Crypto update: SBF trial, FCA regime, and IMF framework

SBF’s reckoning dominated the crypto news this week, while UK firms prepared for upcoming promotions regime.

The long awaited trial of disgraced former CEO and founder of FTX, Sam-Bankman Fried, began on Wednesday.

SBF trial

Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to seven criminal charges, including securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to launder money. The trial attracted significant attention across the mainstream press.

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