{"id":47128,"date":"2023-11-04T21:23:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T21:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btx.com.au\/sam-bankman-fried-convicted-paypal-faces-sec-subpoena-and-other-news-hodlers-digest-oct-19-nov-4\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T17:02:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:02:33","slug":"sam-bankman-fried-convicted-paypal-faces-sec-subpoena-and-other-news-hodlers-digest-oct-19-nov-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btx.com.au\/sam-bankman-fried-convicted-paypal-faces-sec-subpoena-and-other-news-hodlers-digest-oct-19-nov-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Bankman-Fried convicted, PayPal faces SEC subpoena, and other news: Hodler\u2019s Digest, Oct. 19 \u2013 Nov. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of fraud, other crimes; PayPal receives subpoena from the U.S. SEC, and Invesco Galaxy\u2019s spot Bitcoin ETF joins DTCC website.<\/p>\n
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of all seven charges<\/a> by a jury in his criminal trial in New York after about four hours of deliberation. He was convicted of two counts of wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of securities fraud, one count of commodities fraud conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy. He will return to court for sentencing by New York District Judge Lewis Kaplan on March 28, 2024. Government prosecutors will recommend a sentence<\/a>, but Judge Kaplan will have the final say. Bankman-Frieds crimes each carry a maximum sentence of between five and 20 years in prison with the wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy carrying a maximum 20-year sentence. His lawyers, however, say the fight isnt over yet.<\/p>\n Payment giant PayPal has received a subpoena<\/a> from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin. The subpoena requested that PayPal produce certain documents, the firm said. We are cooperating with the SEC regarding this request, PayPal noted in a financial report. The SEC has sued several of the largest local companies in the crypto industry, including its ongoing lawsuit against Coinbase. In October 2023, the regulator moved to dismiss its lawsuit against Ripple, the company behind the XRP token, one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market cap.<\/p>\n The ticker for Invesco and Galaxys spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) BTCO has appeared<\/a> on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporations (DTCC) website, marking a step forward in the application process for the two asset managers. A ticker added to the list of ETF Products on the DTCCs site is not a guarantee of future approval for that product. However, according to a DTCC spokesperson, it is standard practice to add securities to the NSCC security eligibility file in preparation for the launch of a new ETF to the market. Recently, BlackRock and 21Shares\u2019 application for a similar product were added to the DTCC website as well.<\/p>\n Switzerlands St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB), one of the largest banks in the country, is moving into cryptocurrency by introducing Bitcoin and Ether trading<\/a> to its customers. The bank has partnered with the SEBA Bank to offer its clients digital asset custody and brokerage services. SGKB plans to expand its offerings to additional cryptocurrencies based on client demand. Founded back in 1868, St.Galler Kantonalbank is reportedly the fifth largest bank in Switzerland, having had a total of 53.6 billion Swiss francs ($58.9 billion) in assets under management at the end of 2022.<\/p>\nPayPal faces SEC action related to PYUSD stablecoin: Official<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Invesco Galaxy spot Bitcoin ETF joins BlackRock on DTCC site<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Top Swiss bank launches Bitcoin and Ether trading with SEBA<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Jack Dorseys Block had $5.62B in revenue, $44M in Bitcoin profits in Q3<\/strong><\/h2>\n