Gary Wang, the former cryptocurrency executive who created
the software that enabled FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to misappropriate
around $8 billion from customers, was sentenced to no prison time by US District
Judge Lewis Kaplan.

Meanwhile, the FTX bankruptcy estate is continuing its legal
actions against cryptocurrency firms. On November 10, a group of companies
filed a
complaint against Binance, seeking to recover $1.8 billion in connection
with the FTX case, as reported by Finance
Magnates.

FTX Co-Founder Sentenced Leniently

District Judge Kaplan today (Wednesday). Wang, who is in his
early 30s, had pleaded guilty to four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy. He
also served as a prosecution witness in Bankman-Fried’s trial, which led to the
latter’s conviction.

Wang, who co-founded FTX with Bankman-Fried, had adjusted
the software to give Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund, Alameda Research, special
privileges that allowed it to withdraw billions from FTX unnoticed.

Prosecutors
recommended leniency for Wang due to his cooperation in securing
Bankman-Fried’s conviction and his smaller role in the fraud. Wang’s lawyer
noted his efforts to develop fraud-detection tools for both the stock and
cryptocurrency markets.

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Cryptocurrency Executives’ Legal Outcomes

Wang is the last of Bankman-Fried’s close associates to be
sentenced. Wang and Bankman-Fried first met at a summer math camp during high
school. They later reunited while studying at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and eventually entered the cryptocurrency industry together.

Wang was one of several FTX executives who lived with
Bankman-Fried in a $35 million penthouse in the Bahamas, where FTX was based
until its bankruptcy in November 2022.

Caroline Ellison received a two-year sentence in September,
and Nishad Singh avoided prison last month. Bankman-Fried, who was sentenced to
25 years for fraud, is appealing his conviction.

Binance Executives Accused of Fraudulent Transfer

FTX claims that Binance, its former CEO Changpeng Zhao, and
other executives received at least $1.76 billion in a fraudulent transfer. The
transfer occurred through Binance’s 2021 stock repurchase agreement with Bankman-Fried.

The deal involved Bankman-Fried selling 20% of FTX International and 18.4% of
FTX US to Binance, financed with FTX’s FTT and Binance’s BNB and BUSD tokens.

This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.