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Franklin Templeton Joins Spot Bitcoin ETF Race

The financial services heavyweight joins its brethren BlackRock, Fidelity and others in vying for a spot bitcoin ETF.

Jenny Johnson, President and CEO, Franklin Templeton and Michael Casey, Chief Content Officer, Coindesk

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Binance to Airdrop $3M in BNB to Users Affected by Morocco Earthquake

Users who had verified their address details for Sept. 9 to show they live in Marrakesh-Safi province will each receive $100 worth of Binance coin.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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DOJ 'Overreaching' in Trying to Block Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Witnesses, Defense Says

The DOJ, for its part, said the defense mischaracterized a proposed prosecution witness's planned testimony.

Sam Bankman-Fried  (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried, DOJ Propose Jury Questions Ahead of October Trial

The filings come amid a back-and-forth over whether Bankman-Fried should be released from jail to work on his defense.

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

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FTX Holds $1.16B in SOL, $200M in Bahamas Real Estate, Court Filing Says

The company says it paid billions to executives including founder Sam Bankman-Fried before filing for bankruptcy last year.

Nassau, the Bahamas, where FTX owns hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate (Flickr)

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DOJ Claims About Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Access Are 'Inaccurate', Defense Alleges

Prosecutors said they had fixed most of Bankman-Fried's laptop issues with the defense's help earlier this week. The defense continues to push for a "temporary release."

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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A New Crypto Scam Shows Perils of Elon Musk's Twitter

A purported $25 million giveaway of a token called GBTC – letters better associated with the $13 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust – is an obvious fake.

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Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame Could Forfeit $1.5B as Part of Guilty Plea

Salame admitted to being a "straw donor” to secretly funnel millions of dollars to Republican political candidates while Bankman-Fried donated to Democrats.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Motion for Pretrial Release Goes Before 3-Judge Panel

The former FTX CEO is trying to win back his freedom – at least temporarily – to prepare for his October trial.

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