Tag Archives: Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize cryptocurrency worth about $16 million held in a Binance account. This action is the result of a years-long investigation into suspected illegal activities tied to alleged bribery schemes involving FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF. The Alleged Bribery Scheme The root of the DOJ’s case goes back to November 2021, when Bankman-Fried allegedly authorized a $40 million payment in...

Sam Trabucco, the former co-CEO of Alameda Research and a close associate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has reached a preliminary settlement with the creditors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange. In a proposed agreement, Trabucco agreed to relinquish several high-value assets to help repay the bankrupt firm’s debts. The Settlement Deal According to a November 11 court filing, the ex-Alameda chief executive will transfer legal ownership of two apartments he...

Gary Wang, the co-founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is seeking to avoid prison time as he awaits sentencing scheduled for November 20 in Manhattan federal court. He has asked a federal judge to consider his cooperation in the fraud trial against his long-time friend and former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF. Cooperation and Lesser Role in Fraud According to a Bloomberg report citing his sentencing memo filed on Wednesday, Wang’s attorney,...

Nishad Singh, the former FTX head of engineering, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release. He avoided further prison for his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud at the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. Singh, sentenced by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in New York, also faces an $11 billion forfeiture, becoming the fourth ex-FTX employee held accountable in court. Limited Role and Cooperation Although Singh was initially facing a potential 75-year...

Caroline Ellison was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Tuesday for her involvement in the FTX fraud scandal. The 30-year-old was also ordered to forfeit $11 billion, which she earned through her association with the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. Ellison’s Cooperation Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who presided over the case, acknowledged the former Alameda Research CEO’s cooperation with the prosecution, “I’ve never seen a cooperator quite like Miss Ellison,” he...

Sources familiar with the living arrangements of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn have revealed interesting facts about two popular inmates. The recently arrested American rapper and celebrity Sean Combs, popularly known as Diddy, is in the same cell with Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the convicted founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. According to a New York Times report, Combs and SBF live in the same unit with other high-profile inmates, including...

Sam Bankman-Fried – the founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, once celebrated as the “poster boy” of crypto, is embroiled in a multi-billion dollar scandal involving the misuse of company assets for political donations. Emails uncovered by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) point to extensive involvement of the convicted exec’s family that could potentially lead to legal troubles. More Legal Troubles For SBF and Family Recently revealed emails by WSJ show that SBF’s...

Crypto mining firm Genesis Digital Assets – backed by Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen hedge fund, is reportedly mulling over an initial public offering (IPO) in the US as the crypto sector gains steam. According to Bloomberg sources, Genesis Digital Assets is currently consulting advisers on a possible listing. The mining company intends to initiate a pre-IPO funding round, which is expected to begin in the coming weeks, as per an anonymous source. Genesis Digital Assets Considers...

Bitcoin has declined over the past several days as bears remained vigilant near $70,000. As a result, the premier cryptocurrency has shed more than 4% over the past week and was trading near $66,000 at the time of writing. Interestingly, wallets with 10 or more BTCs have collectively reached their highest holding level in two years. Data suggests that the absence of FTX’s influence may have potentially allowed the market to reflect demand more accurately. Whale Wallets Mirror...

Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame was sentenced yesterday to 90 months in prison, according to Damian Lewis, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Salame previously pled guilty to conspiring to make illegal political contributions and defraud the Federal Election Commission and to conspiracy to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business before US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who handed down today’s sentence. Ryan Salame’s Sentencing As per the...