News with the tag "FTX crypto exchange"

The parents of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried have reportedly sought legal advice on securing a presidential pardon for their son from Donald Trump. Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both Stanford Law School professors, have held meetings with legal professionals and individuals connected to Trump...

The long-awaited resolution for nearly $16 billion in funds owed to users and customers of the defunct crypto exchange FTX is approaching, as the estate managing the recovery process has outlined the next steps and timeline for distribution. FTX Nears Completion Of Chapter 11 Plan In Thursday’s anno...

Gary Wang, the co-founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, was sentenced on Wednesday to time served, along with three years of supervised release for his involvement in a sweeping $8 billion fraud scheme. This makes him the fifth and final ex-employee of FTX to face punishment in the fallout...

A U.S. federal judge has granted the government additional time to negotiate the return of up to $13.25 million in political donations made by former FTX executives Sam Bankman-Fried and Nishad Singh. Judge Lewis Kaplan, presiding over the case, approved the government’s request to extend negotiatio...

A US bankruptcy court has officially approved crypto exchange FTX liquidation plan, paving the way for it to repay customers using $16 billion in recovered assets, according to Reuters, which reports that the ruling was made by Judge John Dorsey during a court hearing in Wilmington, Delaware, on Mon...

Ryan Salame, a former high-ranking official at Alameda Research and co-CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for his involvement in what the US Southern District of New York calls “illegal political contributions” and operating an unlicensed money transmitter...

According to a Bloomberg report, Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of the FTX crypto exchange, has been transferred to a temporary detention center in Oklahoma, contrary to a federal judge’s request to keep him in New York to assist in his appeal. The move comes as Bankman-Fried navigates the afterm...

According to a recent Bloomberg report, a group of investors and customers of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have agreed to drop their claims against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. In exchange, Bankman-Fried has agreed to cooperate with the plaintiffs in the ongoing lawsuits against other defendants rel...

In a dramatic turn of events, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding users. The judgment was handed down by US District Judge Lewis Kaplan during a hearing in a Lower Manhattan federal courtroom on March ...

A team of former FTX and Alameda Research employees have secured $17 million in funding to establish Backpack, a crypto exchange. Moreover, the team has stepped in to address the gap left by the downfall of their former employer Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire. Former FTX & Alameda Employees Acqui...