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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.

Feb 17, 2023

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.

Feb 16, 2023

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.

Feb 16, 2023

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.

Feb 16, 2023

Stanford University's Andreas Paepcke and Larry Kramer were revealed to be former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's bond co-signers. Bankman-Fried's parents are both Stanford instructors. Paepcke is a senior research scientist while Kramer is a former dean of Stanford Law School. Separately, computing power on the bitcoin network, or hashrate, reached 300.65 exahash per second (EH/s) Wednesday as miners got some breathing room amid a bitcoin price rebound and a decline in energy prices.

Feb 15, 2023

FTX company insiders, including Sam Bankman-Fried, former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison, Bankman-Fried's father Joseph Bankman, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh have been served subpoenas by bankruptcy administrators. This comes as FTX's new leadership is trying to claw back $400 million from a little-known hedge fund investment, according to a report from the New York Times. CoinDesk regulatory reporter Amitoj Singh weighs in on the latest FTX developments.

Feb 15, 2023

Host Joel Flynn takes a deep dive into whether ordinary depositors can get their funds back from FTX. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Feb 15, 2023

Unspent transaction output (UTXO) count of bitcoin (BTC) is ticking upwards, set to challenge its all-time high of 84.6 million from November 2022, when there was a flurry of on-chain activity as traders tried to escape the wreckage of FTX's collapse. UTXO refers to the individual units of bitcoin, called satoshis, or sats, that are locked in transactions on the blockchain. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents "Chart of the Day."

Feb 14, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has been using a virtual private network (VPN) to access the internet, potentially prompting a further clampdown on his bail conditions, according to the U.S. prosecutors. In a response dated Feb. 14, Bankman-Fried’s attorney Mark Cohen said he had the VPN to watch playoffs in the National Football League (NFL), and the Super Bowl, via an international subscription. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest from SBF and the implications of FTX's bankruptcy process.

Feb 14, 2023

The Moskowitz Law Firm Managing Partner Adam Moskowitz explains why his firm is turning its attention to celebrity promoters of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, saying, "these are no brainer cases." CoinDesk reached out for comment to Sam Bankman-Fried, along with Latham & Watkins, the firm which represents FTX celebrity endorsers, including Tom Brady and Larry David, and did not hear back.

Feb 14, 2023