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.
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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)
SBF’s Lawyers Want to Ask Caroline Ellison About FTX’s Anthropic AI Stake
Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorneys asked Judge Lewis Kaplan, who’s overseeing the case, to grant them permission to ask former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison about whether she deleted Signal messages at FTX lawyers’ advice and what Anthropic AI’s recent fundraise means for FTX creditors.
What to Expect When Caroline Ellison Takes Stand in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried (left) and Caroline Ellison (CoinDesk archives, @carolinecapital, modified by CoinDesk)
Israel War Prompts Crypto Firms Including Fireblocks, MarketAcross to Start Aid Fund
The organization will host a multi-signature wallet to collect donations in multiple cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) as well as the dollar-linked stablecoins USDT and USDC.
DOJ Wants to Block Sam Bankman-Fried From Bringing Up Anthropic AI Raise in Court
The U.S Department of Justice wants the judge overseeing its case against Sam Bankman-Fried to block the defense team from introducing any evidence that his stake in artificial intelligence company Anthropic will benefit FTX creditors after the company’s recent fundraise.
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison to Testify Tuesday in Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
Gary Wang, a former top lieutenant in Bankman-Fried’s empire, testified that Alameda had “special privileges” at FTX that allowed the hedge fund to spend $8 billion of exchange customers’ money.
Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Lied,’ DOJ Tells Jury; Defense Tries to Pin FTX Collapse on Caroline Ellison
“He poured money — other people’s money — into investments to make himself even richer,” the prosecutor said in opening arguments.