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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 leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Bankman-Fried Remains Out on Bond, but Judge Warns ‘Revocation’ Proceedings Possible in Future

Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Sam Bankman-Fried that he could hold a hearing to revoke the FTX founder’s bond should SBF continue violating court orders.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Feb 16, 2023 at 9:28 p.m. UTC

Feb 16, 2023

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CDCROP: FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

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Bankman-Fried’s Stanford-Connected Backers and the Decline of Tech Prestige

The traditional tech industry that the FTX founder was embedded in is losing its luster.

By Daniel Kuhn

Feb 16, 2023 at 6:56 p.m. UTC

Feb 16, 2023

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

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US Prosecutors Ask Judge to 'Prohibit' Bankman-Fried From Using Phones, Internet

Sam Bankman-Fried had allegedly used a VPN to watch football games.

By Nikhilesh De

Feb 15, 2023 at 10:12 p.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2023

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Stanford Research Director, Former Dean Revealed to Be Bankman-Fried's Bond Signers

Bankman-Fried has two co-signers in addition to his parents.

By Nikhilesh De Cheyenne Ligon

Feb 15, 2023 at 6:42 p.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, Other Company Insiders Subpoenaed by FTX for Documents

The subpoenas come after a U.S. judge overseeing bankruptcy proceedings gave a green light to FTX's Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and its leadership to serve the insiders.

By Sam Reynolds

Feb 15, 2023 at 7:48 a.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2023

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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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CFTC Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried Postponed Until After Criminal Trial

The request to stay the SEC’s civil case against Bankman-Fried is still pending.

By Nelson Wang

Feb 13, 2023 at 10:31 p.m. UTC

Feb 13, 2023

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Propose Installing Monitoring Software on His Phone

At a hearing in New York on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that he was concerned about Bankman-Fried’s ability to hide or delete his communications.

By Cheyenne Ligon Elizabeth Napolitano

Feb 9, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. UTC

Feb 9, 2023

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