Sam Bankman-Fried Proposes Financial Expert as Witness to Rebut DOJ Testimony
Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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FTX Creditors’ Lawyers Promote Deal Giving Investors 90% of What’s Left in SBF’s Empire
A deal was secured to pay those who had money at defunct FTX as much as 90% of the assets that remain, and now the lawyers representing some creditors are trying to get enough of those investors on board to make it happen.
The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Our Favorite Quotes, So Far
It’s fall break! Thursday ended early after just two witnesses – former FTX General Counsel Can Sun and Third Point’s Robert Boroujerdi – testified briefly. We won’t be back in the courthouse at 500 Pearl Street until next Thursday, Oct. 26, when we’ll resume our normal analyses. Instead, today, CoinDesk’s SBF trial team is proud to present: Our favorite quotes.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers, DOJ Propose Final Sets of Jury Instructions
The U.S. Department of Justice and Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team filed their proposed jury instructions after the witness testimony wraps up in the coming weeks.
DCG, Genesis Were the ‘Adults in the Room’ but Didn’t Behave Like It
DCG CEO Barry Silbert has a credible claim his subsidiary lending firm was lied to by Sam Bankman-Fried, as New York’s attorney general accuses Genesis of lying to the public. (Kevin Moloney/Fortune Brainstorm TECH/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)
Judge Kaplan’s Ire Hits All Lawyers in the Sam Bankman-Fried Case
We’ve entered the soul-sucking phase of Sam Bankman-Fried’s month-long criminal trial. The part where an antsy Judge Lewis Kaplan paces and glares – and then lashes out at prosecutors (and also defense lawyers) for wasting everyone’s time.
SBF Dined With Eric Adams at NYC Mayor’s Go-To Italian Restaurant
The erstwhile crypto titan and avowed vegan was also scheduled to meet Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul at The Capital Grille steakhouse, according to FBI trial testimony.
Bahamian Prime Minister Asked Sam Bankman-Fried to Give His Son Advice on NFT Project
The email from Philip Davis was presented in court on Tuesday as part of prosecutors’ fraud case against the FTX founder.
FTX Plans to Return 90% of Customer Funds, But There’s a Catch
An amended proposal released early Tuesday will be filed by the FTX Debtors by mid-December if approved.
Sam Bankman-Fried May Testify at Trial, Defense Says. First, He Needs His ADHD Meds
Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a New York courthouse earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)