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FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, (FTX加密货币交易所,萨姆·班克曼·弗里德)2024.12.26 Two former FTX executives get time trimmed off their prison sentences2024.11.20 SBF’s ex-deputy Gary Wang avoids prison over FTX fraud, admits taking ‘cowardly path’2024.11.7 FTX co-founder and key witness Gary Wang asks judge for no jail time, Wang is set to be sentenced on Nov. 202024.10.30 Nishad Singh, FTX’s ‘king of kindness,’ dodges prison for role in exchange’s $8bn fraud2024.10.17 Nishad Singh has filed a sentencing submission in his criminal case arguing that he should avoid prison2024.9.24 Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years.The judge said her cooperation could not be a “get out of jail free card.”2024.9.13 Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction tied to FTX collapse2024.9.11 Caroline Ellison is seeking no prison time at her sentencing later this month2024.7.9 Sentencing hearings have been scheduled for two former executives of FTX who testified against founder SBF↑2024.11.21 FTX to Begin Paying Creditors and Customers by Early 20252024.10.7 A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved FTX’s reorganization plan almost two years after the crypto exchange spiraled into bankruptcy. The company says it has collected between $14.7 billion and $16.5 billion worth of property that it plans to distribute to creditors. According to the court-approved plan, 98% of FTX’s creditors will get 119% of the amount of their allowed claim.2024.8.21 FTX Trading Ltd. (d.b.a. FTX.com) and its affiliated debtors (“FTX” or the “Debtors”) today announced that the amended Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) that was filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District Court of Delaware has received overwhelming preliminary support from all classes of creditors entitled to vote, including the FTX U.S. and FTX Dotcom customer classes. Unofficial voting reports indicate that over 95% of creditors who submitted votes voted in favor of the Plan, which represents 99% of voted claims by value. Over 2/3 of all solicited claims by voting value participated in the Debtors’ solicitation process. With these results, the Plan is expected to exceed the required thresholds for acceptance under the Bankruptcy Code. FTX will file the final voting results with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District Court of Delaware prior to the Confirmation Hearing, which is scheduled to commence on October 7, 2024.2024.8.8 Crypto exchange FTX to pay $12.7 billion to fraud victims. The agreement was struck between the crypto exchange and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.2024.7.13 According to a July 12 court filing, FTX agreed to a $4 billion settlement with the CFTC. This settlement is a considerable reduction from the CFTC’s initial demand of approximately $52.2 billion in restitution, disgorgement, and civil monetary penalties. This marks another chapter in the firm’s ongoing bankruptcy process and efforts to repay creditors impacted by its sudden 2022 collapse.2024.6.26 FTX customers will be asked in the coming weeks to vote on the failed crypto exchange’s multi-billion US dollar plan for compensating victims whose assets have been locked on the platform since it collapsed. FTX creditors will have until Aug. 16 to cast their ballots, and FTX intends to seek final approval of its wind-down plan on Oct. 7.2024.6.15 In the latest chapter of FTX’s bankruptcy process, three separate groups have filed recent claims over the assets seized from Sam Bankman-Fried following his criminal conviction.2024.3.31 It’s been nearly two years since the dramatic collapse of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, which left a $10 billion hole in the wallets of over nine million users. While claimants wait in limbo for reimbursement, a glimmer of hope emerges from the FTX bankruptcy estate as it signals confidence in eventually paying back its customers.2024.3.29 Sam Bankman-Fried has to repay $11 billion. How can he possibly do that?2024.3.28 ‘Old-fashioned embezzlement’: where did all of FTX’s money go?↑ Compensation, Bankruptcy(FTX加密货币交易所破产程序,赔偿进展)Assigned To: Lewis A. Kaplan – Citation: United States v. BANKMAN-FRIED, 1:22-cr-00673, (S.D.N.Y.)↑ 2024.4.20, A group of FTX investors and customers has agreed to drop their claims against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried in exchange for his cooperation against other defendants in a sprawling set of lawsuits over the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse.2024.4.12, Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals 25-Year Jail Term In Crypto Fraud Conviction2024.4.10, Last month, I attended Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing hearing. Not that anyone asked, but I have some thoughts2024.4.1，萨姆·班克曼·弗里德 (Sam Bankman-Fried) 对因金融欺诈被判 25 年监禁的反应2024.3.29，（abcnews）加密货币交易所 FTX 历史性崩溃的时间表2024.3.28, 塞缪尔·班克曼·弗里德 (Samuel Bankman-Fried)，今天因策划多项欺诈计划而被判处 25 年监禁，3 年监督释放，并被责令支付 110 亿美元没收金。