Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer says FTX investments were not 'reckless'
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Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer says FTX investments were not 'reckless'

The Hindu  

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer on Tuesday said the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange's investments were not "reckless and frivolous," pushing back against testimony by former executive Nishad Singh portraying its spending on marketing and celebrity endorsements as excessive. Defence lawyer Mark Cohen on Tuesday asked Singh, one of three former members of Bankman-Fried's inner circle who have pleaded guilty to fraud and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, whether promoting FTX's brand could be useful. On Tuesday, Singh said K5 also helped Bankman-Fried invest in a tequila brand run by a "famous celebrity," when asked by Cohen whether the firm was anything more than a relationship broker. After telling Cohen he thought FTX could stay in business "for some amount of time" despite the shortfall, Singh said he had previously told U.S. authorities he thought the company could survive for years.

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