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May 30, 2023, 6:33 AM
Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's arguments to dismiss cryptocurrency charges are meritless
New York prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss out criminal charges alleging that the FTX founder stole from investors in his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency fund
May 30, 2023, 6:33 AM
May 12, 2023, 9:16 AM
Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year despite crypto woes. Experts explain why.
Bitcoin has benefited from a shift to well-known coins, experts said.
May 12, 2023, 9:16 AM
May 11, 2023, 7:08 PM
Bitcoin prices surging
The digital currency benefited from a shift to well-known coins amid crypto woes: Experts
May 11, 2023, 7:08 PM
1 month ago
Arraignment delayed for suspect in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Nima Momeni, the owner of an IT company, has been charged with murder.
1 month ago
1 month ago
Arraignment delayed for suspect in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Nima Momeni, the owner of an IT company, has been charged with murder.
1 month ago
2 months ago
New details revealed about CashApp founder's murder
Court documents released Friday revealed gruesome details about the stabbing of tech exec Bob Lee. Authorities say that Lee may have known the suspect, now in custody.
2 months ago
2 months ago
Suspect arrested in murder of CashApp founder
San Francisco police arrested fellow tech entrepreneur Nima Momeni, 38, in the death of CashApp creator Bob Lee, who was found stabbed earlier this month.
2 months ago
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Fear, grief after killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee: 'Everybody is talking about it'
"You have people talking about carrying pepper spray," a local employee said.
2 months ago
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Mystery surrounds tech executive’s fatal stabbing
Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed and killed on the street in San Francisco, police said. ABC News’ Derricke Dennis has more.
2 months ago
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Cash App founder Bob Lee dead after stabbing
Police responded to a report of a stabbing early Tuesday morning in San Francisco and later confirmed the tech entrepreneur's identity.
2 months ago
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Disgraced crypto exec Sam Bankman-Fried faces new bribery charge, pleads not guilty
Embattled crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried now faces a criminal charge of conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
2 months ago
2 months ago
Do Kwon, wanted in $40B crypto crash, arrested in Montenegro
Police in Montenegro say they have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea following the $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency
2 months ago
2 months ago
Lindsay Lohan, other celebs settle with SEC over crypto case
Actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and several other celebrities have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle claims they promoted crypto investments to their millions of social media followers without disclosing they were being paid to do so
2 months ago
3 months ago
German investigators take down crypto money laundering site
German investigators say they have taken down a major online money laundering operation, seizing the Germany-based server infrastructure of a platform that dealt in ill-gotten cryptocurrency
3 months ago
3 months ago
Federal prosecutors looking into Bannon-backed cryptocurrency $FJB, say sources
A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors, sources say.
3 months ago
3 months ago
How an FTC policy change could have a major impact on American workforce
ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports on the debate raging over a proposed Federal Trade Commission policy that would ban non-compete clauses in contracts.
3 months ago
3 months ago
Bankman-Fried might use flip phone under stricter bail plan
Disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur barred from smartphone while on bail.
3 months ago
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Former FTX executive Nishad Singh pleads guilty to charges related to crypto exchange's collapse
Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse.
3 months ago
3 months ago
Man accused of stealing $18K in power for hidden crypto mine
Out-of-place wires and temporary ductwork led detectives to the discovery, police said.
3 months ago
3 months ago
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces 4 new charges
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of conspiracy contained in a superseding indictment unsealed Thursday.
3 months ago
4 months ago
Celtics legend Paul Pierce pays $1.5 million penalty for promoting crypto without disclosing payment
Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has come to a settlement after he touted EMAX tokens.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Judge raises possibility of revoking Sam Bankman-Fried's bail over possible witness tampering
A judge raised the possibility of revoking bail and remanding Sam Bankman-Fried into custody for possible witness tampering.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Year after 'Crypto Bowl,' crypto ads vanish from big game
Cryptocurrency companies grabbed the spotlight during the 2022 Super Bowl, with commercials from a handful of newcomers to advertising’s biggest stage: FTX, Coinbase, Crypto
4 months ago
4 months ago
FTX founder keeps talking, ignoring typical legal strategy
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, has been unusually talkative following the November collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange and his subsequent indictment on fraud and other charges
4 months ago
4 months ago
Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency
Britcoin is moving closer to reality
4 months ago
4 months ago
FTX's new CEO tells bankruptcy court independent investigation would be a waste of money
FTX's new chief executive told a bankruptcy court Monday there is "a danger" to authorizing an independent investigation of the crypto exchange's collapse.