检察官：FTX 欺诈“并非纸面上不流血的经济损失”“塞缪尔·班克曼-弗里德精心策划了历史上最大的金融欺诈案之一”。法官：SBF 希望成为“极具政治影响力的人物”“法庭上的班克曼-弗里德是一个渴望权力、骗子、沉迷于鲁莽赌博的人，对自己的罪行没有充分表达悔意，并且“对真相有着非凡的灵活性”，我从事这项工作已经近 30 年了，我从未见过这样的表演。这个人将来有可能做出非常糟糕的事情。”FTX 欺诈受害者告诉法官：“我的一生都被毁了”2024.3.19，FTX 创始人Sam Bankman-Fried的律师表示，美国司法部对 Sam Bankman-Fried 判处 50 年徒刑的提议“令人不安”，并声称政府正试图打破他们 32 岁的委托人的立场2024.3.15，联邦检察官呼吁判处曾经的加密货币亿万富翁 Sam Bankman-Fried 40 至 50 年监禁，罪名是在其现已破产的加密货币交易所 FTX 中窃取客户数十亿美元并欺骗投资者2023.12.30 Prosecutors have decided against pursuing a second trial against disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.2023.11.24 Sam Bankman-Fried quickly figured out that mackerel fish is the currency of choice among inmates. He recently used it to pay for a haircut.2023.11.4 Explainer: Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction – what’s next? FTX founder, Sam Bankman-fried, is guilty to all charges: crypto community reacts. “The end of the Wild West”: What awaits crypto after the Bankman-Fried’s case. FTX’s top lieutenants ‘will likely’ be sentenced after Sam Bankman-Fried: Bloomberg. Legal expert says FTX founder set for “double time” in prison2023.11.2 SBF trial day 18. Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry — a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl advertisement and dreams of a future run for president — hit rock bottom Thursday when a New York jury convicted him of fraud for stealing at least $10 billion from customer and investors.2023.11.1 SBF trial day 17: FTX founder pitched as a criminal and a victim in closing arguments. Attorneys for the government and defense delivered their closing arguments in United States v Sam Bankman-Fried, the trial over FTX’s multi-billion dollar collapse where prosecutors allege that the founder built his crypto empire atop a “pyramid of lies”.2023.10.31 The FTX trial, days 15–16: Sam Bankman-Fried doesn’t recall. Bankman-Fried comes off as sullen and cagey in his cross-examination in front of the jury.2023.10.31 SBF trial day 16: Judge Kaplan denies acquittal motion, closing arguments set for Nov. 12023.10.30 Here’s what happened today in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial. SBF’s answers remain ambiguous. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is questioned during his fraud trial over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at federal court in New York City today.2023.10.30 SBF trial day 15: “I was trying to help” FTX founder claims on third day of testimony2023.10.27 The FTX trial, day thirteen: Sam Bankman-Fried gets a dress rehearsal. The FTX trial, day fourteen: Same events, new stories2023.10.27 SBF trial day 14: FTX’s Bankman-Fried blames Alameda’s Ellison for absent hedging. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand: Recap of trial day 142023.10.27 SBF trial day 14: FTX founder officially started testifying in his own defense Friday in an attempt to convince a jury he is not the manipulative fraudster portrayed by prosecutors and witnesses2023.10.26 SBF trial day 13: FTX founder claims ignorance in mock testimony. United States v Sam Bankman-Fried continued its fourth week at trial with testimony from the FTX founder himself however, Judge Kaplan excused the jury until Oct. 27 to thrash out details of the defendants’ statements.2023.10.25 RUIN is a feature documentary about Sam Bankman-Fried and the stunning collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, as narrated by Bloomberg journalists and some of the central players in the rise of digital assets.2023.10.25 Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand in his own defense, his lawyer said. The move is widely considered to be a risky one since it opens him up to cross-examination by prosecutors. Bankman-Fried’s defense had previously said access to his ADHD medication needed to be resolved for the former billionaire to fully participate in his defense.2023.10.21 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried Fresh continued to live an extravagant life while his trading firm, Alameda Research, was facing severe financial challenges, court documents reveal.2023.10.21 FTX clients face deceptive priority withdrawal scam2023.10.19 Former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and his associates donated $50 million during the 2022 election cycle toward politically active nonprofit groups that don’t disclose their donors. The documents give the first full look at Bankman-Fried and his allies’ contributions to so-called “dark money” organizations.2023.10.19 The FTX trial, day twelve: What’s up with Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense? Is the defense team doing as poorly as it looks, or do they have a trick up their sleeves?2023.10.19 Sam Bankman-Fried trial day 12: A $7 billion hole in FTX’s balance. FTX founder misled in-house lawyers on Alameda; use of customer funds2023.10.18 The FTX trial, day eleven: Off the record. Sam Bankman-Fried’s direct messages to a journalist about “unethical shit” were admitted as evidence, much to the dismay of his legal team.2023.10.18 SBF trial day 11: financial forensic report exposes FTX $9.3b money trail. