Update: Sam Bankman-Fried is facing new cryptocurrency bribery charges in a separate trial.

A federal judge ruled on Thursday to split the counts of Sam Bankman-Fried’s first indictment from later-filed supplementary charges, meaning the former CEO of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX would face two separate trials in New York. While Bankman-Fried was residing in the Bahamas, where his company’s headquarters were located, the U.S. Justice Department brought … Continue reading Update: Sam Bankman-Fried is facing new cryptocurrency bribery charges in a separate trial.