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Attorneys for Bankman-Fried, meanwhile, say he should get no more than six-and-a-half years behind bars for stealing $8 billion from his customers.
Wright first claimed he was the pseudonymous crypto creator in 2016, but he was called a fraud by many crypto experts.
Julie Johnson is running for Congress in a tough Texas primary. Lucky for her, she added pro-crypto language to her website and big crypto interests got behind her.
A state regulator found they “failed to conduct due diligence on an unregulated third party, later accused of massive fraud.”
The former billionaire’s mom, asking a judge for leniency, said he’s also been unfairly portrayed as a “freak with evil intentions.”
Andrew Lee is a tech entrepreneur, multimillionaire, and occasional hip-hop artist. He also claims he’s Crown Prince of Korea. His next move? Starting a digital country.
Eli Regalado could sell anything to anyone—but when he peddled a boom-and-bust cryptocurrency, the authorities caught up with him.