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Back to SearchSBF Trial, Day 18: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty on All 7 Counts in Swift Verdict
The downfall of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried from king of the crypto world to crypto scammer is complete.
A Manhattan jury of nine women and three…
2 years, 4 months ago
SBF Trial, Day 17: Closing Arguments Ask: ‘Villain or Good-Faith Actor?’
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried closed their arguments with similar stories to their opening state…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Chopping Block: Nic Carter on Hamas’ Crypto Funding, SBF’s Courtroom Collapse, and Dramas Involving Lido and dYdX
Episode 564
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. This week, the ga…
2 years, 4 months ago
SBF Trial, Day 16: In Final Cross Examination, SBF Gets Caught Again by His Own Words
For a second, consecutive day, prosecutors pounded away at Sam Bankman-Fried’s credibility, asking the former FTX CEO to explain his obliviousness ab…
2 years, 4 months ago
SBF Trial, Day 15: Prosecutors Hammer Bankman-Fried’s Contradictions With Reams of Evidence
In a trial during which he has suffered many low points, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried may have reached a nadir on day 15 as prosecutor Danielle S…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why SBF's Testimony So Far Has Likely Already Doomed Him
Episode 563
Sam Enzer, a partner at the law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel, told Laura that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried did about as well as he could in his t…
2 years, 4 months ago
SBF Trial, Day 14: Sam Bankman-Fried Casts Blame on Others for Key Decisions at FTX
Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand before a jury for the first time in his criminal trial for allegedly defrauding FTX customers. The exchange’s co-fou…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Much Money Will Flow Into Bitcoin ETFs? Here’s One Projection
Episode 562
In a recent report, Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, predicted that inflows to spot bitcoin ETFs would rise above $14 billion in the first yea…
2 years, 4 months ago
SBF Trial, Day 13: Before Judge, Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Gives Few Straight Answers
In a courtroom drama minus the jury, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took the stand for what can be best described as a “test run.” The hearing aimed to help…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Chopping Block: Are We Back? The 'Low IQ' Response to the Potential Spot Bitcoin ETF
Episode 561
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news.…
2 years, 4 months ago