The trial of the former CEO of the defunct crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), resumed on October 10. As expected, the prosecution called Alameda Research’s ex-CEO and SBF’s ex-girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, to testify against the defendant. Ellison Does More Damage To Sam Bankman-Fried Defense According to a thread on the X (formerly Twitter) platform…
It’s been almost a year since the collapse of FTX, but the failed crypto exchange continues to be surrounded by drama. In a flurry of moves to claw back funds for investors, FTX lawyers are now going after employees of Salameda Ltd. According to court filings, the employees of Salameda – a Hong Kong-incorporated entity…
In a recent disclosure, a former employee of Alameda Research, a trading firm led by Sam Bankman-Fried, has unveiled crucial information regarding the dramatic 87% plummet in Bitcoin (BTC) value during 2021. The incident, which occurred on October 21, 2021, witnessed BTC’s price on Binance.US nosedive from approximately $65,760 to $8,200 within a short period.…
According to a recent report by Reuters, Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO and founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has had his bail conditions tightened by a US judge following allegations of witness tampering. While the judge declined to jail Bankman-Fried immediately, he imposed a “gag order” requested by prosecutors and gave both sides until…
In the space of one week, FTX had gone from being the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume to being bankrupt. This swift move from being ‘okay’ to being in ‘hot water’ has shown just how uncertain things can be in the crypto market. Since it happened, there has been some finger-pointing as participants in…
In the wake of the FTX decline, the official token of the crypto exchange, FTT Token, has suffered a massive blow in the market. In the three days since Binance’s announced its intention to sell off its FTT, the token has recorded double-digit losses. However, the losses have not just been localized to one token,…
Cryptocurrencies such as BNB and FTT have been seeing some downside in the last 24 hours. This follows an eventful weekend that has culminated in what has been a clear intention of crypto exchange Binance to begin dumping its FTT holdings. As a result, there is expected to be a reaction from both FTT and…