It has been 9 months and 21 days since SBF was arrested in the Bahamas. SBF will finally start a six-week trial tomorrow. Most of the pre-trial attacks and defenses of both parties have been disclosed by the media. The only uncertainty lies in the testimony of many witnesses and former colleagues. , foreign media CoinDesk compiled the witnesses who will be confirmed to attend, as well as related potential witnesses who have not yet been confirmed to attend.

SBF Prosecution Witness

Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison

The quantitative agency Alameda is the key institution that SBF claims accidentally mixed user funds. Caroline is not only the former CEO of Alameda and the ex-girlfriend of SBF, but has also been turned into a tainted witness.

SBF was imprisoned early because of the deliberate leakage of Caroline's diary, which the prosecutor believed was an attempt to discredit the identity of the witness. This shows that the importance of Caroline's testimony is self-evident.

(Prosecutors accuse SBF of deliberately leaking the diary of the former Alameda CEO to discredit the identity of the witness)

Gary Wang, co-founder and chief technology officer of FTX

Gary Wang has served as the technical chief of FTX and Alameda and is considered a key figure in FTX.

The CFTC previously alleged that Gary Wang allowed Alameda to have an unlimited line of credit on FTX.

He turned tainted witness along with Caroline last December.

(Top 10 major evidences that FTT is a securities! Focus on sorting out the SEC’s civil charges against FTX executives)

Nishad Singh, former Director of Engineering at FTX

CoinDesk noted that Nishad Singh is one of three people who control FTX’s private keys.

He pleaded guilty in February to six criminal charges, including fraud and conspiracy.

Economist Andria van der Merwe

Andria, an economist specializing in financial regulatory investigations, will gain insight into how SBF and key executives conspired to violate federal securities and commodities laws.

She may also bring up the far-reaching implications of FTX's collapse for broader financial markets.

Peter Easton, professor at the University of Notre Dame

Peter Easton will provide an overview of Alameda, FTX's financial position, including the initial exposure of Alameda's balance sheet.

His testimony will detail whether user funds match FTX’s internal account balances.

SBF Litigation Defense Witness

Corporate Consultant Tom Bishop

The court will only partially disclose the information, and Tom Bishop's testimony will likely focus on FTX's financial data, such as Alameda's balance sheet.

Defense attorneys have said they would hire Tom Bishop if necessary to rebut the Justice Department's allegations, according to court documents.

Data analysis and forensics expert Brian Kim

SBF’s charges include the destruction of internal communications data, including Slack.

Similar to Tom Bishop, Brian Kim will focus on rebutting the Justice Department's related allegations.

Financial Advisor Joseph Pimbley

Joseph Pimbley is also a financial risk control expert.

Previous court documents have pointed out deficiencies in FTX's software infrastructure, including poor data integrity and code quality.

The defense plans to call Joseph Pimbley to refute the testimony of tainted witnesses Gary Wang and Nishad Singh.

Andrew Di Wu, professor of finance at the University of Michigan

Andrew will provide relevant testimony on blockchain technology, the 2022 crypto market crash, such as the complexities of crypto exchanges, including cross-border business, multiple fiat currency exchanges, etc.

The defense subpoena may have been intended to target the FBI agent's testimony.

Potential Witnesses in SBF Proceedings

CoinDesk lists important but unreported figures who will appear in court, including:

  • Former Alameda CEO Sam Trabucco

  • Daniel Friedberg, former General Counsel of FTX

  • Ryan Salame, former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets (FTX Bahamas entity)

Reuters pointed out that Daniel Friedberg provided FTX-related information to federal prosecutors in November last year and is expected to be called as a prosecution witness, but his appearance in court has not yet been confirmed.

Ryan Salame is the fourth core FTX executive to plead guilty, but there is no news that he has turned into a tainted witness.

(Former FTX co-executive Salame will plead guilty to criminal charges, increasing pressure on SBF to plead guilty)

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