Sam Bankman-Fried

Prosecutors File Proposed Jury Instructions for Sam Bankman-Fried Trial

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The U.S. Department of Justice filed its proposed set of jury instructions for Sam Bankman-Fried’s October trial a day before he is set to be arraigned on a new superseding indictment. Prosecutors filed the document, titled “the government’s requests to charge,” late Monday, adapting from various previous sets of jury instructions including past statements from … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried Due Back in Court as He Asks for Daily Releases

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Sam Bankman-Fried will have five and a half hours with his attorneys, minus any time spent being arraigned yet again Tuesday on his latest indictment, which folded campaign finance allegations into existing charges. Bankman-Fried, who pleaded not guilty to most of those same charges, faces a new superseding indictment after prosecutors said they would have … Read more

First Mover Americas: Hedera’s Token Gains on Fed Move

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This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day. Latest Prices Top Stories Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token took the lead among major cryptocurrencies on Monday with a gain of 15% over the last 24 hours, after … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

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A judge revoked FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond Friday, sending him to jail ahead of his trial in October. Bankman-Fried faces seven different charges tied to the collapse of FTX, including wire, commodities and securities fraud. NEW YORK — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail ahead of his October trial on multiple financial … Read more