U.S. crypto regulation is still being shaped by the wreckage of FTX, and the latest developments involving Sam Bankman-Fried, the CFTC, and state regulators show just how messy the cleanup remains. Court rejection keeps SBF under pressure CFTC enforcement remains a major threat to crypto firms State regulators are still carving up the map U.S. […]
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A federal appeals court has rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid for a new trial, keeping his FTX convictions in place and adding another brick to the legal wall surrounding crypto’s most infamous collapse. Second Circuit rejects SBF appeal Fair trial claims tossed out FTX convictions remain intact Supreme Court review still possible FTX fallout keeps shaping […]
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Trump Administration Targets July 4 Deadline for U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill The White House is pushing to wrap up a U.S. crypto market structure bill by July 4, and that’s the kind of deadline that gets Bitcoin traders, policy wonks, and compliance departments all reaching for the coffee. A federal framework could finally start […]
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A federal judge has rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid for a new trial in the FTX fraud case, keeping the disgraced former CEO’s legal options narrow and his conviction intact. Judge Lewis Kaplan denied the new trial request. The court said SBF’s “newly discovered” evidence was not actually new. His bid to remove Judge Kaplan was […]
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Sam Bankman-Fried has been knocked back again, with a federal judge rejecting his bid for a retrial in the FTX fraud case and refusing to buy the defense’s claims about “newly discovered” evidence, witness testimony, or government pressure. Retrial denied by Judge Lewis Kaplan No valid “new evidence” found Witnesses were already known before trial […]
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid for a new trial in the FTX fraud case has been denied, with Judge Lewis Kaplan blasting the request as legally weak and treating it less like a search for justice and more like a desperate attempt to salvage a wrecked reputation. Retrial request denied Judge calls arguments “baseless” Witness claims rejected […]
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Sam Bankman-Fried withdraws request for a new trial as the FTX wreckage still haunts crypto Sam Bankman-Fried has pulled back his bid for a new trial after his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence tied to the collapse of FTX, though he says he may try again later after his appeal and once the case […]
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Social Media Gambit for Trump Pardon Crashes and Burns Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen crypto kingpin behind the catastrophic FTX exchange collapse, has struck out in his brazen attempt to secure a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. Despite a desperate flurry of posts on platforms like X, where he’s cozied up to Trump’s policies […]
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prison Statement: Unpacking Myths About the FTX Collapse and Crypto Fraud Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has resurfaced with a defiant social media post from prison. Labeling them as “10 myths,” he’s challenging the dominant narrative around FTX’s catastrophic downfall in 2022, his conviction on fraud charges, […]
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SBF’s Prison Play: Unraveling “10 Myths” or Just More Spin? Sam Bankman-Fried, the once-celebrated crypto prodigy turned convicted felon, has dropped a bombshell from his cell at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. In a recent thread on X titled “10 Myths About Me & FTX,” SBF—serving a 25-year sentence for fraud and conspiracy—seeks to rewrite the […]
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