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CFTC closes FTX cases against Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang without new fines

Cooperation helped Ellison and Wang avoid new CFTC fines as the regulator formally wrapped up its civil cases against the former FTX executives.

AMBCrypto•Adewale Olarinde20 Aug

CFTC resolves FTX cases against Ellison and Wang

A U.S. federal court has resolved the CFTC’s cases against Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang by imposing five-year trading bans and registration bans of up to 10 years. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Aug. 19 that the U.S.…

Crypto.news•Lawrence Mondal20 Aug

CFTC Bans Caroline Ellison From Trading for 5 Years Over FTX

Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang received multiyear CFTC bans under final orders resolving their FTX-related civil cases. The regulator cited extensive cooperation and declined to seek restitution, disgorgement or civil penalties at this time. CFTC Finalizes Multiyear Restrictions The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Aug. 19 that former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms19 Aug

FTX’s Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang hit with five-year trading ban

Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang have received a five-year trading ban from the CFTC.

Protos•Jacob Lyon19 Aug

US commodities regulator imposes 5-year trading ban on ex-Alameda, FTX execs

The consent orders ended the CFTC’s case against two former crypto executives after FTX and Alameda agreed to $12.7 billion in disgorgement and restitution payments in August 2024.

Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright19 Aug

The FTX Insiders Who Turned on SBF Just Got Their Final Deal

The CFTC ends its FTX fraud cases against Ellison and Wang, giving the FTX insiders trading bans but no new fines.

BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth19 Aug

CFTC imposes trading and registration bans on former FTX executives Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang

The resolution underscores heightened regulatory scrutiny in crypto, signaling potential for stricter enforcement and increased accountability.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team19 Aug

FTX Bankruptcy Hearing Is Down to One Last Fight

One customer fights to reopen his FTX claim after missing a KYC deadline, as most other bankruptcy matters go quiet.

BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth17 Aug

Four years after FTX, crypto exchanges still prove assets without proving solvency

A customer opens an exchange account, copies a string of numbers and follows a path through a Merkle tree. The page processes the request and returns a reassuring result: the customer’s balance was included in the exchange’s proof of reserves. The verification is most likely technically sound, establishing that the account appeared in a dataset […]

CryptoSlate•Andjela Radmilac8 Aug

Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report

As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal.

Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright7 Aug

FTX’s afterlife becomes the strongest argument for the CLARITY Act

FTX's collapse highlights the urgent need for robust regulatory frameworks like the CLARITY Act to prevent future crypto market failures.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team7 Aug

A part of FTX survived, and it’s the case for the CLARITY Act

CoinDesk•Tram Doman7 Aug

FTX founder SBF’s 25-year sentence formally upheld

A federal appeals court has issued its mandate affirming Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence and $11 billion forfeiture order. Second Circuit closes Bankman-Fried appeal The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit filed its mandate on Aug.…

Crypto.news•Lawrence Mondal6 Aug

US appellate court mandate affirms Sam Bankman-Fried conviction

Three circuit judges disputed the former FTX CEO’s claims that the defunct crypto exchange’s investors could have been made whole and wouldn’t have experienced any losses.

Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Turner Wright6 Aug

Disgraced FTX claims broker is now soliciting Coldcard victims

A man organizing legal actions for Coldcard victims was previously removed as a bankruptcy receiver by Delaware’s Chancery court.

Protos•Aaron Wise5 Aug

Bitcoin price-metric basket sees longest capitulation since FTX blow-up: Glassnode

Glassnode confirmed that its aggregate BTC price cycle tool was in its coldest phase since the collapse of FTX in late 2022.

Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by William Suberg5 Aug

SBF Appeal Mandate Issued: Only One Strand of Hope Left

The Second Circuit issued its official judgment mandate on August 4, 2026, formally closing Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal. The short document affirms the June 12 ruling that upheld his FTX fraud convictions and 25-year prison sentence. This procedural step matters to crypto markets and investors because it removes the last circuit-court uncertainty surrounding one of the

BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth4 Aug

Coldcard Losses Near $114M as Small Bitcoin Transfers Spike

Transfers of less than 1 BTC hit levels last seen days after the FTX collapse, while Galaxy Research flagged a likely fourth wave of thefts.

Decrypt•Decrypt Agent3 Aug

Coldcard’s $89M wallet bug triggers the biggest Bitcoin movement since FTX and completely distorts market signals

Coldcard’s wallet crisis has shaken Bitcoin sentiment, blurred on-chain signals and exposed a recurring weakness in AI-assisted cyber defenses. On July 30, hardware maker Coinkite warned users that wallets generated with affected Coldcard firmware could be drained because a software error produced seed phrases with far less randomness than intended. This security incident, Galaxy Research […]

CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo2 Aug

Unlike the FTX collapse, the $89 million Coldcard exploit has investors sending bitcoin back to exchanges

CoinDesk•Omkar Godbole2 Aug