Crypto Exchanges
By Steven Anderson
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Ryan Salame and the FTX Political Machine. The case gets heavier because of Ryan Salame. He's a former FTX executive — one who was pretty…
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Crypto Money in Politics: The Legal Reckoning. The FTX collapse didn't just wipe out billions in customer funds.
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Where the Case Stands Now. The Southern District of New York is handling the proceedings, and both sides are now preparing…
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A federal judge said no. Michelle Bond's motion to dismiss campaign finance charges — charges tied to alleged FTX-connected contributions — got rejected in the Southern District…
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The core allegation is that campaign contributions were illegally funded as part of a broader political finance scheme connected to the FTX exchange.
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The case gets heavier because of Ryan Salame. He's a former FTX executive — one who was pretty deep into political activities — and Bond's defense leaned on alleged governmental…
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Salame's name keeps coming up in the broader FTX legal fallout, and it's not hard to see why.
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Bond's team tried to use that angle. It didn't move the judge. The proceedings continue.
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The FTX collapse didn't just wipe out billions in customer funds. It kicked off a legal reckoning that's still playing out across multiple courtrooms, and the Bond case is one of…
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Regulators and prosecutors have been watching the intersection of crypto and political money for a while now. The concern isn't abstract.
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Related: Michelle Bonds Dismissal Bid Fails as FTX Campaign Finance Case Moves to Trial
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Bond's case sits right in the middle of all that. The charges aren't resolved. The prosecution hasn't proven anything yet — that's still ahead.
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It's worth noting how much attention the broader FTX political finance story has drawn from people who track campaign funding in the crypto space.
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The Southern District of New York is handling the proceedings, and both sides are now preparing for what comes next. The defense failed to end it early.
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For Bond personally, it's a rough outcome. Getting charges dismissed before trial is the cleanest possible exit, and that door just closed.
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