Who Won and Lost Most in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Criminal Scheme?
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‘Unanimous Verdict, Your Honor’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Conviction Was Inevitable
Twelve jurors spent less than five hours deciding the facts. They asked for portions of transcripts from Paradigm’s Matt Huang and Third Point’s Robert Boroujerdi testimony, as well as highlighters and Post-it Notes, and when they didn’t immediately receive the version of the indictment, they requested that too. And yet, they quickly decided that Bankman-Fried was guilty on all seven counts.
If PayPal’s Stablecoin Is a Security, Anything Could Be
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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.