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The Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried
Is Sam Bankman-Fried going to prison? Five weeks into his criminal trial, 12 randomly selected New Yorkers are preparing to discuss among themselves whether they believe he violated federal law or not.
The Protocol: Celestia Airdrop Gets Crypto Users Asking About Starknet Despite No Similar Plans
In this week’s edition of The Protocol newsletter, we explain the mechanics (and roots) behind the “data availability” network Celestia, and its new TIA tokens, and turn our eyes to Starknet’s STRK tokens, which aren’t trading yet but are already being awarded to early contributors.
SBF vs. ETF: Get Rich Quick vs. Get Rich Slowly
The FTX founder was never a man of crypto and the industry is moving on without him, says Laura Shin.
What’s the Deal With Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Advice of Counsel’ Defense
And why is it causing so much controversy in court?
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Sam Bankman-Fried began his testimony like the brilliant former golden boy from crypto’s better days. He ended the longest, strangest, most torturous day yet of his criminal trial more imperiled than ever before.
Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies: What Will He Reveal Under Oath About FTX’s Collapse?
Sam Bankman-Fried has said a lot in the months after FTX collapsed about what happened. What’s left for him to discuss?
Catching Up on a Lot of Stuff
I poked my head out of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial just long enough for my entire panel of House lawmakers at CoinDesk’s policy event in Washington, D.C. to cancel, leading to a very impromptu session instead. Unfortunately that’s not enough time to really dig into any of the things that’s happened over the past month so here’s a brief list of things I missed instead.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Desperate Last Stand
If his trial were going better, the fallen crypto king wouldn’t be testifying in his own defense.
All of a Sudden, It’s All About Bitcoin
There’s a lot of activity happening in Bitcoin tech development – with innovations that might help the original and oldest blockchain to catch up with the boom of projects building in the Ethereum ecosystem.