FTX’s Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang hit with five-year trading ban
Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang have received a five-year trading ban from the CFTC.
Protos•Jacob Lyon19 AugFTX — page 2
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US commodities regulator imposes 5-year trading ban on ex-Alameda, FTX execs
The consent orders ended the CFTC’s case against two former crypto executives after FTX and Alameda agreed to $12.7 billion in disgorgement and restitution payments in August 2024.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright19 Aug
The FTX Insiders Who Turned on SBF Just Got Their Final Deal
The CFTC ends its FTX fraud cases against Ellison and Wang, giving the FTX insiders trading bans but no new fines.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth19 Aug
CFTC imposes trading and registration bans on former FTX executives Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang
The resolution underscores heightened regulatory scrutiny in crypto, signaling potential for stricter enforcement and increased accountability.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team19 Aug
FTX Bankruptcy Hearing Is Down to One Last Fight
One customer fights to reopen his FTX claim after missing a KYC deadline, as most other bankruptcy matters go quiet.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth17 Aug
Four years after FTX, crypto exchanges still prove assets without proving solvency
A customer opens an exchange account, copies a string of numbers and follows a path through a Merkle tree. The page processes the request and returns a reassuring result: the customer’s balance was included in the exchange’s proof of reserves. The verification is most likely technically sound, establishing that the account appeared in a dataset […]
CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac8 Aug
Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report
As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright7 Aug
FTX’s afterlife becomes the strongest argument for the CLARITY Act
FTX's collapse highlights the urgent need for robust regulatory frameworks like the CLARITY Act to prevent future crypto market failures.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team7 Aug
A part of FTX survived, and it’s the case for the CLARITY Act
CoinDesk•Tram Doman7 Aug
FTX founder SBF’s 25-year sentence formally upheld
A federal appeals court has issued its mandate affirming Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence and $11 billion forfeiture order. Second Circuit closes Bankman-Fried appeal The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit filed its mandate on Aug.…
US appellate court mandate affirms Sam Bankman-Fried conviction
Three circuit judges disputed the former FTX CEO’s claims that the defunct crypto exchange’s investors could have been made whole and wouldn’t have experienced any losses.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright6 Aug
Disgraced FTX claims broker is now soliciting Coldcard victims
A man organizing legal actions for Coldcard victims was previously removed as a bankruptcy receiver by Delaware’s Chancery court.
Protos•Aaron Wise5 Aug
Bitcoin price-metric basket sees longest capitulation since FTX blow-up: Glassnode
Glassnode confirmed that its aggregate BTC price cycle tool was in its coldest phase since the collapse of FTX in late 2022.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by William Suberg5 Aug
SBF Appeal Mandate Issued: Only One Strand of Hope Left
The Second Circuit issued its official judgment mandate on August 4, 2026, formally closing Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal. The short document affirms the June 12 ruling that upheld his FTX fraud convictions and 25-year prison sentence. This procedural step matters to crypto markets and investors because it removes the last circuit-court uncertainty surrounding one of the
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth4 Aug
Coldcard Losses Near $114M as Small Bitcoin Transfers Spike
Transfers of less than 1 BTC hit levels last seen days after the FTX collapse, while Galaxy Research flagged a likely fourth wave of thefts.
Coldcard’s $89M wallet bug triggers the biggest Bitcoin movement since FTX and completely distorts market signals
Coldcard’s wallet crisis has shaken Bitcoin sentiment, blurred on-chain signals and exposed a recurring weakness in AI-assisted cyber defenses. On July 30, hardware maker Coinkite warned users that wallets generated with affected Coldcard firmware could be drained because a software error produced seed phrases with far less randomness than intended. This security incident, Galaxy Research […]
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo2 Aug
Unlike the FTX collapse, the $89 million Coldcard exploit has investors sending bitcoin back to exchanges
CoinDesk•Omkar Godbole2 Aug
Coldcard hack sparks biggest sub-1 BTC move since FTX: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz2 Aug
Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright1 Aug
Ex-FTX users report funds being released in $900M distribution round
Several users of the long-defunct crypto exchange reported that distribution agents had begun releasing funds to reimburse creditors for some of their 2022 losses.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright31 Jul