In a 102-page filing, SBF’s legal team argued the trial was unfair, calling it a “sentence first, verdict afterward” situation. They claimed the judgment was rushed and biased. SBF’s Legal Team Claims He Was Presumed Guilty From the Outset Led by attorney Alexandra Shapiro, SBF’s lawyers stated that he was …
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In the most notorious fraud ever in crypto history, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has officially appealed his fraud conviction, seeking a new trial on grounds of judicial bias. Convicted in November 2022 on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy related to FTX’s downfall, Bankman-Fried …
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The former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman Fried is not ready to accept his fate. The court sentenced SBF to 25 years in prison after convicting him of fraud and conspiracy. He filed an appeal arguing that the trial was not fair. His legal team is pushing …
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SBF files appeal seeking to reverse conviction over allegations of judicial bias
by Assad Jafriby Assad JafriSam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has filed an appeal challenging his fraud conviction on Sept. 13, arguing that the trial was tainted by judicial bias and procedural errors. The appeal, submitted to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 13, alleged unfairness during the …
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Imprisoned FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed to overturn his fraud conviction, court documents filed Friday show. The appeal from Bankman-Fried’s lawyers argues that he never got a fair trial and should therefore be tried again under a new judge. “He was presumed guilty—before he was even …
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally appealed his fraud conviction, requesting a new trial and accusing the judge overseeing his case of being unfairly biased against him, according to a report from the New York Times. Last November, a New York jury convicted Bankman-Fried of seven counts of fraud and …
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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has criticized the Ethereum layer-2 network ZKsync because it still operates like a multisig system despite claims of community-led governance. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Yakovenko argued that the same “honest majority” assumptions apply to ZKsync because its system’s legal or technical control could …
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Social media platform Bluesky is often touted as an alternative to Twitter, and viewed as a competitor to the tech giant. However, its underlying architecture is quite different—where Twitter is a single company with a siloed ecosystem, Bluesky is based on a decentralized infrastructure. Here’s how it works. What is …
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Robert Kiyosaki’s Take on Bitcoin: A Game Changer for America’s $35 Trillion Debt?
by Qadir AKby Qadir AKAs the United States 2024 general election approaches, the crypto issue is becoming more relevant despite not emerging in the recent debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Furthermore, institutional investors—led by spot BTC ETFs and publicly traded companies such as MicroStrategy—are using Bitcoin strategy in their respective balance sheets …
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Meanwhile, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is serving his 25-year prison term following a court determination in March 2024. This sentence placed him at the high end for sentence length in prominent white-collar fraud cases, begging the question — what is Caroline Ellison’s fate? Based on the sentencing memorandum submitted on Tuesday, …