Ryan Salame, the head of FTXβs subsidiary in the Bahamas, was the first of Sam Bankman-Friedβs deputies to be sentenced since the crypto exchange collapsed in November 2022.
The FTX founderβs final destination wasnβt clear, but Mr. Bankman-Fried has told people close to him that he expected to be moved to a facility in Mendota, Calif.
Mr. Trump has treated Trump Media, which runs his social network Truth Social, as a low-cost sideshow. Now a big portion of his wealth hinges on its success.
For years, Craig Steven Wright, an Australian cryptocurrency enthusiast, claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. Then the courts got involved.
Craig Steven Wright, center, arriving at High Court in London, where he was sued over his claim that he invented Bitcoin under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
A compliance officer for the cryptocurrency exchange told senior executives and Nigerian contacts that the company had been asked to pay $150 million in crypto.
Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act.
Just 18 months ago, Changpeng Zhao, riding high as Binanceβs chief executive, helped set off the chain of events that led to the collapse of FTX, Binanceβs largest rival.
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