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Why was the jury dismissed during SBF’s first round of testimony?
Observers were surprised to hear Judge Lewis Kaplan order jurors out of the room before Bankman-Fried was allowed to speak.
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Kraken to turn over select customer data to IRS after July court loss
The exchange will be required to report information on customers who transacted more than $20,000 between 2016 and 2020.
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SBF testimony will detail FTX operations and the role of lawyers
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers said his actions were motivated by 'good faith.'
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SBF Trial – Prosecution no longer expects early conclusion after SBF decides to testify
The prosecution, which previously expected the case to reach a head by Oct. 30, believes the case will now take much longer to conclude due to the complications arising from SBF's testimony.
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Sam Bankman-Fried will testify at his own trial
SBF's lawyers have said they intend to call the FTX founder to the stand on Oct. 26 to testify in his own defense.
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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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DeFi Education Fund files amicus brief over financial privacy concerns in IRS case
The DEF argues that the government should not be able to access data related to personal crypto transactions of citizens under the Fourth Amendment.
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US Chamber of Digital Commerce files motion to dismiss SEC case against Binance, likens it to suing grocery store
The U.S. lobby group argues that the SEC's regulatory approach has been "opaque and hostile."
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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.
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SBF Trial – FTX general counsel had ‘no idea’ that SBF was misusing customer funds
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