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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas

TechCrunch

Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force following reports that the United States filed criminal charges against the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX , and is likely to request his extradition. He has repeatedly claimed ignorance of any wrongdoing.

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Bahama homes were purchased with FTX corporate funds

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A new bankruptcy filing, first reported by CNBC , shows that FTX’s corporate funds were used to purchase homes in the Bahamas among other personal items. The document states that corporate funds of the FTX group were used to purchase homes and other personal items for employees and advisors.

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Sam Bankman-Fried launches Substack: ‘I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away’

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In a post titled “FTX Pre-Mortem Overview,” Bankman-Fried maintains his innocence surrounding the collapse and bankruptcy of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange he founded in 2019 that went on to raise $2 billion in funding and achieve a valuation of a staggering $32 billion. His trial date has been set for October 2, 2023. Last month, a U.S.

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Daily Crunch: US law enforcement charges SBF with fraud as he awaits extradition after Bahamas arrest

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Trading suits for stripes : After much fodder all over the place of why Sam Bankman-Fried was not behind bars sooner for his involvement in the collapse of FTX, Darrell reports that SBF was arrested in the Bahamas amid fraud charges brought by several U.S. government entities. We’re sure this is just the beginning.

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Syndicate raises ‘informal’ round from over 50 partners to bring DAOs to the masses

TechCrunch

Its “Web3 Investment Clubs” product, which TechCrunch covered in January , lets users spin up an investment group with their peers by pooling their capital together and voting on how to allocate the funds. ” Crypto Bahamas signals stronger ties between old and new worlds of finance.

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You can now bid on Fyre Fest merch

The Verge

The proceeds will go to a fund for the victims of the fraudulent fest, the Marshals Service says, and the auction runs through August 13th. Fyre Festival was supposed to be a “once-in-a-lifetime” luxury musical festival in the Bahamas that took place in April and May 2017.

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Former NBA star Rick Fox’s startup gets $10M pre-seed for concrete that removes CO2

TechCrunch

The Bahamas, where he grew up and now lives, wasn’t just in the midst of a pandemic. It got me to a point of thinking about a bigger crisis, which was one that we were facing at home in the Bahamas, which is the consistent impact of the climate and the storms that were happening on a yearly basis at a different level than what I grew up with.”

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