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Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250M Bail Secured by Parents

In his first court appearance since being extradited from the Bahamas, the former CEO was told he can live with his parents on $250 million bail secured by their Palo Alto house.

Sam Bankman-Fried sale del tribunal federal en la ciudad de Nueva York. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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Craig Wright v. Peter McCormack: Judge Rules McCormack Should Pay Around $1.1M in Costs

Wright had argued that McCormack should pay the majority of costs for the legal proceedings, but then accepted to pay all McCormack's costs save for those ruled in Wright's favor.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Won’t Contest US Extradition: Reports

The change of heart suggests the founder of the crypto exchange founder could leave his notorious Bahamas jail.

The US Department of Justice unveiled charges against Sam Bankman-Fried on Dec. 13. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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Crypto Hedge Fund BKCoin Fired Co-Founder Kang Over Misappropriated Investor Funds

An ongoing case in a Florida district court alleges Kang misused $12 million in investor assets.

BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang (BKCoin)

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Bitcoin.org's 'Cøbra' Must Unmask to Challenge Craig Wright's Legal Costs, UK Court Rules

Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, was granted permission to serve legal papers on Cøbra as he sought a declaration of his ownership of copyright to the Bitcoin white paper.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

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Australia's Markets Watchdog Sues Fintech Company Block Earner

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said the company offered fixed-yield earning products that should be licensed, leaving consumers without important protections.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

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Hodlnaut Judicial Managers Say Lender Lost $189.7M in Terra Collapse

The company's records were not properly maintained and some company executives are not cooperating, the managers said in a report.

Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

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NFTs Can Be Considered Property, According to Singapore High Court Ruling

The judge issued this ruling as an explanation for the injunction he granted in May preventing any potential sale of a Bored Ape NFT.

Singapore (Shutterstock)

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Pseudonymous Hodlonaut 'Very Confident' as Craig Wright Defamation Case Nears

In an interview on CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin,” the pseudonymous website editor said he had received $1.2 million in bitcoin donations from supporters.

Attorneys discussed crypto Twitter in the opening day of Hodlonaut's case against Craig Wright. (Hodlonaut)