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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review lower-court rulings that upheld his fraud conviction. His lawyers are challenging trial evidence tied to customer losses and a court-ordered forfeiture order of $11 billion.

The U.S. Senate approved a nonbinding resolution stating that Sam Bankman-Fried should under no circumstances receive a presidential pardon or commutation. The move highlights continued bipartisan anger over FTX’s collapse, customer losses exceeding $8 billion, and one of the most infamous fraud cases in crypto history.

A sweltering week in New York matched the temperature in Washington as lawmakers and regulators pushed ahead on crypto tax rules and prediction market oversight. Court developments, including a rejected Sam Bankman-Fried appeal, added to the fast-moving policy backdrop.

Ellison cooperated with authorities but will forfeit $11 billion and serve time at a minimum-security facility.

After a concise hearing, a judge sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried to a quarter-century behind bars. Despite efforts to secure leniency, Bankman-Fried faces a significant 25-year prison term due to his involvement in the collapse of the FTX exchange and Alameda Research trading firm.

Manhattan prosecutors are urging for a lengthy prison sentence of 40 to 50 years for Sam Bankman-Fried, following his conviction for orchestrating an $8 billion fraud scheme through his now-defunct FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

The resurgence of the “Kimchi premium” in South Korea, marked by a 10% Bitcoin price difference between local exchanges and global platforms, has caught the attention of market observers. This arbitrage strategy, initially popularized by Sam Bankman-Fried, involves buying Bitcoin globally and selling it on Korean exchanges for a riskless profit in Korean won. However, challenges arise in converting these gains into actual profits due to South Korea’s stringent capital controls.