FTX

Bankman-Fried: I Trusted FTX’s Lawyers to Guide Company
Bankman-Fried: I Trusted FTX’s Lawyers to Guide Company
October 26, 2023  |  Legal

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried says the company’s ex-attorneys were central to its collapse last year. That testimony came Thursday (Oct. 26) afternoon during Bankman-Fried’s criminal...

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FTX Seeks Answers on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Payment to AI Nonprofit
FTX Seeks Answers on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Payment to AI Nonprofit
October 26, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX wants answers about $6.5 million its founder gave to an artificial intelligence (AI) nonprofit. The bankrupt cryptocurrency firm’s new management said in a Wednesday...

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Bankman-Fried Will Take Stand at His Fraud Trial
Bankman-Fried Will Take Stand at His Fraud Trial
October 25, 2023  |  Legal

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly planning to testify in his own fraud trial. Bankman-Fried’s attorney revealed that information in a conference call Wednesday (Oct. 25), according to...

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FTX Gets Revamp Proposals From 3 Bidders
FTX Gets Revamp Proposals From 3 Bidders
October 25, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX received multiple proposals from bidders hoping to resurrect the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. Investment banker Kevin Cofsky of Perella Weinberg Partners said during a Tuesday...

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BlockFi to Wind Down Operations, Return Assets to Customers
BlockFi to Wind Down Operations, Return Assets to Customers
October 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto lender BlockFi has announced that it will wind down its operations and begin returning crypto assets to customers. BlockFi has emerged from bankruptcy and will now...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Enlists Expert Witness to Challenge Testimonies in Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried Enlists Expert Witness to Challenge Testimonies in Trial
October 24, 2023  |  Legal

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is enlisting the help of an expert witness to challenge the testimonies of key witnesses in his ongoing legal battle....

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Gemini, DCG Face Lawsuit Alleging $1.1 Billion Fraud
Gemini, DCG Face Lawsuit Alleging $1.1 Billion Fraud
October 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange Gemini and venture capital firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) are facing a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging the companies defrauded customers of $1.1...

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Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
October 19, 2023  |  Legal

A former FTX lawyer testified that the company had falsely promised institutional customers, including hedge fund Sculptor Capital Management, that their assets would be safe in...

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Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
October 18, 2023  |  Legal

In the 11th day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, the prosecution brought out an accountant. University of Notre Dame Professor Peter Easton, a forensic accountant,...

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