” of crypto, is set to stare down a jury next week for his role in the collapse of his $32 billion crypto exchange. After a jury selection process on Oct. 3, the trial begins in earnest on Oct. 4, with Bankman-Fried
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Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, formerly known as ‘BitBoy,’ reportedly spent the night in the slammer and has been hit with two charges following his conspicuous arrest. Armstrong, who was taken into custody on Sept. 25 while livestreaming outside a former associate’s house, spent a little over 8 hours in a cell
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Lawyers for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have filed a new request to temporarily release him from prison to prepare for legal battles. Defense attorney Mark Cohen asked Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is presiding over the case, to grant Bankman-Fried temporary release, stating that it’s necessary to prepare his defense. Lawyers asked
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