October 16, 2023
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day nine.
October 13, 2023
The second week of Sam Bankman-Fried's Manhattan federal court trial finished Friday with testimony from the founder and CEO of BlockFi Inc., who said the now-bankrupt crypto lender relied on balance sheets showing that FTX-tied hedge fund Alameda Research had assets "north of $6 billion."
October 13, 2023
The highly anticipated cross-examination of star government witness Caroline Ellison in the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was relatively brief and ended Thursday with a fizzle rather than fireworks — but experts say the beleaguered defense potentially scored a few points that might undercut Ellison's earlier powerful and lengthy testimony for the government.
October 13, 2023
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day eight.
October 12, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer pressed Thursday to create daylight between his client, who is accused of leading a $10 billion fraud that sank the cryptocurrency exchange, and star prosecution witness Caroline Ellison amid a constant barrage of government objections in Manhattan federal court.
October 12, 2023
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day seven.
October 11, 2023
Former FTX insider Caroline Ellison told a Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday that her onetime boss and ex-boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried instructed her to secretly take billions of dollars from the cryptocurrency exchange's customers, saying the defendant did not believe it was immoral to lie or steal.
October 11, 2023
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day six.
October 10, 2023
The federal judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial in Manhattan has shut the door on some of the FTX founder's strongest defense strategies, but experts say the fallen crypto king still has some potentially fruitful legal openings to pursue as he argues his case to jurors.
October 10, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried omitted key details about his Alameda Research hedge fund from the get-go as he recruited Caroline Ellison to join, she told the Manhattan jury hearing the $10 billion fraud case against the crypto mogul on Tuesday.