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SEC Charges Terraform Labs, Do Kwon With Fraud; Former FTX Exec Reportedly Plans to Plead Guilty

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Terraform Labs, the company behind the failed TerraUSD stablecoin, and its co-founder, Do Kwon. Separately, Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering for collapsed crypto exchange FTX, is planning to plead guilty to fraud charges for his role in the alleged scheme, according to Bloomberg.

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Former FTX Executive Nishad Singh Planning to Plead Guilty to Fraud: Bloomberg

Singh, the former engineering director for the collapsed crypto exchange, was a member of Bankman-Fried’s inner circle.

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Crypto Has an Incest Problem

Court filings reveal complex interlocking relations between major crypto firms – with implications for the ecosystem’s resilience, and for customers owed money.

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BlockFi Looks to Dismiss Bankruptcy Case for SBF’s Robinhood Shell Company

Emergent Fidelity’s case is "futile," says the bankrupt crypto lender seeking access to its 55 million Robinhood shares.

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Bankman-Fried $250M Bond Is a ‘Joke,’ Claims Securities Lawyer

“MetaLawMan” James Murphy says that in 30 years of experience he has “never seen anything this lenient in a situation” where someone has lost millions of dollars of users’ money.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, vuelve a comparecer ante el tribunal en las Bahamas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Bankman-Fried Remains Out on Bond, but Judge Warns ‘Revocation’ Proceedings Possible in Future

Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Sam Bankman-Fried that he could hold a hearing to revoke the FTX founder’s bond should SBF continue violating court orders.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Bankman-Fried’s Stanford-Connected Backers and the Decline of Tech Prestige

The traditional tech industry that the FTX founder was embedded in is losing its luster.

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US Prosecutors Ask Judge to Limit Bankman-Fried From Using Phones, Internet

Federal prosecutors asked a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to modify the terms of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's release on bond to ban him from using cellphones or the internet except under very specific conditions. Securities lawyer James Murphy, also known as "MetaLawMan" on Twitter, weighs in on the latest legal proceedings for Bankman-Fried.

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Stanford Research Director, Former Dean Identified as Sam Bankman-Fried's Bond Signers

A Stanford University senior research scientist and former Stanford Law School dean were revealed to be Sam Bankman-Fried's bond co-signers, in addition to his parents. Securities lawyer James Murphy, also known as "MetaLawMan" on Twitter, joins "First Mover" to discuss the details and implications of the latest legal developments around bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Binance Prepared to Pay Fines From US Regulators To Settle ‘Past Conduct’: WSJ

As U.S. regulators continue to sniff around Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange is prepared to pay monetary penalties to “make amends” for past regulatory violations, according to The Wall Street Journal. The world’s largest crypto exchange has been under extra scrutiny since the collapse of rival exchange FTX. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for Binance and crypto regulation at large.

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