FTX, a major cryptocurrency exchange, is facing legal troubles as its former general counsel testified in the criminal trial of its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. The counsel claimed to be unaware of the exchange’s mixing of funds with Alameda Research, a sister company. Additionally, an accounting professor provided analysis showing that Alameda had a negative balance of $11.3 billion with FTX, raising questions about the commingling of funds between the two entities. This challenges Bankman-Fried’s defense argument that Alameda had the same privileges as other market makers on FTX.In other news, Pennsylvania has abandoned a proposed two-year ban on crypto mining. A House Representative removed the ban from a bill aimed at regulating the sector’s energy consumption, citing pressure from trade labor unions. The representative claimed that Democratic Party leaders influenced the decision, fearing that voting against the unions could jeopardize the Democratic majority in Pennsylvania’s House. The bill will now proceed without the mining ban.Furthermore, cryptocurrency firms Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group (DCG) are facing a lawsuit filed by New York’s attorney general. The lawsuit alleges that the companies defrauded investors through the Gemini Earn investment program. The attorney general’s office claims that more than 23,000 investors, including 29,000 New York citizens, were defrauded of over $1 billion. The investigation reveals that Gemini misled investors about the program’s risk level, while Genesis’ financials were deemed risky.These developments highlight the increasing scrutiny and regulatory challenges faced by the cryptocurrency industry.

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People	Can Sun, Greg Vitali, Peter Easton, Sam Bankman-Fried, Letitia James
Companies	Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Genesis Capital, Democratic Party, Bank for International Settlements, European Securities and Markets Authority, Anthropic PBC, Modulo Capital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), K5 Global Holdings, United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, European Banking Authority, Pennsylvania House Representative, Dave Inc, Gemini, Alameda Research, Genesis, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Attorney General Letitia James, FTX
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