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Did Jeffrey Epstein own any crypto?

‘Highly speculated on, but frustratingly vague’ is a sentence that can be used to describe Jeffrey Epstein’s links to almost anything in the world in the last two decades, and cryptocurrency is no different. Indeed, despite him being a ‘level three’ sex offender – deemed likely to repeat the offence – digital assets media welcomed the billionaire financier as something of a counterweight to JPMorgan’s (NYSE: JPM) Jamie Dimon. At the time, Dimon was already known as an exceptionally harsh cryptocurrency critic, making Epstein’s credibility as a businessman important for the industry’s legitimacy after he commented on Bitcoin’s (BTC) strong potential. Picks for you Ripple will unlock 1 billion XRP tomorrow, March 1; Sell pressure incoming 2 hours ago ...

DOJ seeks SBF's bail revocation over tampering, diary leak allegations

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The letter revealed that on January 15, 2023, the defendant reached out to the current General Counsel of FTX U.S., who could potentially serve as a witness in the trial. In a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) sought the revocation of Sam Bankman-Fried's (SBF) bail, accusing him of attempting to tamper with witnesses, including leaking his ex-girlfriend's diary entries to the New York Times (NYT). These actions, connected to the FTX case, have raised concerns about witness interference. In the letter dated July 28, the DOJ noted that SBF was released on a bond on December 22, 2022, but later requested multiple bail modifications. The letter revealed that on January 15, 2023, the defendant reached out to the current General Counsel of FTX U.S., who could potentially serve as a witness in the trial. According to allegations, SBF purportedly reached out to the FTX U.S. lawyer through the encrypted messaging application Signal and email...