Sam Bankman-Fried

Could Sam Bankman-Fried's 'Blame-the-Lawyers' Strategy Work?
Could Sam Bankman-Fried's 'Blame-the-Lawyers' Strategy Work?
Sam Bankman Fried's defense team published a letter detailing a planned advice of counsel strategy which argues that the FTX founder was acting in good faith in loaning funds to FTX and Alameda executives because he was following the advice of lawyers including law firm Fenwick West The Hash panel weighs in on the latest [...]
Could Sam Bankman-Fried's 'Blame-the-Lawyers' Strategy Work?

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Intends to Blame Fenwick & West Lawyers in His Defense
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Intends to Blame Fenwick & West Lawyers in His Defense
Sam Bankman Fried intends to argue he was acting in good faith in loaning funds to FTX and Alameda executives in setting Signal messages to auto delete and in setting up a set of North American entities because he was following the advice of lawyers including law firm Fenwick West Coin Desk's global policy and [...]
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Intends to Blame Fenwick & West Lawyers in His Defense

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Intends to Blame Fenwick & West Lawyers in His Defense
Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court Tuesday to plead not guilty to latest indictment.
Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

Coinbase Gets a Stake in Circle; FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty, Again
Coinbase Gets a Stake in Circle; FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty, Again
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to his latest indictment. The Wall Street Journal is out with a new report detailing Binance's legal risks over Russia. And, Coinbase buys a minority stake in stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial.
Coinbase Gets a Stake in Circle; FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty, Again

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Latest Court Appearance an 'Interesting Peek' After Being Jailed: Legal Expert
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Latest Court Appearance an 'Interesting Peek' After Being Jailed: Legal Expert
Renato Mariotti Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner weighs in on FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried facing arraignment yet again in a New York Court on Tuesday This is going to be an interesting peek at Sam Bankman Fried after he's been in prison remember that he was repeatedly violating his conditions of release Mariotti [...]
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Latest Court Appearance an 'Interesting Peek' After Being Jailed: Legal Expert

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Is the 'Problem,' Not His Lawyers: Former Federal Prosecutor
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Is the 'Problem,' Not His Lawyers: Former Federal Prosecutor
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is back in court on Tuesday, getting arraigned on the most recent version of his indictment. Renato Mariotti, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner and former federal prosecutor, discusses what to make of the latest developments. The problem is "not the lawyers, it's Sam Bankman-Fried," Mariotti said. 
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Is the 'Problem,' Not His Lawyers: Former Federal Prosecutor

Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Latest Indictment
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.
Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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

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

FTX Debtors Change Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee
FTX Debtors Change Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has revised its motion for settlement after the U S Trustee objected to an earlier motion according to a court filing Coin Desk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the new proposal Plus the latest on Sam Bankman Fried's case as the disgraced FTX founder asks to [...]
FTX Debtors Change Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee