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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Maybe Hasn’t Escaped Campaign Finance Charges

Bankman-Fried is currently set to go on trial on Oct. 2 on seven different charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He is then set to go on trial again in March of next year on another five charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter and conspiracy to bribe foreign government officials. Source

FTX, Genesis reach in-principle agreement to settle bankruptcy case

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Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and crypto lender Genesis have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the claims brought by FTX in its bankruptcy case. On July 27, legal counsels for both firms sent a letter to bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane stating that they had agreed to a settlement. However, the agreement was in principle and did not provide any details on the settlement. Both firms are bankrupt and have been trying to collect money for creditors while under court supervision. The settlement would resolve FTX’s claims against Genesis debtors…

FTX and Genesis Reach Agreement in Ongoing Bankruptcy Dispute

Genesis had emerged as the largest unsecured creditor of FTX and its affiliated companies, with $226.3 million owed, according to a January court filing that includes a list of major creditors. In parallel, FTX also claimed that Genesis owed nearly $4 billion, later reduced to $2 billion, which Genesis has denied. Source

US SEC may appeal XRP ruling, Kuwait bans crypto as FTX saga unfolds| Weekly recap

This week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hinted at exploring other legal avenues after Judge Torres ruled that XRP is not a security. Meanwhile, the FTX saga had some surprising revelations. Despite this, regulatory efforts remained in the spotlight amid increasing crypto adoption. SEC may appeal the XRP court’s ruling Following Ripple’s win against the SEC, lawyer Marc Fargel expressed skepticism about the court’s ruling. In his view, the ruling could question the watchdog’s arguments on secondary market trading of assets, including crypto. He predicted possible appeals from both…

US DoJ accuses FTX founder of leaking private diary of Caroline Ellison

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The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a complaint against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), accusing him of leaking the private papers of Caroline Ellison, who was once his business ally and romantic partner. In a new complaint filed on July 20, the DoJ accused Bankman-Fried of an attempt to interfere with a fair trial by publicly discrediting Ellison, who became a government witness in SBF’s case in late 2022. SBF sought to publicly discredit a government witness by sharing her personal writings with a reporter so that those…

FTX Leadership Seeks Return of Over $1B in Cash, Stocks From Former Execs Bankman-Fried, Wang, Ellison

According to the filing, FTX issued more than $725 million worth of equity to Bankman-Fried, former CTO and Co-Founder Gary Wang, Director of Engineering Nishad Singh, and former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison. Of this $725 million, $447.8 million allegedly went to Singh, and the lawsuit documents how it was recorded as a loan between Singh, trading arm Alameda and FTX. Source

Former FTX CEO SBF Accused of Leaking Caroline Ellison’s Private Diary to NYT

“The defendant’s actions—sharing personal writings of Caroline Ellison’s with a New York Times reporter—implicate the core concern of Rule 23.1 that disseminating material related to the “testimony or credibility of prospective witnesses” presumptively involves a substantial likelihood or prejudice to a fair trial and the due administration of justice,” the U.S. Attorneys wrote. Source

FTX to clawback $71.5 million from Bankman-Fried’s NGO

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Lawyers of the defunct crypto exchange, FTX, now argue that founder Sam Bankman-Fried commingled customer funds for “personal aggrandizement” to garner influence for himself. FTX targets life science investments According to court documents filed by FTX attorneys on July 19, customer funds worth $71.5 million transferred to Sam Bankman-Fried’s Life Science-focused NGO qualifies as recoverable assets and should be clawed back. FTX lawyers wrote to a bankruptcy court that Bankman-Fried’s “sham non-profit organization” Latano and the FTX Foundation…