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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering
FILE PHOTO: Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance speaks during an event in Athens, Greece, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo
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Sam Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence
FILE PHOTO: Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried exits United States Court in New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/
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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, second from right, stands flanked by his attorneys, Marc Mukasy, left, and Torrey Young, right, while Judge Kaplan announces his sentence in Manhattan federal court, Thursday, March. 28, 2024, in New York. Crypto entrepreneur Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world's most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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Sam Bankman-Fried deserves 40 to 50 years in prison for FTX fraud, prosecutors say
FILE - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Federal court, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in New York. Prosecutors asked a New York judge on Friday, March 15, 2024 to sentence FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency crimes they described as a “historic fraud.”(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to stick with new lawyer despite possible conflict of interest
FILE - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court, June 15, 2023, in New York. A second trial of Bankman-Fried on charges not in the cryptocurrency fraud case presented to a jury that convicted him in November is not necessary, prosecutors told a judge Friday, Dec. 29, (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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FTX has abandoned efforts to restart its crypto exchange, lawyer says
FILE PHOTO: FTX logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Bitcoin miner Core Scientific gets court approval for restructuring
FILE PHOTO: Representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency is seen in this illustration taken January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Prosecutors say there’s no need for a second trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
FILE PHOTO: Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
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Behind the billion-dollar busts: key lessons for investors
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 09: A sign is posted on the exterior of a WeWork office on August 09, 2023 in Berkeley, California. New York-based workspace-sharing company WeWork says it has "substantial doubt" it can stay in business due to continued financial losses. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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FTX debtors settle some claims over Embed deal with Sam Bankman-Fried, others
FILE PHOTO: FTX logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to anti-money laundering charge
FILE PHOTO: Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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WeWork’s Adam Neumann, FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried: startup world’s perpetual rot
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Canada’s unemployment rate climbs, Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted and John Chen exits BlackBerry: Must-read business and investing stories
FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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What’s next for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after conviction in fraud trial?
FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding FTX customers
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Sam Bankman-Fried is no ‘villain’ or ‘monster,’ defense tells jury
FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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Sam Bankman-Fried has ‘regret’ for not probing $8-billion debt to FTX
FILE PHOTO: Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
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Sam Bankman-Fried testifies he thought hedge fund could cover $8 billion debt to FTX
FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies in own defence, says he didn’t defraud anyone or steal funds
FILE PHOTO: Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried exits United States Court in New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo