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Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers, Prosecutors Agree on Proposed Bail Conditions

The FTX founder will be given a new phone without internet access and a laptop with limited functionality.

By Jamie Crawley

Mar 28, 2023 at 8:31 a.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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Bankman-Fried Should Have Only Flip Phone, Website Whitelist, DOJ Says

The bail conditions clampdown comes after suspicions of witness tampering.

By Jack Schickler

Mar 4, 2023 at 7:37 a.m. UTC

Mar 4, 2023

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Returns To Court In The Bahamas

Bankman-Fried $250M Bond Is a ‘Joke,’ Claims Securities Lawyer

“MetaLawMan” James Murphy says that in 30 years of experience he has “never seen anything this lenient in a situation” where someone has lost millions of dollars of users’ money.

By Fran Velasquez

Feb 16, 2023 at 10:51 p.m. UTC

Feb 16, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on February 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Super Bowl VPN Use Prompts Government Concern

U.S. prosecutors worry he could use the privacy tool to access foreign crypto sites or the dark web while on bail.

By Jack Schickler

Feb 14, 2023 at 8:32 a.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried Negotiating Bail Conditions: Court Filing

Bankman-Fried’s current bail conditions bar contact with current or former employees of FTX and Alameda Research, something the disgraced founder is alleged to be doing.

By Sam Reynolds

Feb 3, 2023 at 3:38 a.m. UTC

Feb 3, 2023

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Judge Bans Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees and Using Signal

The tentative order was granted by a New York court on Wednesday after prosecutors asked the former FTX CEO's bail conditions to be amended last week.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Feb 1, 2023 at 3:10 p.m. UTC

Feb 1, 2023

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CDCROP: Bail Hearing Held For FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Ask Court to Conceal Identities of $250M Bail Co-Signers

The lawyers cited privacy and safety concerns as reasons for the request.

By Sandali Handagama

Jan 3, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 3, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250M Bond Secured by Parents

Sam Bankman-Fried's release was secured by equity in his parents' Palo Alto, California home, and a long list of requirements was included for him to remain free while he faces charges. ZFZ Law co-founder Michael Zweiback discusses the $250 million bond and the potential legal developments.

By CoinDesk Staff

Dec 22, 2022 at 11:38 p.m. UTC

Dec 22, 2022

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US Bail Funds Are Seeing an Uptick in Cryptocurrency Donations

The Bail Project, Chicago Community Bond Fund and Nashville Community Bail Fund take cryptocurrency donations not just in BTC, but also ETH and even BAT.

By Benjamin Powers

Oct 26, 2020 at 6:18 p.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2020

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