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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail Puts His Trial at 'Huge Disadvantage': Bernie Madoff's Former Attorney

A federal judge revoked Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail, as the 31-year-old is accused by prosecutors of tampering with witnesses. Ira Lee Sorkin, former attorney for Bernie Madoff and current partner at Mintz and Gold, joins "The Hash" to discuss what the bail revocation means for the disgraced FTX founder's upcoming trial and if there are any parallels between the legal cases of Bernie Madoff and Bankman-Fried.

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Legal Expert on Sam Bankman-Fried Being Ordered to Jail After Judge Revokes Bail

Hermine Wong, former Coinbase head of policy and current principal at herminewong.xyz, weighs in on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried being sent to jail ahead of his trial in October. "I don't think that we're going to pretend here that Sam Bankman-Fried is acting in a manner that the general public, or anyone, would consider to be rational," Wong added.

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Bitcoin Price Steady Around $29.3K as SBF Goes Back to Jail

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading flat near the $29,300 level as investors react to the news that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail ahead of his October trial over attempts to tamper with witnesses. Ethena head of research & data Conor Ryder discusses the lack of price action in bitcoin and ether. Plus, insights on traders' interests in meme coins and a potential stablecoin race as fintech giant PayPal releases its dollar-pegged stablecoin PYUSD.

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Is Sent to Jail Before His Trial: What Happens Next?

A federal judge revoked Sam Bankman-Fried's bond release, saying the FTX founder appears to have "attempted to tamper with witnesses." Hermine Wong, former Coinbase head of policy and current principal at herminewong.xyz, joins "First Mover" with her reaction to Bankman-Fried's bond revocation. Plus, her outlook on crypto adoption as the industry is plagued with negative headlines.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail ahead of his October trial after a federal judge revoked his bond last Friday, saying the former crypto heavyweight appears to have tried to tamper with witnesses. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down Judge Lewis Kaplan's conclusion at the hearing and the response from Bankman-Fried's defense team.

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Американський перший рух: токени Hedera збільшуються внаслідок руху ФРС

Останні зміни цін на Крипто Ринки у контексті 14 серпня 2023 року.

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Сем Бенкмен-Фрід ув'язнений перед судом

Бенкман-Фріда звинуватили в тому, що він передав газеті New York Times щоденник колишнього генерального директора Alameda Research Керолайн Еллісон.

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Heads to Court; SEC Extends Review of Cathie Wood's Spot Bitcoin ETF

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as the SEC pushes its review of the Ark 21Shares bitcoin ETF application. Sources tell CoinDesk beleaguered crypto custodian Prime Trust could face layoffs. A new report reveals the potential impact of PayPal's stablecoin debut. And, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried heads to court, as a judge could decide if he should be sent back to jail ahead of his trial.

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Сем Бенкман-Фрід може повернутися до в'язниці завдяки своєму великому товстому роті

Засновник FTX і Alameda Research T просто порушив свою заставу — він порушив довіру останніх союзників своєї родини.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in March of 2023. He could be returning to jail early if a court decides he has violated conditions of his bail. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Could FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Go to Jail?

Sam Bankman-Fried is set to appear at a hearing on Friday for a judge to decide whether the disgraced founder of FTX is going to jail before his trial in October over sharing former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's diary with the New York Times. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De shares his prediction. Plus, the latest on crypto exchange Bittrex's $24 million fine.

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