SBF Trial

Follow the Sam Bankman-Fried trial after the collapse of his FTX crypto empire.

SBF Trial

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Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for 6.5 Year Prison Term After Conviction in FTX Collapse

Bankman-Fried's lawyers objected to the Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) which recommends a sentence of 100 years in prison calling it "grotesque."

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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FTX Estate Can Sell Near 8% Stake in AI StartUp Anthropic, Court Rules

The motion to sell around 7.84% of Anthropic that FTX held as of January 2024 had been filed in early February 2024.

John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November 2022 (House Committee on Financial Services)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Replaces Lawyers Ahead of Sentencing

Bankman-Fried replaced his former lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdale, as he’s headed into sentencing negotiations.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents Ask Court to Dismiss FTX's Lawsuit Seeking to Recover Funds

Bankman and Fried, both professors at Stanford Law School, argued that Bankman did not have a fiduciary relationship with FTX .

Barbara Fried and Joe Bankman at the federal courthouse where their son, Sam Bankman-Fried, was preparing to testify on Oct. 26, 2023 (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried Request for a Longer Sentencing Process

Bankman-Fried's defense team asked for a four to six week extension for his sentencing scheduled in late March, citing a possible second trial that may begin earlier in the month.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial May Be Over, but The Bahamas Is Living Its Own Trial

Bankman-Fried may have been convicted, but The Bahamas appears to be dealing with the stigma of rolling out a red carpet for FTX.

A musician in downtown Nassau, The Bahamas on a day no cruise ship had docked
Courtesy: Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk
Date: October 2023

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SBF Trial: The Last Day of Summer Camp

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial ended, in the words of his defense attorney, "gradually, then suddenly."

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What's Next for Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Case?

The FTX founder still faces potential post-trial motions, sentencing and perhaps another trial.

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Opinion

Who Won and Lost Most in Sam Bankman-Fried's Criminal Scheme?

The trial verdict is an indictment of regulators and the VC industry. But the U.S. justice system and, yes, journalists, proved their worth more than ever.

(MIT Bitcoin Club, Mercatus Center, Cointelegraph/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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'Unanimous Verdict, Your Honor': Sam Bankman-Fried's Conviction Was Inevitable

Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty by a jury of his peers on all counts.

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