Ryan Salame Reportedly in Plea Deal Negotiations

A former top executive in a subsidiary of FTX is reportedly in talks with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to charges
related to the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. He becomes the latest former
FTX’s executive to ditch his boss Sam Bankman-Fried who pleaded not guilty in
January.

According to Bloomberg,
Ryan Salame, the former Co-Chief Executive of FTX Digital Markets, could take a
guilty plea as soon as next month. However, according to the sources who shared
information with the publication on the condition of anonymity, it remains
unclear whether he will testify against Bankman-Fried.

The other former FTX’s
top executives, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh, have since
pleaded guilty to playing a role in the exchange
Exchange

An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv

An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv
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However, Salame has not been charged in connection to the collapsed exchange,
and the details of his plea have reportedly not been finalized.