Sam Bankman-Fried previously pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges in connection to the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange of which he was the cofounder. On Thursday, Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to an additional five counts, according to The Daily Beast. During the original hearing in January, as The …
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Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research, a privately-controlled hedge fund owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, and Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, both pleaded guilty to criminal charges, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Wednesday, according to ABC. According to newly unsealed court documents, Ellison, who dated Bankman-Fried, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to …
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Three prominent Democrat groups say they will be returning funds donated by Sam Bankman-Fried to duped FTX customers. On Friday, the political groups, including the Democratic National Committee, announced they would return the contributions made by the founder of the now-collapsed FTX cryptocurrency exchange. “Given the allegations around potential campaign …
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Taylor Swift came close to finalizing a sponsorship deal worth over $100 million with FTX, the massive crypto exchange that just imploded into bankruptcy, The Financial Times reports. FTX’s embattled founder Sam Bankman-Fried — recently seen insisting he “did not ever try to commit fraud on anyone” during a live …
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Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David and sports legends like Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal and Steph Curry were among the “brand ambassadors” named as defendants in a class action lawsuit aimed at fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Giselle Bündchen, Naomi Osaki, Anaheim Angels star Shohei Ohtani, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary, and …
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