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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Latest Bribery Charge

Prosecutors added an attempted bribery charge earlier this week.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Derivatives Exchange Bitget Sees 'All-Time High' Trading Volumes After FTX's Collapse

After FTX, we saw "an all-time high in our trade volumes, as well as new registered users," said Gracy Chen, Managing Director for Seychelles-based crypto derivatives exchange Bitget. Plus, Chen discusses the exchange's license application in Hong Kong.

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Sam Bankman-Fried to Plead Not Guilty to Bribery, Campaign Finance Charges: Reuters

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will plead not guilty on charges of trying to evade campaign financing laws and attempting to bribe one or more Chinese government officials, according to a Reuters report. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in. Separately, OKX says it has identified $157 million in digital assets belonging to FTX and Alameda Research and is turning them over to the bankruptcy estate for the former companies.

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Sam Bankman-Fried to Plead Not Guilty to Bribery, Campaign-Finance Charges: Reuters

The FTX founder previously pleaded not guilty to eight charges of fraud and conspiracy and is awaiting trial in October.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Exchange OKX Says It's Turning Over $157M in Frozen FTX and Alameda Assets

FTX bankruptcy lawyers say $694 million in liquid assets have been identified before OKX’s announcement.

FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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Bitcoin Spikes Above $28K; SBF’s Attorney Fees Paid by His Father With Gifted Alameda Funds: Forbes

Bitcoin (BTC) is jumping above the $28,000 level and is on track for its best quarter in two years. Separately, a new report from Forbes states that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's father, Joseph Bankman, has been paying his son's legal fees with money borrowed from FTX’s sister company.

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Brian Laverdure: Time For Regulations

Crypto and blockchain have seen everything this year. From the start with its all-time highs and its role in the Ukraine War to the year ending with the debacles of Terra Luna and the mess left by FTX and much more. These instances have left the industry edging more towards the importance of security and regulations in the space. We spoke with the Independent Community Bankers of America's Brian Laverdure to learn more about developments in crypto asset regulation and how they might help the industry rebound.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Facing Charge of Allegedly Bribing Chinese Officials

U.S. prosecutors unveiled a new indictment against FTX crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried Tuesday, adding a bribery charge to the 12 other charges he already faces. Braden Perry, Kennyhertz Perry Partner and former CFTC senior trial lawyer, discusses his reaction and the wider implications for the crypto industry.

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FTX’s $45M Sequoia Sale Cleared, as Embed Divestment Is Delayed

A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the bankrupt company’s assets to Abu Dhabi’s investment arm.

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U.S. Prosecutors Unveil New Indictment Against Sam Bankman-Fried

U.S. prosecutors unveiled a new indictment against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Wednesday, adding a bribery charge to the 12 other charges he already faced. Separately, a federal judge paused Voyager's efforts to sell its assets to Binance.US on the same day the CFTC sued crypto exchange Binance alleging "willful evasion" of the U.S. law. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest details in the world of crypto regulation.

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