4 months ago
4 months ago
New York City woman charged with financing terrorist groups in Syria through cryptocurrency
A New York City woman has been charged with using cryptocurrency to provide financial support to terrorist groups in Syria.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Sam Bankman-Fried's bond guarantors should be public, judge says
Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond guarantors should be named publicly, a federal judge ruled Monday after news organizations objected to the names being redacted.
4 months ago
4 months ago
FTX founder accused of witness tampering
Federal prosecutors said Sam Bankman Fried attempted to influence potential witnesses in his criminal case.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Sam Bankman-Fried has tried to contact potential witnesses, government says
Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried has made “recent attempts” to contact prospective witnesses in his criminal case, federal prosecutors said Friday.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Americans who lost money in crypto collapse speak out
Curt Dell, a father of three from California, told ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis that he's lost over $200,000 in Bitcoin after the digital crypto lending company Celsius went bankrupt last year.
4 months ago
4 months ago
The year crypto broke: How customers, investors lost millions and what's being done
"Impact x Nightline" takes a look at the major players behind the cryptocurrency collapse and what's being done to protect consumers.
4 months ago
4 months ago
The year that crypto broke: How trillions of dollars were lost
"Impact x Nightline" takes a closer look at the volatility throughout the cryptocurrency industry and the customers who are still searching for answers.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Feds seize more than $600 million in assets from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried: Court filing
The federal government has seized more than $600 million in assets from disgraced cryptocurrency executive Sam-Bankman Fried this month, according to a new court filing.
4 months ago
4 months ago
FTX crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in Manhattan federal court
Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with eight counts of fraud and conspiracy.
4 months ago
5 months ago
Bankman-Fried's lawyers say car hit barricade outside home
A car with three occupants recently drove into a barricade outside the California home owned by Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents
5 months ago
5 months ago
Crypto lender Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Faltering prices and the downfall of FTX continue to rattle the industry.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Winklevoss twins, Genesis target of SEC crypto crackdown
The Securities and Exchange Commission went after two prominent companies in the crypto community on Thursday
5 months ago
5 months ago
Individual creditor names remain secret in FTX bankruptcy
The judge presiding over the bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading is allowing the company to maintain a veil of secrecy over the names of individual customers and creditors
5 months ago
5 months ago
Miami-Dade wins right to strip FTX name off Heat arena
The naming rights deal between FTX and Miami-Dade County has been terminated by a federal bankruptcy court
5 months ago
5 months ago
10-month sentence imposed for cryptocurrency insider trading
Prosecutors say it's the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Another round of Coinbase job cuts, 20% of workforce let go
Coinbase is cutting approximately 20% of its workforce, or about 950 jobs, in a second round of layoffs in less than a year
5 months ago
5 months ago
FTX crypto exchange fallout continues
The judge in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's case is moving to help alleged victims get some of their financial losses back.
5 months ago
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Prosecutors launch website to notify Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged victims
Prosecutors launched a website to notify Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged victims of his FTX company.
5 months ago
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Former CEO of crypto firm Celsius sued in New York over alleged fraud
The lawsuit alleges that the former crypto executive defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors while leading Celsius.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to federal charges
Sam Bankman-Fried is being accused of defrauding customers and investors of the now bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Coinbase to pay $100M in settlement with New York regulators
New York has announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase over what state officials called significant failures in the cryptocurrency trading platform’s systems for spotting potential criminal activity
5 months ago
5 months ago
Judge kept FTX execs' plea deals secret to get founder to US
A judge kept secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried's executive associates were cooperating with investigators so the cryptocurrency entrepreneur wouldn't get spooked and fight extradition from the Bahamas to the United States
5 months ago
5 months ago
FTX founder released on $250 million bond
Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas and extradited to New York where he faces criminal charges for his role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency company FTX.
5 months ago
5 months ago
Will FTX traders get their money back? Bankruptcy experts weigh in
Creditors in FTX's multibillion dollar bankruptcy could number more than a million.
5 months ago