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There’s a rumor swirling around that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped all charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, the former (disgraced) head of the now defunct crypto exchange FTX, but the agency has put out a statement saying this is not correct. Sam Bankman-Fried Will Have One Charge Against Him Dropped At press time, it appears only one charge has been dropped against Sam Bankman-Fried, and that’s count eight, which details an alleged campaign finance...

The DoJ has said that advertisements for FTX did not differentiate between the US arm and the global business. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), the FTX ads featuring American footballer Tom Brady and comedian Larry David show little distinction between the exchange’s US arm and its international business. According to a Friday filing, the DoJ said the celebrities in the ads describe FTX as an easy and safe way to use crypto, using a device showing the FTX logo and not FTX.US....

CoinspeakerFTX Wants to Hire Galaxy Digital to Sell, Stake or Hedge Its Billion-Dollar Crypto Holdings Galaxy Digital will help FTX return funds to its creditors while making sure that the value of FTX's $3 billion of crypto holdings doesn't subside. FTX Wants to Hire Galaxy Digital to Sell, Stake or Hedge Its Billion-Dollar Crypto Holdings

CoinspeakerCrypto Exchange FTX Adapts New Settlement Approach after Objections from US Trustees  The US Trustee had initially flagged concerns about disparities within the previous motion. Crypto Exchange FTX Adapts New Settlement Approach after Objections from US Trustees 

CoinspeakerFTX Seeks Exclusion of Dubai Unit from US Bankruptcy Proceedings The attorneys claimed that FTX Dubai has a solvent balance sheet. FTX Seeks Exclusion of Dubai Unit from US Bankruptcy Proceedings

CoinspeakerFormer FTX CEO’s Defense Slams DOJ’s Attempt to Revoke Bail The DOJ claims that Bankman-Fried's actions amounted to witness tampering and obstruction of justice and that he should be remanded. Former FTX CEO’s Defense Slams DOJ’s Attempt to Revoke Bail

CoinspeakerUS DoJ Accuses Sam Bankman-Fried of Leaking Ellison’s Diary to Press The DoJ said that SBF was trying to discredit Ellison, who has already pleaded guilty of the charges and showed willingness to cooperate in the investigation. US DoJ Accuses Sam Bankman-Fried of Leaking Ellison’s Diary to Press

CoinspeakerFTX Exchange Files to Reclaim $71M from Its Philanthropic and Life Science Subsidiaries  FTX's new administration has continued to make significant efforts to reclaim funds the former CEO spent during his time at the firm. FTX Exchange Files to Reclaim $71M from Its Philanthropic and Life Science Subsidiaries 

Not long ago, Sam Bankman-Fried – the former crypto billionaire behind the now fallen digital exchange FTX – said he was requesting that as many as ten separate criminal charges he’s facing be thrown out. However, prosecutors describe this motion as “meritless,” and say they’re not only going to pursue all charges, but that it’s likely he’ll face penalties for many of them. Sam Bankman-Fried Isn’t Getting off that Easily Right now, among the many criminal...

FTX is also seeking to reclaim the funds Friedberg received while working for FTX. FTX has filed a complaint in court that claims that Daniel Friedberg, one of its former top attorneys, was a major part of the fraud that company founder Sam Bankman-Fried and other top executives perpetrated. The complaint, which was filed in the US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on Tuesday, claims that Friedberg acted as the company’s fixer on several occasions. That is, he was responsible for silencing,...