Sam Bankman-Fried Defense Has 6 Witnesses to Open With: DOJ

The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: One Expert Witness The defense team has revealed its sole proposed expert witness, who’ll try to point out flaws in the DOJ’s presentations.

Sam Bankman-Fried Proposes Financial Expert as Witness to Rebut DOJ Testimony

Prosecutors in Bankman-Fried trial compare defense argument to ‘Dumb and Dumber’ In a brief to Judge Lewis Kaplan on Thursday, prosecutors compared one of the defense’s jury instructions to a scene in the 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey.

The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Our Favorite Quotes, So Far It’s fall break! Thursday ended early after just two witnesses – former FTX General Counsel Can Sun and Third Point’s Robert Boroujerdi – testified briefly. We won’t be back in the courthouse at 500 Pearl Street until next Thursday, Oct. 26, when we’ll resume our normal analyses. Instead, today, CoinDesk’s SBF trial team is proud to present: Our…

Crypto Influencers and ‘Degenerates’ Flock to Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial The presence of crypto YouTubers, podcasters and commentators at the FTX founder’s fraud trial has created something of a culture clash in the courtroom.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers, DOJ Propose Final Sets of Jury Instructions The U.S. Department of Justice and Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team filed their proposed jury instructions after the witness testimony wraps up in the coming weeks.

Read the secret encrypted text messages that could help put Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried

Judge Kaplan’s Ire Hits All Lawyers in the Sam Bankman-Fried Case We’ve entered the soul-sucking phase of Sam Bankman-Fried’s month-long criminal trial. The part where an antsy Judge Lewis Kaplan paces and glares – and then lashes out at prosecutors (and also defense lawyers) for wasting everyone’s time.

Sam Bankman-Fried Witness Contrasts His Public Comments With FTX’s Dangerous Secrets Former FTX lobbyist Eliora Katz appeared to mostly be on the stand to allow prosecutors to bring attention to Bankman-Fried’s tweets and House testimony, and how they differed from the secret reality that led to the crypto exchange’s demise.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense finally woke up A good day for the defense! | Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty ImagesNishad Singh looks less reliable. Is it enough? Continue reading…

SBF Trial: For Once, Bankman-Fried’s Lawyer Lands a Punch Sam Bankman-Fried’s former colleague, Nishad Singh, will have to answer questions from the FTX founder’s lawyer about the last few years of the exchange’s operations.

The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Is Revealing Crypto’s Amateur-Hour Ways Paradigm, BlockFi, Genesis and other companies did not have access to audited financial statements prior to investing or loaning billions to FTX, FTX.US. and Alameda Research, according to testimonies given in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. Rather, these investors and lenders looked at unaudited financial statements and spoke with the executive…

Sam Bankman-Fried was a bad friend, too What, me worry? | Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Westend61 and Bloomberg, Getty ImagesNishad Singh says he tried to get Bankman-Fried to do the right thing — but he wouldn’t listen. Continue reading…

Bankman-Fried needs Adderall to testify, defense requests delay in trial Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers say he urgently needs his long-release Adderall, otherwise they’ll need to take a day off from his criminal trial.

FTX top engineer testifies Bankman-Fried spent $1.13 billion on celebrities and sponsorships Nishad Singh, FTX’s former engineering head, testified on Monday about Sam Bankman-Fried’s “excessive” spending

Top FTX Executive Says Sam Bankman-Fried Used Customer Money for ‘Excess’ Spending Nishad Singh, testifying at Mr. Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, said FTX customer deposits were used to buy luxury real estate and to pay athletes like Tom Brady and Steph Curry for endorsement deals.

LIVE: Former Top FTX Executive Nishad Singh Takes Stand in Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried Former FTX engineering head Nishad Singh, another member of the company’s inner circle, took the stand early Monday to testify against his former boss and friend.

FTX Bankruptcy Estate Stakes $150M SOL and ETH as Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial Continues Addresses tied to the bankrupt crypto exchange controlled by a creditors’ group have apparently staked the tokens to earn yield, blockchain data suggests.

Sam Bankman-Fried May Testify at Trial, Defense Says. First, He Needs His ADHD Meds