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Regulation

The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

U.S. crypto companies were being regulated twice — now regulators say they’ll try to fix it.

3 weeks ago

Legal

Nishad Singh testifies to ‘excessive’ spending at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial

The former director of engineering at FTX claims to have disapproved of Bankman-Fried's lavish spending.

2 years ago

Legal

SBF Trial: Lawyers argue Bankman-Fried needs more Adderall in order to participate in trial

ADHD allegedly medication withheld from Bankman-Fried, impacting participation in high-profile crypto trial

2 years ago

Legal

Second week of SBF’s trial was a torrent of damning evidence, testimony for the former billionaire

The prosecution have come out of the gate swinging since the first day of the trial and continued to put the pressure by calling star witness Caroline Ellison to the stand.

2 years ago

Legal

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince testifies to lending relationship with Alameda Research before its collapse

Zac Prince said that Alameda should have been insolvent given the circumstances, but BlockFi was unaware of the true state of its finances.

2 years ago

Legal

Caroline Ellison’s plea deal provides extensive, but not total, immunity from future prosecutions

SDNY prosecutors are not merely writing a letter to courts acknowledging Ellison's cooperation; they have already agreed not to pursue charges if Ellison holds up her end of the deal.

2 years ago

Legal

Secret recording of all-hands Alameda meeting played in court leaks online

Caroline Ellison briefed employees in November of 2022 on the seriousness of the company's position and admitted to serious wrongdoing by executives.

2 years ago

Legal

Gary Gensler’s SEC threatened with forced compliance over alleged obstruction by House committee

Compulsory process threat looms over SEC chair Gensler in intensifying oversight dispute with House committee.

2 years ago

Legal

SBF Trial Day 7 – Audio recordings reveal Ellison told Alameda employees about misuse of customer funds days before collapse

Day seven of the SBF trial concluded Caroline Ellison's explosive testimony and shed light on some of the panic at Alameda in the days before its collapse.

2 years ago

Voyager settles with FTC for $1.65B while CFTC charges former CEO with fraud

Legal 2 years ago

SBF Trial: Judge reprimands defense counsel in Ellison cross-examination

Crime 2 years ago

FTX to receive $175M withdrawing up to $1B in other claims against Genesis

Bankruptcy 2 years ago

Judge Kaplan allows charitable contributions to be admitted while denying SBF’s other pre-trial requests

Legal 2 years ago

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The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

Nishad Singh testifies to ‘excessive’ spending at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial

SBF Trial: Lawyers argue Bankman-Fried needs more Adderall in order to participate in trial

Second week of SBF’s trial was a torrent of damning evidence, testimony for the former billionaire

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince testifies to lending relationship with Alameda Research before its collapse

Caroline Ellison’s plea deal provides extensive, but not total, immunity from future prosecutions

Secret recording of all-hands Alameda meeting played in court leaks online

Gary Gensler’s SEC threatened with forced compliance over alleged obstruction by House committee

SBF Trial Day 7 – Audio recordings reveal Ellison told Alameda employees about misuse of customer funds days before collapse

Voyager settles with FTC for $1.65B while CFTC charges former CEO with fraud

SBF Trial: Judge reprimands defense counsel in Ellison cross-examination

FTX to receive $175M withdrawing up to $1B in other claims against Genesis

Judge Kaplan allows charitable contributions to be admitted while denying SBF’s other pre-trial requests