The court cited Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged witness tampering as the main grounds for rejecting his release bid. FTX founder and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried will stay jailed after failing to convince a United States appellate court that he should be freed while his legal team appeals his conviction. In a Nov. 21 mandate, the U.S.…
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Attorneys representing the alleged fraudster, Avraham Eisenberg, convinced the judge that more time was needed to sift through discovery materials submitted by U.S. prosecutors. Lawyers representing the $116 million Mango Markets exploiter have convinced a judge to postpone the fraud trial until April 8, 2023. Avraham Eisenberg’s fraud trial was set to commence on Dec.…
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Monday seeking to bar all seven of Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed expert witnesses from testifying in the former FTX CEO’s upcoming fraud trial. Federal prosecutors cited issues with the witnesses’ reliability and accused them of improperly offering opinions on Bankman-Fried’s state of mind. DOJ Seeks to Bar…
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In the unfolding saga of the Celsius bankruptcy case, a proposal was presented to elevate the defunct crypto enterprise’s native token, CEL, to a valuation of $0.80 each. Yet, the overseeing U.S. bankruptcy judge, Martin Glenn, dismissed this proposal. Consequently, Celsius’s creditors are rallying to set the token’s worth at a more modest $0.25 apiece.…
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Ripple’s chief legal officer said no “extraordinary circumstance” in the case exists which warrants the Court to accept the SEC’s request for leave. Ripple Labs has voiced its opposition towards the United States securities regulator’s move towards filing an interlocutory appeal relating to the summary judgment laid down by U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres on…
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United States District Judge Analisa Torres made the order on May 16 in a win for Ripple. A motion from the United States securities regulator to seal records of its internal deliberations following a speech by former director William Hinman has been denied — a move that has been seen as a win for the Ripple…
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While the funds represent a small portion of FTX’s overall asset shortfall, the settlement means the firms can avoid a costly legal battle. Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is seeking to recover $460 million of allegedly misappropriated customer funds from venture capital (VC) firm Modulo Capital, which received a sizeable investment from Alameda Research last year.…
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Following a request from FTX lawyers to subpoena FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and members of his family, the U.S. Trustee appointed by the Department of Justice has filed an opposition to the request. The U.S. Trustee explained that the motion would duplicate the efforts of the federally appointed independent examiner. U.S. Trustee Argues for…
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FTX lawyers, joint provisional liquidators of FTX US and the Bahamas and a committee of creditors have all opposed the appointment of an independent examiner. An investigation into FTX’s collapse by an examiner could cost the firm upwards of $100 million without providing any benefit to creditors or equity holders, argues lawyers representing the bankrupt…
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The former chief regulatory officer of FTX has supported a motion that would stop FTX from using Sullivan & Cromwell LLC as its lead bankruptcy counsel. A former FTX chief lawyer has accused the company’s US general counsel of channeling business to Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) — the firm currently serving FTX as bankruptcy counsel.…
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