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FTX’s Bankman-Fried Is Allegedly Using Alameda Funds to Pay for Legal Defense

March 29, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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According to two sources close to FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder, gave his father, Stanford Law professor Joseph Bankman, millions of dollars. The funds are reportedly being used to pay for legal costs. The sources said that Bankman-Fried allegedly gave “at least $10 million” from the now-defunct quantitative trading firm Alameda Research to his […]

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Bitmex Co-Founder Criticizes Former FTX CEO for Not Liquidating Hedge Fund Alameda

January 14, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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The Bitmex co-founder, Arthur Hayes, criticized Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced FTX co-founder, on Friday after Bankman-Fried published his first blog post on his new Substack newsletter. “All this talk about what Alameda did is misdirection,” Hayes insisted. “It doesn’t matter how they hedged or didn’t hedge, or what dogsh** was in their portfolio.” Bitmex Co-Founder […]

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FTX Donations to Early Covid-19 Researchers Raise Questions of Propaganda Tied to Pandemic Prevention

January 12, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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While the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, awaits his trial at the end of the year, reports indicate that the company donated millions of dollars to early Covid-19 researchers. The research was reportedly used to cast doubt on specific treatments, such as the use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Controversy Surrounds Former CEO of FTX […]

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FTX Co-Founder Faces ‘No-Nonsense’ Judge Next Week, Report Says SBF ‘Expected to Enter a Plea’ in Fraud Case

December 28, 2022 Bitcoin.com

Alameda CEO

According to court documents, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is set to be arraigned by the federal court in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Jan. 3, 2023. The disgraced FTX co-founder plans to enter a plea in his fraud case in front of U.S. judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan, according to a report published […]

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New FTX CEO Told Members of Congress SBF’s Family ‘Certainly Received Payments’ From the Business

December 18, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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According to multiple reports, FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents face scrutiny over their reported involvement with their son’s business operations. The two Stanford professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have not been charged with any wrongdoing, but the current FTX CEO, John J. Ray III, recently told members of the U.S. Congress that Joseph Bankman […]

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Report: FTX Co-Founder Bankman-Fried Plans to Surrender to US Extradition Request

December 18, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has reportedly reversed his decision to contest his extradition to the United States. Bankman-Fried has spent close to five days in the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) jail Fox Hill, an overcrowded prison known for being filthy and one that has been accused of prison maltreatment. Reuters Source […]

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SBF Was ‘Delusional,’ Will ‘Spend Time in Jail’ Says Galaxy’s Mike Novogratz — ‘He Needs to Be Prosecuted’

December 2, 2022 Bitcoin.com

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Galaxy Digital’s CEO Mike Novogratz talked to Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box and gave his reaction to Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) recent New York Times (NYT) Dealbook Summit interview. Novogratz said that SBF was “delusional” and insisted that the former FTX CEO needs to be prosecuted and further said, “he will spend time in […]

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Bahamian Attorney General Insists FTX Is the Subject of an ‘Active and Ongoing Investigation’

November 28, 2022 Bitcoin.com

Alameda CEO

The troubled and now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is the subject of “an active and ongoing investigation,” Bahamian attorney general Ryan Pinder told the press on Sunday. Pinder also stressed that putting the blame on the Bahamas “because FTX is headquartered here would be a gross oversimplification of reality.” Bahamian Attorney General Says the ‘Bahamas Will […]

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New York Times Gets Mocked for Allowing Sam Bankman-Fried to Speak at Dealbook Summit

November 24, 2022 Bitcoin.com

Andrew Ross Sorkin

The former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) says he plans to speak with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the annual New York Times Dealbook Summit on Nov. 30, according to a tweet he published on Nov. 23. SBF’s tweet received quite a bit of response and its unconfirmed as to whether or not the former FTX […]

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Onchain Data Reveals Alameda Acquired Specific Tokens a Month Before FTX Listings

November 15, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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According to a report stemming from the blockchain analytics firm Argus, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm Alameda Research obtained tokens ahead of FTX.com listings. The report claims that Alameda acquired roughly $60 million worth of tokens before the digital assets were scheduled to be listed on FTX. Blockchain Analytics Firm Says Alameda Had an Insider’s Edge […]

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