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial day 11: Recap 2023.10.17 The FTX trial, day ten: Heinously criminal. The defense team finally scores a few points, and cell phone records reveal Bankman-Fried’s extensive influence tour in Manhattan.2023.10.17 SBF trial day 10: Judge Kaplan hints at early November conclusion. United States v Sam Bankman-Fried reopened on Oct. 17 with further testimony from Nishad Singh, former Alameda and FTX’s chief developer, who says he felt intimidated by the defendant and disagreed with large spending decisions funded with customer crypto. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial day 10: Recap 2023.10.16 The FTX trial, day nine: Nishad Singh: “I have always been intimidated by Sam”. Singh testified that Bankman-Fried pressured him into trying to dig FTX out of a hole he didn’t even know about until the very end.2023.10.16 SBF trial day 9: FTX’s founder spent $1.3b on celebrity endorsements. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial day 9: Recap 2023.10.15 Bloomberg is set to debut a documentary called “Ruin” on Oct. 25 via Bloomberg Television.2023.10.15 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial day 8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1: Recap2023.10.13 The FTX trial, day eight: Defrauding lenders. The FTX trial, day seven: Sam, I guess. The FTX trial, day six: A constant state of dread. The FTX trial, day five: Sam Bankman-Fried for president. The FTX trial, day four: The fraud was in the code. The FTX trial, days 2–3: “FTX defrauded its customers”, says former employee. The FTX trial, day one: Jury selected in Sam Bankman-Fried case2023.10.12 Ellison Takes the Stand Again. Caroline Ellison has already sat through more than seven hours of questioning and we’re only now at the cross examination, which will begin this morning after after a false start yesterday. Prosecution: “Objection, your honor, this is confusing.”2023.10.11 It’s the second day of Caroline Ellison’s testimony and people are lining up earlier up and earlier. At 4:50 am it was me and three other reporters; we were so early that we were told to leave the area where we usually wait and had to loiter on the sidewalk.2023.10.10 Welcome to Week Two. Welcome back to our live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Caroline Ellison—onetime Alameda CEO, onetime SBF girlfriend—is set to testify today and it shows. There were over 10 people in line at the courthouse before 6am, including some very dedicated members of the public.2023.10.6 Welcome to Day Four. We’ve now reached the end of the first week of the trial. The (dwindling number of) reporters at the courthouse have started a sign-in sheet, after people cutting in line meant that some who arrived early weren’t able to get a spot in the actual room. We have no lunch break today and are ending around 2pm ET, partly to accommodate a juror who needed to reschedule a flight.2023.10.5 Today in Court. Today’s morning session was devoted to Bankman-Fried’s college friend (and later Alameda intern and FTX developer) Adam Yedidia.2023.10.4 Welcome to Day Two. Good morning and welcome to day two of WIRED’s live coverage of the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. Jury selection is expected to finish this morning, then we move on to opening arguments, which should take no more than two hours. Depending on how long it takes to finish voir dire, we could hear from witnesses by afternoon. Here’s the view outside the courtroom this morning.2023.10.3 Live: The Trial of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried. When Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange collapsed, customers lost billions of dollars. A New York court will decide whether it was fraud.2023.10.3 TIMELINE-Key moments leading up to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial. Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, which is set to kick off on Tuesday, marks the culmination of a yearlong legal saga stemming from the dramatic collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded.2023.10.2 Fed inspector blames crypto focus, nepotism for Silvergate Bank collapse. An investigation into Silvergate Bank found that its collapse was brought about by a dependency on crypto deposits and “ineffective” senior management.