October 25, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried plans to take the witness stand in Manhattan federal court to defend himself against charges that he drained billions of dollars from now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, his attorney said Wednesday, a rare and risky move that could easily backfire.
October 24, 2023
The first three weeks of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial featured bombshell testimony from his closest confidants and potentially damning pieces of evidence. With the jury on a short break before the government rests, catch up on the biggest moments so far.
October 20, 2023
With the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried paused until Oct. 26, here's a look at Law360's top stories and analysis of the blockbuster cryptocurrency fraud case so far.
October 19, 2023
The former general counsel of FTX testified Thursday in federal court in Manhattan that he was in the dark about the crypto exchange's misuse of customer funds until November 2022, when CEO Sam Bankman-Fried asked him to "come up with legal justifications" for a $7 billion deficit.
October 19, 2023
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 12.
October 18, 2023
A "penetrating" look into fallen crypto-exchange FTX's books shows Sam Bankman-Fried's businesses mishandled $9 billion that customers deposited, a professor testified Wednesday as a battle of trial experts played out in Manhattan federal court with the government enjoying the clear upper hand.
October 18, 2023
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 11.
October 17, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer poked at the fallen crypto exchange's former engineering director Nishad Singh in Manhattan federal court Tuesday with questions bolstering the defense's argument that Bankman-Fried operated in good faith and cooperating witnesses like Singh changed their tune only in hindsight.
October 17, 2023
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap of day 10.
October 16, 2023
FTX's former head of engineering told a Manhattan federal jury on Monday that Sam Bankman-Fried shelled out money to celebrities and lawmakers even after fraudulently burning a multibillion-dollar hole in the exchange's balance sheet.