Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX Investor Suit Accuses Law Firm in Aiding Fraud
FTX Investor Suit Accuses Law Firm in Aiding Fraud
February 18, 2024  |  Legal

A new lawsuit accuses an FTX-affiliated law firm of helping abet the cryptocurrency exchange’s fraud. The suit, filed last week by a group of FTX investors, accuses the...

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FTX Drops Plans to Resurrect Fallen Crypto Exchange
FTX Drops Plans to Resurrect Fallen Crypto Exchange
January 31, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX reportedly hopes to pay back as many of its customers as it can. However, the advisers overseeing the cryptocurrency firm’s bankruptcy have no plans to...

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Court Orders Independent Bankruptcy Examiner to Investigate FTX Collapse 
Court Orders Independent Bankruptcy Examiner to Investigate FTX Collapse 
January 19, 2024  |  Legal

A federal appeals court has ordered an investigation into the collapse of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.  The court agreed with a government watchdog’s argument that appointing...

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Bankman-Fried’s Parents Seek to Quash FTX Lawsuit
Bankman-Fried’s Parents Seek to Quash FTX Lawsuit
January 17, 2024  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents say they can’t be held accountable for their son’s actions at FTX. Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried were sued last year by FTX, with the...

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Bankman-Fried Prosecutors Call Off Second Trial
Bankman-Fried Prosecutors Call Off Second Trial
January 02, 2024  |  Legal

Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried will not face another criminal trial. The FTX founder, already convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges connected to the collapse of his...

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FTX Submits Plans to End Bankruptcy Proceedings
FTX Submits Plans to End Bankruptcy Proceedings
December 18, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX has filed a proposal that would allow the cryptocurrency exchange to exit bankruptcy. The proposal, filed in bankruptcy court Saturday (Dec. 16), would distribute billions in cash...

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Bankman-Fried Lawyer: Client Was ‘Worst’ Witness in Unwinnable Case
Bankman-Fried Lawyer: Client Was ‘Worst’ Witness in Unwinnable Case
December 12, 2023  |  Legal

Could FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have prevailed at trial? David Mills, the veteran attorney who helped the cryptocurrency mogul build his defense, doesn’t think so, according...

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Crypto Sector Lobbying Set to Make New US Record
Crypto Sector Lobbying Set to Make New US Record
December 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency firms are reportedly spending record amounts of cash to advance their cause in Washington. Digital asset companies spent $18.9 million on lobbying during the first three...

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FTX Gets OK to Sell $744 Million in Grayscale Stakes
FTX Gets OK to Sell $744 Million in Grayscale Stakes
November 30, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX has gotten the go-ahead to sell stakes in digital trusts managed by Grayscale. According to recent court filings, a bankruptcy judge has given the...

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