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FTX CEO Disputes Sam Bankman-Fried’s Claims of Solvency and No Harm to Creditors

John J. Ray III, the chief executive officer of FTX Trading Ltd., has issued a strong rebuttal against former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s assertions regarding the company’s financial state and the…

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New Research Paper Sheds Light on Alleged Conflicts of Interest in FTX’s Chapter 11 Filing

A recent research paper on SSRN by legal scholars scrutinizes the ethical quandaries and potential conflicts of interest surrounding Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s involvement in FTX’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.…

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Dutch Prosecutors Reportedly Charge Tornado Cash Developer With Money Laundering

Alexey Pertsev, a developer for Tornado Cash, has reportedly been indicted by prosecutors in the Netherlands. They accuse him of laundering $1.2 billion. Pertsev’s attorney confirmed the prosecutors’ intent to…

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Challenges ‘Super-Villain’ Narrative in Sentencing Debate

In a detailed letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, the legal representatives for Sam Bankman-Fried, the embattled founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, have vehemently argued against the government’s recommendation for a…

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Spanish Court Upholds Privacy Watchdog’s Decision to Halt Worldcoin Activities

The Audiencia Nacional (National Hearing), a Spanish special tribunal, has maintained the measures that the AEPD, the private data watchdog in the country, has taken against Worldcoin. The court determined…

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Prosecutors Demand 50 Years for Bankman-Fried, Citing FTX Founder’s Repeated Gambles ‘With Other People’s Money’

In a statement from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and his team, the fallen FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), faces a recommendation for up to half a century behind bars for…

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Tether Assists US Government in Seizing $1.4 Million From Unhosted Wallet

Tether, the company behind the issuance of USDT, the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, announced that it helped the U.S. government to seize $1.4 million linked to an alleged…

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New York Judge Determines SEC’s Case Against Gemini and Genesis Is Plausible for Alleged Securities Law Violations

A New York federal judge has ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has “plausibly alleged” that Gemini and Genesis violated securities laws through the Gemini Earn program. Judge…

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