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Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

FTX Seeks Answers on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Payment to AI Nonprofit
FTX Seeks Answers on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Payment to AI Nonprofit
October 26, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX wants answers about $6.5 million its founder gave to an artificial intelligence (AI) nonprofit. The bankrupt cryptocurrency firm’s new management said in a Wednesday...

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Bankman-Fried Will Take Stand at His Fraud Trial
Bankman-Fried Will Take Stand at His Fraud Trial
October 25, 2023  |  Legal

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly planning to testify in his own fraud trial. Bankman-Fried’s attorney revealed that information in a conference call Wednesday (Oct. 25), according to...

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BlockFi to Wind Down Operations, Return Assets to Customers
BlockFi to Wind Down Operations, Return Assets to Customers
October 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto lender BlockFi has announced that it will wind down its operations and begin returning crypto assets to customers. BlockFi has emerged from bankruptcy and will now...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Enlists Expert Witness to Challenge Testimonies in Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried Enlists Expert Witness to Challenge Testimonies in Trial
October 24, 2023  |  Legal

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is enlisting the help of an expert witness to challenge the testimonies of key witnesses in his ongoing legal battle....

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SEC Drops Claims Against Ripple Executives
SEC Drops Claims Against Ripple Executives
October 20, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Blockchain firm Ripple scored another victory in its 3-year-old battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC plans to dismiss its claims that...

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Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
October 19, 2023  |  Legal

A former FTX lawyer testified that the company had falsely promised institutional customers, including hedge fund Sculptor Capital Management, that their assets would be safe in...

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Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
October 18, 2023  |  Legal

In the 11th day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, the prosecution brought out an accountant. University of Notre Dame Professor Peter Easton, a forensic accountant,...

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Fed Will Float Reduced Debit Card Fees for Merchants
Fed Will Float Reduced Debit Card Fees for Merchants
October 18, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The Federal Reserve is reportedly ready to propose reducing debit card fees for merchants. The U.S. central bank on Tuesday (Oct. 17) announced a meeting...

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FTX Criminal Trial: Nishad Singh Sweats Under Cross-Examination 
FTX Criminal Trial: Nishad Singh Sweats Under Cross-Examination 
October 17, 2023  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried’s multibillion-dollar criminal financial fraud trial is nearing its halfway point.  And Nishad Singh, the former engineering director at the since-imploded FTX cryptocurrency exchange,...

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