Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been remanded into custody ahead of his October trial on multiple financial crime charges after a federal judge revoked his release on bond.
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Campaign-Finance Charges Are Back on the Menu
I didn’t really have anything prepared to write about this week but the Department of Justice is on it. Prosecutors told the judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial that they intend to fold campaign finance allegations into a wire fraud charge, after announcing they would have to drop the campaign finance charge itself due to treaty obligations with the Bahamas.
Cathie Wood’s Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application Decision Pushed Out by SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its review of the Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF application, as it continues to look at applications from traditional finance heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity.
Bank of England Wants Digital Pound Advisers as It Moves to CBDC Design Phase
The Bank of England has also started recruiting for its central bank digital currency engagement forum.
Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge, Justice Department Says
The U.S. Department of Justice still plans to argue that Sam Bankman-Fried conducted an “illegal campaign finance” scheme when it goes to trial in October, prosecutors said Tuesday, two weeks after saying they couldn’t bring a campaign finance charge against the FTX founder due to treaty obligations.
Hong Kong’s New Crypto License Could Cost Exchanges a Pretty Penny
The city’s new licensing regime paves the way for exchanges to operate legally but tough compliance requirements could cost firms as much as $20 million, industry insiders say.
Coinbase Moves to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit, Alleging Crypto Falls Out of Regulator’s Oversight
Coinbase filed for judgement in its ongoing case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging the regulator is stepping well outside its jurisdiction in suing the crypto exchange.
Revolut Suspends U.S. Crypto Platform Over Regulatory Uncertainty
The digital bank said U.S. customers will not be able to access crypto via its platform starting Oct. 3.
Longtime Environmentalist RFK Jr. Not So Sure Bitcoin Is Boiling the Oceans
The environmental argument “should not be used as smokescreen to curtail freedom to transact,” U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr wrote on Twitter.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Attempts to Influence Witnesses Show He Must Be Jailed Before Trial: DOJ
Sam Bankman-Fried’s repeated efforts to contact witnesses and influence their testimony shows that “no combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community,” prosecutors said in a written filing calling for his bond to be revoked.