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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
Prosecutors: Sam Bankman-Fried's arguments to dismiss currency charges are meritless
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
Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year despite crypto woes. Experts explain why.
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
Bitcoin prices surging
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
Arraignment delayed for suspect in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
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
Arraignment delayed for suspect in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
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
New details revealed about CashApp founder's murder
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
Suspect arrested in murder of CashApp founder
2 months ago

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
Fear, grief after death of Cash App founder: 'Everybody is talking about it'
2 months ago

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
Mystery surrounds tech executive’s fatal stabbing
2 months ago

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
Cash App founder Bob Lee dead after stabbing
2 months ago

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
Disgraced crypto exec Sam Bankman-Fried faces new bribery charge and bail conditions
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
Lindsay Lohan, other celebs settle with SEC over crypto case
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
Federal prosecutors looking into Bannon-backed cryptocurrency $FJB, say sources
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
How an FTC policy change could have a major impact on American workforce
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
3 months ago

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
Former FTX exec pleads guilty to charges related to crypto exchange's collapse
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
Man accused of stealing $18K in power for hidden crypto mine
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
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces 4 new charges
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
NBA Hall of Famer pays major penalty for illegally promoting crypto
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
Judge raises possibility of revoking Sam Bankman-Fried's bail
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
FTX founder keeps talking, ignoring typical legal strategy
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
FTX's new CEO says independent investigation would be a waste of money
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
US woman charged with financing terrorist groups through crypto
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
Sam Bankman-Fried's bond guarantors should be public, judge says
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
FTX founder accused of witness tampering
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
Sam Bankman-Fried has tried to contact potential witnesses, government says
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
Americans who lost money in crypto collapse speak out
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
The year crypto broke: How customers, investors lost millions as the market collapsed
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
The year that crypto broke: How trillions of dollars were lost
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
Over $600M in assets seized from FTX founder: Court filing
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
FTX crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty
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
Winklevoss twins, Genesis target of SEC crypto crackdown
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
Individual creditor names remain secret in FTX bankruptcy
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
Miami-Dade wins right to strip FTX name off Heat arena
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
Another round of Coinbase job cuts, 20% of workforce let go
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
FTX crypto exchange fallout continues
5 months ago

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
Prosecutors launch website to notify Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged victims
5 months ago

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
Former CEO of crypto firm Celsius sued in New York over alleged fraud
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
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to federal charges
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
Coinbase to pay $100M in settlement with New York regulators
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
FTX founder released on $250 million bond
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
Will FTX traders get their money back? Bankruptcy experts weigh in