Latest from Helene Braun
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF in August Got on DTCC Site That Just Belatedly Moved Markets
The price of bitcoin surged on Monday after BlackRock’s proposed ETF showed up on the DTCC’s website and dropped when it vanished Tuesday.

Co-Founder of Paradigm, a Top Crypto Investor, Steps Down as Managing Partner to Focus on Science
Fred Ehrsam, who will be a general partner instead, said he wants to devote more time to “explore areas of science" that he's passionate about.

Grayscale Partners With FTSE Russell for New Crypto Indexes Business
Five benchmarks will track the performance of different categories of crypto assets.

‘Oh, Yes’: Accounting Prof Says Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Definitely Mishandled Customers' Money
For starters, customer funds were behind a majority of FTX’s investment into Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital, Peter Easton testifies.

Bahamian Prime Minister Asked Sam Bankman-Fried to Give His Son Advice on NFT Project
An email mentioning NFTs from Philip Davis was presented in court on Tuesday as part of prosecutors’ fraud case against the FTX founder.

SBF Trial: Crypto Lender BlockFi Believed Alameda Was Solvent Given Balance Sheet It Was Shown, CEO Testifies
BlockFi lost “a little over a billion dollars” due to its involvement with FTX and Alameda Research, Zac Prince said.

SBF Trial: Defense Counsel's Cross-Examination of Star Prosecution Witness Meandered
Mark Cohen bumbled at times, asking Caroline Ellison to repeat much of the same information she told prosecutors in testimony the day before.

Chinese Bribes, Thai Prostitutes and an End to the Lies: Caroline Ellison’s Explosive Second Day of Testimony Against Sam Bankman-Fried
The former Alameda Research CEO wept on the witness stand during her second day of testimony in Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial.

Star Witness Caroline Ellison Says Sam Bankman-Fried Directed Her to Commit Fraud
“I sent balance sheets at the direction of Sam [Bankman-Fried] that made Alameda’s balances look less risky to investors,” Ellison testified.

The DOJ Has Come Out Swinging in the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
Alameda owed FTX $11 billion it didn’t have.
