Sam Bankman-Fried’s Jurors Were Sent Home for the Day, but His Debut on the Stand Was Significant Anyway
Prosecutors rested their case on Thursday, so SBF’s defense lawyers are calling witnesses now.
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Sam Bankman-Fried May Testify to Role of Lawyers, ‘Good Faith’ Efforts, Filing Says
In a series of filings throughout Thursday, the Department of Justice and Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense crossed swords on issues ranging from charts the defendant wants to use in his testimony to an ongoing question of whether the defense can rely on a presence of counsel argument.
Sam Bankman-Fried Defense Has 6 Witnesses to Open With: DOJ
Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Proposes Financial Expert as Witness to Rebut DOJ Testimony
Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
A Wild Few Minutes Drive Bitcoin Above $35,000 as ETF Excitement Starts to Thaw the Crypto Winter
BTC’s price hasn’t seen these lofty levels since May 2022, when the cryptocurrency industry was just starting to get pummeled by scandals.
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.
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.
SBF Trial: Crypto Lender BlockFi Believed Alameda Was Solvent Given Balance Sheet It Was Shown, CEO Testifies
BlockFi lost “a little over a billion dollars” due to its involvement with FTX and Alameda Research, Zac Prince said.
Hamas Has Raised Millions in Crypto Donations, WSJ Reports
Bodies of Hamas militants in body bags near the border with Gaza on October 11, 2023 (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)