Who Will Be the Key Witnesses? 👀
In today's edition: 🚫 Judge says no to SEC's Ripple revisit, 🛑 SEC fights Coinbase's dismissal bid,💸 Jump Trading's $206M FTX fiasco, 📅 Mashinsky's day in court: 2024, and more!
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👨⚖️ Sam Bankman Fried’s Trial Coverage
SBF Trial, Day 1: Possible Witnesses Include FTX Insiders, Big Names in Crypto, and SBF’s Family
During the first day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, the judge made it clear it’s Bankman-Fried’s decision alone on whether to testify. And the government revealed why negotiations over a possible plea never occurred.
With Laura in the courtroom and a team dedicated to the trial, we will be releasing updates every day of the trial! We hope you enjoy it.
SBF Trial Day 1: Jury Selection, a Suit and a Short Haircut
Federal judge Lewis Kaplan quizzed potential jurors about their knowledge of crypto and Sam Bankman-Fried. The FTX founder and former CEO faces seven charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
What’s Poppin’?
by James Rubin, Brandy Betz and Samyuktha Sriram
Federal Judge Denies SEC Appeal of Earlier Ripple Ruling
In a July decision, the court ruled that Ripple had not crossed federal securities laws in making XRP available to retail customers through programmatic sales to exchanges.
Criminal Trial of Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Set for September 2024
Mashinsky, who headed the crypto lender when it went bankrupt in July 2022, is charged with wire fraud and other crimes.
Jump Trading Lost $206 Million in FTX Collapse: Michael Lewis
The market making firm is one of the largest creditors of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, according to Michael Lewis’ book.
SEC Asks Court to Deny Coinbase’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
The U.S. securities regulator argued that its original complaint against Coinbase successfully makes the case that crypto assets offered on the platform are securities.
On the Pod…
This week, Haseeb, Tom, Tarun, and Robert discuss the wildest claims in Michael Lewis’ new book on Sam Bankman-Fried, debate whether SBF’s effective altruism was ever genuine, and whether Ethereum should enshrine more features onto its protocol.
Daily Bits…✍️✍️✍️
🏛️ Crypto advocate Rep. Patrick T. McHenry assumed the temporary House Speaker role after Rep. Kevin McCarthy's removal.
💊 U.S. DOJ charged Chinese businesses with using crypto for illicit fentanyl transactions, with related assets frozen.
🤖 Anthropic's potential valuation rise could benefit FTX creditors due to Sam Bankman-Fried's investment.
⚖️ The DOJ stated that current laws are adequate to charge Sam Bankman-Fried for alleged fraud.
🔗 Ripple secured a license from Singapore's Monetary Authority to offer regulated digital asset services.
🔚 DeFi's Yield Protocol announced its closure by year-end, citing dwindling demand and regulatory challenges.
⛓️ Three individuals were sentenced for their roles in the AirBit Club crypto-related Ponzi scheme.
💱 The Bank of Korea collaborates with BIS to begin testing wholesale CBDC.
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📈 Your Market Update 📉
BTC is up .2%, trading at $27,597
ETH is down .5%, trading at $1,647
BTC dominance: 47.64%
Crypto market cap: $1.13T
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