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The U.S. Department of Justice is escalating its legal fight against the founder of FTX, employing intimate writings from his ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison, who once managed investment company Alameda Research. From October 2nd, the court will see evidence pulled from Caroline's personal documents. A notable inclusion is a list termed "Things Sam is Freaking Out About," pointing towards alleged financial misconduct at FTX. The case's evidence will also feature undisclosed recordings and messages from FTX insiders.

The ex-CEO of FTX will now be detained in a New York jail until his court hearings are complete. The revealing of snippets from Caroline Ellison's diary to The New York Times, viewed as potential witness tampering, significantly impacted the verdict. Additionally, he has reportedly breached house arrest guidelines by accessing VPN and Signal.

Several leading venture capital companies such as Temasek, Sequoia Capital, and Softbank, are now facing legal challenges over alleged complicity in FTX fraud. The claimants in the lawsuit accuse the investors of using their power and financial resources to support the exchange's activities, despite numerous legal violations and misappropriation of customer funds by FTX. For instance, before the eventual bankruptcy of the exchange, Temasek affirmed that their rigorous eight-month scrutiny of financial aspects and compliance standards yielded no troubling findings.

Brian Armstrong has expressed his belief that Binance has transferred some of their USDC assets to a different stablecoin, according to anonymous sources in Cointelegraph. NotChaseColeman, an analyst, highlights that Binance and Justin Sun are strategically moving from USDT to USDC to secure USD, which will then be invested in FDUSD and TUSD (assets controlled by the company). Adam Cochran, a name we're familiar with, weighed in, drawing attention to the activities associated with Binance addresses. He observed: “Even with banks open in Asia and Europe and US coming online, USDT peg is off by the deepest sustained amount since the FTX fall out. Selling pressure once again coming in from the Binance.” Adam thinks the uncertainty surrounding USDT is at an all-time high, and the Curve Finance and Uniswap platforms are overrun with USDT. He was optimistic about a more promising USDT horizon today, but that seems to be deferred. BTC has touched the 28,710 threshold. Indeed, Mondays have their unique trials.

Arkham Intel Exchange has launched a new search, offering 100,000 ARKM to anyone who can provide crucial details about the culprit behind the last year’s exploit. The FTX hack occurred in November 2022, resulting in an approximate loss of $415 million in cryptocurrency.

But officials are concerned about potential negative impacts on consumers, according to Semafor media. The fear is that an indictment could trigger a run on the exchange, leading to consumer losses and causing panic in the crypto markets, similar to what happened with FTX, which eventually went bankrupt. As a result, prosecutors are exploring alternative options such as fines and deferred or non-prosecution agreements.

A Twitter debate has erupted, speculating that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) might be involved with the BALD memcoin rugpull. Blockchain analysts delved into the developer’s on-chain history and discovered a connection between the wallet address deploying the BALD token and ETH funding from wallets linked to FTX and Alameda Research. An anonymous DeFi commentator suggested that this link might indicate SBF’s attempt to recover some losses. Data editors found that the same wallet address had made numerous transfers (400) to blacklisted USDT addresses and appeared to have strong connections with Alameda Research.

A federal judge overseeing the criminal case against Sam Bankman-Fried is set to review the possibility of revoking the former FTX CEO’s $250 million bail following allegations of intimidation against Caroline Ellison. Additionally, federal prosecutors in New York have requested that Sam Bankman-Fried be jailed before his scheduled October trial. At a hearing in Manhattan federal court, prosecutor Danielle Sassoon argued that “no set of release conditions can ensure the safety of the community.”

Web3 studio Toonstar is currently developing an animated satirical series named FORTUN3. The show's storyline draws inspiration from the real-life events surrounding the FTX exchange, spotlighting Sam Bankman-Fried. The release of the series is scheduled for this coming fall. Viewers will have the opportunity to interact with the show through an online game that can be accessed via an NFT.

As he awaits his trial scheduled for October 2nd, Sam Bankman-Fried finds himself in the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, notorious for its unsafe and unsanitary conditions. In the past two days, two notable developments have emerged: Yesterday, his legal team sought approval from a federal judge to allow him access to antidepressants while in detention. According to a letter from his doctor, Sam has been receiving psychiatric treatment since February 2019 and “has a history of Major Depressive Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).” Meanwhile, federal prosecutors claim that Bankman-Fried used funds taken from FTX customers to contribute more than $100 million to political campaigns before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. Antidepressants won’t help here either.

As FTX undergoes restructuring, it finds itself clashing with the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors over asset governance. John Ray III has shown unease about UCC's idea of diverting $2.6 billion to U.S. Treasury bonds, all to offset anticipated professional expenses of nearly $330 million. FTX has formerly assailed UCC's strategy and blamed the committee of attempting illegal oversight over client assets.

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is making a court appeal to have FTX Dubai removed from bankruptcy proceedings, asserting that this division had not been in active operation before the official declaration of insolvency was lodged. The legal plea also indicates that the division possesses assets totalling about $4.5 million, spread across multiple accounts. Notably, a substantial portion of these funds is held as collateral for the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority of Dubai.

“FTX 2.0 would be worse than starting from scratch. No team, no tech, no licenses, no banking, tarnished brand. The trustee should just auction off the domain and trademark to the highest bidder. Anything beyond that is simply a fee extraction attack on delusional creditors,” — tweeted Kraken founder. Who would actually be interested in buying FTX?

Bankrupt crypto firms FTX and Genesis have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to settle outstanding issues. The companies have agreed to void all mutual claims. This development was revealed in a letter sent to Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane on July 27. The final decision and terms of the agreement, however, need to be officially approved by the court.

FTX, the prominent cryptocurrency exchange, was recently embroiled in controversy when court documents revealed a plan devised by Gabriel, the younger brother of FTX's CEO, SBF. According to the documents, Gabriel aimed to utilize FTX clients' funds to purchase the entire country of Nauru. The idea was to transform Nauru into a post-apocalyptic sanctuary, complete with a highly secretive laboratory for conducting human genetics experiments and other projects. Who needs a private island when you can have a whole sovereign nation, right? The court documents further detailed instances of transactions involving the founder's family, including those that have been previously disclosed. While the idea of buying a nation for such purposes seems like something out of a sci-fi movie, it underscores the madness that was going on inside the FTX.