Donald Trump says he helped make “NFTs hot again” and even dissed his own political rival’s unofficial meme coin — sending it and his respective meme coin soaring.
Craig Wright ‘Committed Perjury’ in U.K. Trial Over Satoshi Claims, COPA Says
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance said it will ask U.K. prosecutors to consider pursuing Wright for “perjury” over his defense of forgery allegations.
COPA v. Wright: What’s at Stake as the Trial to Determine Satoshi’s Identity Wraps Up
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance and Craig Wright will present their closing arguments this week in a case debating whether Wright is indeed Satoshi Nakamoto..
Man Who Laundered Billions in Bitcoins Says Bitcoin Fog Was a Help: Bloomberg
Ilya Lichtenstein, one of the crypto industry’s most high-stakes criminals, is now helping federal prosecutors in their case against Bitcoin Fog, one of the mixing services he said he’d used to conceal assets.
Craig Wright Accused of ‘Industrial Scale’ Forgeries in First Day of COPA Trial
A highly anticipated trial probing Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s claim to fame as the pseudonymous author of the groundbreaking 2008 Bitcoin manifesto kicked off Monday at a U.K. high court, where a judge decided Wright could add some new evidence to back up his case.
Tornado Cash Developers Storm, Pertsev Raise Over $350K for Legal Defense With Support From Snowden
A legal fund for the defense of Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,675 and public support from Edward Snowden, the former NSA whistleblower.
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all 7 charges in FTX fraud trial
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams called Bankman-Fried’s crimes “a multibillion-dollar scheme designed to make him the king of crypto” and one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.
‘He lied to get customers’ trust’: Prosecution makes closing argument against SBF
“He knew what he was doing was wrong; that’s why he never hired a risk officer,” U.S. Assistant Attorney Danielle Sassoon said.
Lawyer questions Sam Bankman-Fried on his political donations at trial
The former FTX CEO reportedly said the donations made in his name came from “loans from Alameda Research” as part of efforts to influence U.S. regulations on crypto.
Sam Bankman-Fried denies defrauding FTX users at trial
As the final witness in his defense case, the former FTX CEO placed some of the blame for the crypto exchange’s failure on Gary Wang and Nishad Singh.
Sam Bankman-Fried thought ‘taking FTX deposits through Alameda was legal’: Report
The former FTX CEO took the stand for the first time in his criminal trial, but without members of the jury present.
Prosecutors rest their case as Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to testify
Defense lawyers representing SBF called two witnesses, a Bahamas-based attorney and an expert from a litigation consulting firm, before the former FTX CEO’s testimony.
Sam Bankman-Fried has no way to ‘out-fox’ prosecutors: Scaramucci
SBF taking the stand in his criminal trial is “a very bad move” as the FTX co-founder will be “skinned alive” by prosecutors, says Anthony Scaramucci.
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks expert to counter testimony from DOJ witnesses
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried intends to call on a financial expert to rebuff testimonies from Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh and Adam Yedidia.
Sam Bankman-Fried requests long-acting Adderall to focus during trial
Lawyers for the FTX founder have asked if he can take long-release ADHD medication as he’s been unable to properly concentrate during his trial.
Sam Bankman-Fried blamed Binance for balance sheet leak to media: Court evidence
An internal document was revealed in court showing Sam Bankman-Fried believed Binance leaked Alameda’s balance sheet to the media in 2022.
Caroline Ellison testimony: SBF bribed Chinese officials for $150M to unfreeze funds
Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial, testified that SBF tried to use identities linked to Thai sex workers to unfreeze funds before bribing Chinese officials for millions.
Alameda Research lost $190M to scams and ‘questionable’ blockchains: Whistleblower
Former Alameda Research engineer Aditya Baradwaj says one trader lost more than $100 million after clicking on a fake link.
SBF’s lawyers ask court to allow introduction of Anthropic evidence
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers addressed Judge Kaplan in a letter to allow the defense to use evidence of its venture investment into Anthropic back from April 2022.
FTX co-founder Wang discusses plea deal, knowledge of financial concepts at SBF trial
On the final day of his testimony, FTX co-founder Wang discussed talking to the feds and his interpretation of the “FTX is fine” tweet.