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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors Over Laptop Access
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors Over Laptop Access
Attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried are clapping back at the Department of Justice in a new memo Friday, claiming prosecutors exaggerated the amount of access FTX founder really h...
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors Over Laptop Access

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Has Access to a Laptop Seven Days a Week, DOJ Says
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Has Access to a Laptop Seven Days a Week, DOJ Says
The U.S. Department of Justice said in a letter that Sam Bankman-Fried has access to a laptop seven days a week and three hard drives with defense material at all times. CoinD...
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Has Access to a Laptop Seven Days a Week, DOJ Says

Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should All Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ
Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should All Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ
The Department of Justice said in a filing that all of Sam Bankman-Fried's proposed witnesses should be disqualified from testifying. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation m...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should All Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
All of Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ
The defense team moved to bar one of the prosecution's proposed witnesses as well.
Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

How Charges Against Tornado Cash Developers Could Alter Future of DeFi
How Charges Against Tornado Cash Developers Could Alter Future of DeFi
The Department of Justice alleged that two Tornado Cash developers, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, have laundered "more than $1 billion" with the crypto privacy mixer, includi...
How Charges Against Tornado Cash Developers Could Alter Future of DeFi

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge: DOJ
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge: DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice still plans to bring a campaign finance-related charge against Sam Bankman-Fried. This comes after prosecutors had dropped a campaign finance ch...
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge: DOJ

PayPal's Stablecoin Splash; Sam Bankman-Fried Still on the Hook for Campaign Finance-Related Charge
PayPal's Stablecoin Splash; Sam Bankman-Fried Still on the Hook for Campaign Finance-Related Charge
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, including what stablecoin players think of fintech giant PayPal launching its own PYUSD to...
PayPal's Stablecoin Splash; Sam Bankman-Fried Still on the Hook for Campaign Finance-Related Charge

New York Man Reportedly Admits to Bitfinex Hack; Coinbase’s Layer 2 ‘Base’ Gets a Launch Date
New York Man Reportedly Admits to Bitfinex Hack; Coinbase’s Layer 2 ‘Base’ Gets a Launch Date
“CoinDesk Daily” host Zack Seward dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, including Ilya Lichtenstein reportedly revealing himself as the hacker who executed a multi-mil...
New York Man Reportedly Admits to Bitfinex Hack; Coinbase’s Layer 2 ‘Base’ Gets a Launch Date

Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits the courtroom in Manhattan after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Campaign Finance Charge, U.S. DOJ Says
The Justice Department said late Wednesday that the campaign finance charge was not included in an extradition document with The Bahamas, and so it would not proceed on the ch...
Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits the courtroom in Manhattan after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
FTX’s Bankman-Fried Should Be Jailed Heading Into Trial, U.S. Argues
A prosecutor said that "no set of release conditions can secure the safety of the community."
Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)