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DOJ Claims About Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Access Are 'Inaccurate', Defense Alleges

Prosecutors said they had fixed most of Bankman-Fried's laptop issues with the defense's help earlier this week. The defense continues to push for a "temporary release."

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

A New Crypto Scam Shows Perils of Elon Musk's Twitter

A purported $25 million giveaway of a token called GBTC – letters better associated with the $13 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust – is an obvious fake.

(Wikimedia Commons)

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Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame Could Forfeit $1.5B as Part of Guilty Plea

Salame admitted to being a "straw donor” to secretly funnel millions of dollars to Republican political candidates while Bankman-Fried donated to Democrats.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Motion for Pretrial Release Goes Before 3-Judge Panel

The former FTX CEO is trying to win back his freedom – at least temporarily – to prepare for his October trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Has a New Battery Now, DOJ Says

A joint letter filed Tuesday details the amount of access the FTX founder has to discovery material.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Larry David’s Super Bowl Ad Casts Doubt on FTX.US Separation, DOJ Says

Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX exchange’s bankruptcy isn’t relevant ahead of his October fraud trial.

Larry David's FTX Super Bowl ad has been brought up ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyers ‘Need’ Him Out Of Jail Ahead of Trial, They Tell Judge

The former FTX CEO-turned criminal defendant's team said they have “no faith” in prosecutors’ claimed efforts to address his jailhouse woes.

(Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Allotted Prison Tech Is Inconvenient, but Fair: U.S. DOJ

Federal prosecutors say the FTX founder's access to technology in pretrial detention goes "above and beyond '' that which other defendants have been offered.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Planned Defense ‘Irrelevant’ Without More Details, Govt Says

The FTX founder’s constitutional rights are being violated because he is ‘unable’ to prepare his defense from jail, his lawyers argued

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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All of Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should Be Barred From Testifying: DOJ

The defense team moved to bar one of the prosecution's proposed witnesses as well.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)