FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried asked a US judge to drop most of the criminal charges against him. Here's how the disgraced founder is trying to wrangle his way out of his own mess.

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Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023.

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Bitcoin rises and crypto market tops $1 trillion again after US regulators bail out SVB customers

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Crypto firm BKCoin hit by emergency asset freeze over alleged $100 million Ponzi scheme that paid for co-founder's rent and vacations

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The eyeball-scanning crypto startup founded by ChatGPT creator Sam Altman is reportedly on the hunt for a lead investor to raise up to $120 million

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Anthony Scaramucci, Coinbase boss Brian Armstrong and other crypto bigwigs are raging about the 'lazy' SEC's crackdown on Kraken's staking service. Here's what 9 luminaries have to say.

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Kraken got slammed with a $30 million fine from the SEC on Thursday over its crypto "staking" product.

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Binance exec suggests an audit of the world's largest crypto exchange is still a ways off amid calls for greater transparency after FTX disaster

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Crypto hackers made off with an unprecedented $3.8 billion in 2022, led by North Korean-linked groups breaking their own theft records

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North Korea-linked hackers stole nearly $2 billion worth of crypto in 2022.

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Digital Currency Group's crypto exchange axes 35% of its staff in the latest round of industry layoffs

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Quiet layoffs are underway.

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