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Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Bankman-Fried's attorney later deplored Bankman-Fried's lack of vegan options in prison, saying he was "subsisting on a diet of bread and water" during the hearing.

By Nikhilesh De Sam Kessler

Aug 22, 2023 at 1:21 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Prosecutors, Sam Bankman-Fried File Proposed Jury Instructions for Trial

The FTX founder's lawyers are suggesting Bankman-Fried acted in good faith, with a trial set for October.

By Nikhilesh De Jack Schickler

Aug 22, 2023 at 1:55 a.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Due Back in Court as He Asks for Daily Releases

The FTX founder will be arraigned on Tuesday. Last week, his attorneys asked that he be allowed to review defense filings at a federal prosecutor’s office every weekday.

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 21, 2023 at 8:59 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried leaving a courthouse in July 2023 (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Now in Jail

Yes we’re still talking about the boy wonder and his pending trial.

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 17, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

Bankman-Fried was accused of leaking former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's diary to the New York Times.

By Nikhilesh De Elizabeth Napolitano

Aug 11, 2023 at 7:18 p.m. UTC

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing seven federal criminal charges. (Elizabeth Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge, Justice Department Says

Prosecutors had dropped a campaign-finance charge against the FTX founder last month.

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 8, 2023 at 4:44 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried (left) exits a courthouse after a hearing last month. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as Justice Department Pushes for Incarceration

The department responded to the FTX founder's defense team, which argued that the DOJ was portraying him in a negative light.

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 4, 2023 at 3:23 a.m. UTC

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?

Federal prosecutors are fed up with what they say are his repeated attempts to influence witness testimony. He maintains he’s just trying to defend his reputation.

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 2, 2023 at 11:00 p.m. UTC

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Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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U.S. DOJ Has 'Extremely Thin' Basis for Jailing FTX's Bankman-Fried Ahead of Trial: Defense

Prosecutors moved to revoke Sam Bankman-Fried's bond release, alleging his sharing Caroline Ellison's diary with the New York Times amounts to witness tampering.

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 2, 2023 at 1:44 a.m. UTC

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