Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Additional Bank Fraud Allegations in New Indictment
Crypto exchange FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces additional charges, including bank fraud allegations, under a new indictment unveiled Thursday morning. Separately, New York and federal financial regulators have opposed Binance US' $1.02 billion deal to purchase of defunct crypto lender Voyager assets. Plus, the New York State Attorney General's office filed suit against the crypto exchange CoinEx. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.
Sam Bankman-Fried Hit With Additional Bank Fraud Charges in New Indictment
The document calls on the former FTX CEO to forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of assets, which in many cases have already been seized by the U.S. government.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Move to Quash Voyager Subpoena
The former exchange CEO's lawyers say the subpoena is procedurally deficient, presents an undue burden,and potentially violates Bankman-Fried's Fifth Amendment rights.
CoinDesk Wins Polk Award for Explosive FTX Coverage
CoinDesk journalists Ian Allison and Tracy Wang won a George Polk Award for the scoop that led to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's $32 billion cryptocurrency empire collapsing in days and for two explosive follow-up stories. CoinDesk Senior Reporter Ian Allison and Finance and Deals Deputy Managing Editor Tracy Wang share their insights after winning the prestigious prize for their financial reporting.
CoinDesk Wins a Polk Award, One of Journalism's Top Prizes, for Explosive FTX Coverage
Three stories were honored, including Ian Allison’s scoop that led to Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32 billion crypto empire collapsing in days.
Voyager Creditors Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried, Other Former FTX, Alameda Executives
Voyager’s creditors also subpoenaed Samuel Trabucco, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang, and Caroline Ellison.
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.
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.
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.
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.
