Bankruptcy lawyers battling over Sam Bankman-Fried’s $465 million of Robinhood shares are hashing out a deal to shut down litigation on the matter until the FTX founder’s criminal case is resolved. &#...
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Crypto and AI: the future of the lawyer’s role
One of these is that human beings might find a different role and position than we are used to today. So if, for argument’s sake, a machine were to be made that could give an ineluctably exact answer ...
Sam Bankman-Fried may need more time to review ‘substantial’ evidence, lawyers say
Sam Bankman-Fried may request to delay his October trial, his lawyers said in a letter to a federal judge this week. The disgraced FTX founder says he may need more time to review troves of evid...
SBF Lawyers Say October Trial May Be Postponed As They Need More Evidence
Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorneys said Wednesday that a delay of his October 2 criminal trial may be necessary. Attorneys for SBF argued that additional time may be required to thoroughly review the evide...
SBF’s lawyers to request for trial postponement – Here is why
In a court filing submitted on March 8, 2023, lawyers representing Samuel Bankman-Fried (SBF), the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, revealed that they would be requesting a postponement of his tria...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers seek to delay trial until October
The lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, said that his criminal trial might need to be delayed to give him more time to prepare his defense. So far, th...
SBF’s lawyers signal need to push back October criminal trial
Lawyers representing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have flagged it may be necessary to delay the criminal trial for the former crypto exchange executive — to give him more time to prepare his defense....
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Say October Trial May be Delayed: Report
On March 8, attorneys working for former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried said his criminal trial scheduled for October 2 may need to be delayed. They argued that it may take more time than expect...
Judge Says SEC Lawyers Prioritize Personal Agenda Over Law
XRP holders’ attorney and founder of CryptoLaw John Deaton has taken a jab at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a recent tweet. Deaton was responding to the news that a U.S. b...
FTX Lawyers, Advisers Submit Nearly $40 Million Invoice For January Work
FTX lawyers working on the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy case billed nearly $40 million in expenses in January, according to documents filed in court. The lawyers are part of a group of legal experts h...
XRP’s Fate to Be Decided by Trial, Crypto Lawyers Agree
Scott Chamberlain, former lawyer and co-founder of Evernode, the L2 smart contract platform on XRPL, has added his opinion on the topic of yesterday’s development in the Ripple v. SEC case. Cham...
FTX lawyers cash in big – Here is how much they make – Cryptopolitan
The legal and consulting teams working on FTX’s bankruptcy case billed the crypto exchange a staggering $34.18 million in January, according to court documents. This comes as no surprise as the case i...
FTX Bankruptcy Lawyers Submit Multi-Million Dollar Bill for Work
Bankruptcy lawyers for the embattled crypto exchange FTX have submitted a hefty invoice for their work. Meanwhile, creditors are seeking their BTC back from Grayscale. The phalanx of lawyers working w...
FTX CEO billed $305,000 for February, bankruptcy lawyers cash in too
New FTX CEO John Ray III had a profitable February, with a payday of $305,000 according to new documents released to the public. Attachment 1 of document 811 filed by Kroll — the firm overseeing the F...
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Lawyers Lay Into SEC, Elon Musk Cools on Crypto
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Even though it was the first two consecutive weeks of losses this year, Crypto Twitter was largely unfazed. Instead, a host of other topics took center sta...
Lawyers for SBF time to discuss additional bail conditions
In the federal court, the attorneys who are defending former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have asked for additional time to prepare and present a proposal concerning the conditions of their client’...
Does Crypto Qualify As a Security: Lawyers Question SEC Chair
Attorneys argue that the SEC lacks the ability to regulate any token The SEC is pushing for more regulatory monitoring of cryptocurrency platforms The Howey test is still used to test whether an asset...
Gary Gensler vs crypto lawyers – a tough state of securities affair – Cryptopolitan
The man goes by Gary Gensler, and the crypto community is not happy. Gary Gensler’s latest interview with New York Mag (NYMAG) has once again ruffled feathers in the crypto industry. In an interview ...
Mirror Trading International Liquidators Spent More Than $6 million on Lawyers and Investigators – Africa Bitcoin News
Liquidators of the now defunct bitcoin trading platform, Mirror Trading International have so far used approximately $4.2 million on expenses such as lawyers’ or consultants’ fees. Between Jan. 23, 20...
Lawyers criticize Gensler’s assertion that all cryptos are securities
In recent times, digital currency lawyers have strongly criticized Gary Gensler, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) head, for his recent comments that all cryptocurrencies, exc...
Crypto lawyers question SEC Chair over claims of crypto being security
Crypto lawyers have criticized the U.S. SEC Chair’s comments. The SEC Chair claimed that every cryptocurrency except Bitcoin is a security subject to its jurisdiction. So far, SEC has either fined tok...
Crypto lawyers flame Gensler over claims that all crypto are securities
Cryptocurrency lawyers have rebuffed comments made by the head of the United States securities regulator, claiming in a recent interview that every cryptocurrency except Bitcoin (BTC) is a security th...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers request extension for bail condition proposal
Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in federal court have requested an extension to file a proposal related to his bail conditions. In a Feb. 24 filing with the United States Distric...
Bankman-Fried searching for tech expert to advise on bail dispute, lawyers say
Legal • February 21, 2023, 4:13PM EST Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers are searching for a tech expert to advise the court on his bail dispute, they told a federal judge in a letter on Tuesday. “The...
Judge Says SEC Lawyers Care Only About Victory, Not Allegiance to Law
Yuri Molchan Judge Netburn bashed SEC lawyers for their conduct in court, according to John Deaton Contents Judge Netburn slams SEC lawyers Here’s what makes Hinman’s speech valuable Found...
Lawyers explain why bail differs for crypto washouts SBF and Eisenberg
In the US, state and federal bail restrictions can differ wildly and, unless there’s some reason to believe that a charged individual will hurt themselves or others or flee before their trial, federal...
Ripple Vs SEC : Judge Calls SEC Lawyers Self-Serving in Case Against Ripple
A federal court has chastised the SEC’s attorneys’ behavior in the case, labeling them self-serving, in a shocking move in the continuing legal conflict between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and E...
Mango Markets Wants Eisenberg To Pay Up, His Lawyers Say the “Matter Was Settled”
Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, exploiter of DeFi protocol Mango Markets, is looking to retain a portion of the cryptocurrency he managed to gain from manipulation of the price of the Mango token (MNGO).&nbs...