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The other crypto bosses in US authorities’ crosshairs

Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance speaks during an event in Athens, Greece, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Onetime crypto poster child Sam Bankman-Fried was on Thursday found guilty of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, in a high-profile criminal case that rocked the industry.But he's not the only one in regulators' sights. As token prices plummeted last year, the sector saw other stunning meltdowns that put several industry moguls into authorities' crosshairs.Investigations are not necessarily an...
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Jury in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial begins deliberations

NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The jury in Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial began deliberations on Thursday following a monthlong trial in which prosecutors accused the FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder of stealing billions of dollars of customer funds.Bankman-Fried is poised to learn his fate in Manhattan federal court nearly a year after FTX declared bankruptcy as its customers raced to withdraw their funds in a collapse that shocked cryptocurrency markets and obliterated the 31-year-old's fortune, once estimated by Forbes at $26 billion.Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to two counts of...
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