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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried plans to present financial expert witness in defense
SBF's proposed witness Joseph Pimbley is a financial expert with more than 30 years of experience.
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Crypto community accuses WSJ of exaggerating Hamas crypto funding by 99%
Several crypto stakeholder are calling for the media platform to retract the report.
Crime
California to limit Bitcoin ATM transactions to $1,000 per day to combat fraud
New California laws aim to crack down on scammers exploiting bitcoin ATMs.
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Third week of SBF trial details lavish spending of customer funds on real estate, endorsements, and more
Former head of engineering at FTX Nishad Singh admitted to knowingly spending customer deposits at Bankman-Fried's direction during a week of explosive testimony.
Crime
FBI charges six individuals in multimillion-dollar Bitcoin money-laundering scheme
The defendants allegedly worked to surreptitiously convert Bitcoin to cash and orchestrate drop-offs for clients.
Regulation
U.S. Treasury targets crypto mixer transactions as new class of ‘primary money laundering concern’
The Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the proposed change on Oct. 19, citing actors such as Hamas, ISIS, and the DPRK as frequent abusers of coin mixers.
Politics
Lawmakers urge Biden administration to crack down on use of crypto by Hamas
In a joint letter sent to top U.S. officials, the lawmakers forcefully called on the Biden administration to take prompt action to confront this looming national security threat.
Crime
Chainalysis says crypto usage for terror financing is ‘tiny fraction’ of overall volume
In the wake of a recent terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel, the report aims to correct misconceptions surrounding the role of digital currencies in funding terrorism.
Exchanges
Terror funding still relies on traditional financial systems like cash, not crypto: Coinbase
Coinbase argued that blockchain is a tool that could be used to fight terrorism funding.
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Nishad Singh testifies to ‘excessive’ spending at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial
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Caroline Ellison’s plea deal provides extensive, but not total, immunity from future prosecutions
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SBF Trial Day 7 – Audio recordings reveal Ellison told Alameda employees about misuse of customer funds days before collapse
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