Ex-FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried is slated to make his case directly to the jury in his ongoing trial, as shared by his defense lawyer, Mark Cohen. Bankman-Fried’s decision to testify comes on the heels of several witnesses who have spoken against him in recent weeks. Facing Accusations: Sam Bankman-Fried Prepares to Plead His Case Directly […]
Ex-General Counsel Sheds Light on FTX’s $7B Gap in Bankman-Fried Fraud Trial
FTX’s former general counsel Can Sun testified Thursday in federal court that he was shocked to learn FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) had secretly transferred billions in customer funds to his hedge fund Alameda Research. Sun told prosecutors he resigned the day after realizing the scope of customer money siphoned, following spreadsheets showing $ …
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Digital Footprint Jumps Amid Trial, But Fails to Surpass FTX Collapse Peak
According to Google Trends statistics, Sam Bankman-Fried’s search popularity surged just before his trial, maintaining an upward trend. Yet, it hasn’t matched the peak seen during FTX’s November 2022 collapse and his arrest that followed the next month. Trials and Trends: Web Search Patterns Chronicle Bankman-Fried’s Ongoing Scandal Since October 3, 2023, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) […]
Dollar vs. Bitcoin Clash: Experts Flex Opposing Views; SBF Trial Update — Week in Review
Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger says most crypto is going to zero, while a Jefferies analyst says bitcoin is actually set to thrive in the case of a dollar collapse. Meanwhile, American economist Jeffrey Sachs says central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are the real money of the near future. Get caught up on all this as […]
Prosecutors Seek to Exclude AI Startup Anthropic’s Valuation From Bankman-Fried Trial
Amidst widespread media coverage highlighting Anthropic, the startup behind the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude and its pending multi-billion-dollar infusion, federal prosecutors overseeing the Sam Bankman-Fried case are pushing to sideline this subject during the trial. Thane Rehn, the assistant U.S. attorney, strongly asserted that it’s “immaterial whether some of those investments might ultimately […]