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Finance

FTX Asks Judge for Help in Fight Over Robinhood Shares Worth About $450M

Three parties, including ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, have tried to get control over the 56 million shares.

Tokens vinculados con billeteras de Alameda se vendieron por bitcoin en el último día. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Is a Flight Risk, Lawyer Says

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been released on $250 million bond, secured by his parents. Former federal prosecutor and lawyer Michael Zweiback weighs in on this development, saying the "there still are significant economic dangers to investors and he is a flight risk."

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Legal Expert On Bankman-Fried's 'Sticky' Situation Following Extradition to the US

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is now in FBI custody and will appear in court "as soon as possible." Barhoma Law and Power Trial Lawyers founder Matthew Barhoma weighs in on Bankman-Fried's "sticky" situation, saying the move now is to prove his intentionality.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Now in FBI Custody, Will Appear in Court 'as Soon as Possible'

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is now in FBI custody facing both civil and criminal charges. Meanwhile, the SEC has charged former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang with defrauding FTX customers. Barhoma Law founder Matthew Barhoma discusses the latest legal considerations of FTX's bankruptcy and the potential road ahead.

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Finance

SEC Calls FTT Exchange Token a Security

The complaint against Alameda's Caroline Ellison and FTX's Gary Wang contains allegations that FTX's exchange token, FTT, constitutes an investment contract.

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Sam Bankman-Fried to Be Extradited to the US

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's request to be extradited to the U.S. was eventually granted during the most recent hearing on Wednesday. He could arrive as early as Wednesday afternoon, where he would be arraigned in New York's Federal District Court in Manhattan. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon discusses the latest developments in FTX's bankruptcy.

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Swan Bitcoin CEO on This Year's Biggest Bitcoin Developments, SBF Extradition

Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten highlights the 10 biggest developments for Bitcoin this year. Plus, his reaction to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried being extradited from the Bahamas to New York to face federal fraud charges, and his take on renewed crypto contagion concerns.

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Opinion

Self-Custody Is the Antidote to FTX’s Fraud

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill would make transacting with self-hosted wallets much more difficult.

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