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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds SBF's Conviction, 25-Year Sentence, and $11 Billion Forfeiture Order
Odaily News: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a formal order upholding the conviction and sentencing of former FTX CEO Sam "SBF" Bankman-Fried. The lower court previously found him guilty on seven felony counts and sentenced him to 25 years in federal prison. The three-judge panel rejected Bankman-Fried's appeal arguments that FTX had sufficient liquidity and that investors would be fully repaid without incurring losses, and upheld the $11 billion forfeiture order issued by the New York court in the criminal case. Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker stated in the opinion that even if Bankman-Fried believed he would ultimately repay customers, it does not affect the applicability of wire fraud laws to the temporary misappropriation of funds or property. With the order now in effect, his legal avenues for seeking early release have narrowed, including options such as applying for a presidential pardon or appealing to the Supreme Court.
Goldman Sachs: August Conviction List Adds 6 Stocks, AI Theme Expands to Consumer and Industrial
According to TechFlow Research, Goldman Sachs released the monthly update of its US Stock Conviction List on August 3, adding Applied Materials (AMAT), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Microsoft (MSFT), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), Viking Holdings (VIK), and UPS (United Parcel Service), and removing Broadcom (AVGO), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and ServiceNow (NOW). In July, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index outperformed the S&P 500 Index by approximately 435 basis points, and index correlation fell to a near-decade low. Goldman Sachs believes the stock selection environment is improving following the unwinding of AI momentum, with new additions spanning six sectors: semiconductor equipment, aviation, logistics, auto parts, cruise lines, and enterprise software. MSFT and AMAT carry the AI computing power logic, while the four non-AI stocks bet on economic and consumer resilience. The four removed stocks still maintain a Buy rating; their removal reflects the committee's view that there are more attractive opportunities on the current list.
Robotics AI company Enigma completes $71 million seed round, co-led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital
据 VentureBurn 报道，物理 AI 机器人公司 Enigma 宣布完成 7100 万美元种子轮融资，由 Index Ventures 和 Ribbit Capital 联合领投，Conviction Partners 及来自 OpenAI、Anthropic、DeepMind、xAI、Cognition 等 AI 机构的知名人士参与跟投。本轮融资距公司成立仅 11 个月，是物理 AI 领域规模最大的种子轮融资之一。所募资金将用于扩充研究与工程团队、提升算力基础设施，并推动 AI 驱动技术在更多实际场景中的落地部署。Enigma 目前已在加州和以色列建立逾 100 套专有机器人系统，致力于通过自然语言交互降低机器人操控门槛，其硬件无关平台可兼容各类机器人设备，覆盖医疗、零售、娱乐及物流等多个行业。
Hong Kong’s First Criminal Conviction under CRS; CRS 2.0 to Mandate Reporting of Crypto Assets
Caixin reported that a private banking client was sentenced to six months’ immediate imprisonment and fined HK$500,000 for deliberately providing false information in a CRS declaration—the first criminal conviction in Hong Kong for violating CRS rules. CRS 2.0 refers collectively to the revised OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF); its framework entered into force on 1 January 2026. On 27 March 2026, the Hong Kong government published the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information) Bill 2026 in the Gazette; the bill underwent its first reading in the Legislative Council on 1 April 2026 and is expected to take effect on 1 January 2027—marking Hong Kong’s accelerated domestic legislative implementation of CRS 2.0. CRS 2.0 explicitly brings cryptocurrencies within the mandatory reporting scope, including stablecoins, crypto derivatives, certain NFTs, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and specific electronic money products. Cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, and related funds must fulfill KYC obligations and report information to tax authorities—systematically closing off avenues for concealing wealth using crypto assets.
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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds SBF's Conviction, 25-Year Sentence, and $11 Billion Forfeiture Order
Odaily News: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a formal order upholding the conviction and sentencing of former FTX CEO Sam "SBF" Bankman-Fried. The lower court previously found him guilty on seven felony counts and sentenced him to 25 years in federal prison. The three-judge panel rejected Bankman-Fried's appeal arguments that FTX had sufficient liquidity and that investors would be fully repaid without incurring losses, and upheld the $11 billion forfeiture order issued by the New York court in the criminal case. Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker stated in the opinion that even if Bankman-Fried believed he would ultimately repay customers, it does not affect the applicability of wire fraud laws to the temporary misappropriation of funds or property. With the order now in effect, his legal avenues for seeking early release have narrowed, including options such as applying for a presidential pardon or appealing to the Supreme Court.
Goldman Sachs: August Conviction List Adds 6 Stocks, AI Theme Expands to Consumer and Industrial
According to TechFlow Research, Goldman Sachs released the monthly update of its US Stock Conviction List on August 3, adding Applied Materials (AMAT), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Microsoft (MSFT), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), Viking Holdings (VIK), and UPS (United Parcel Service), and removing Broadcom (AVGO), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and ServiceNow (NOW). In July, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index outperformed the S&P 500 Index by approximately 435 basis points, and index correlation fell to a near-decade low. Goldman Sachs believes the stock selection environment is improving following the unwinding of AI momentum, with new additions spanning six sectors: semiconductor equipment, aviation, logistics, auto parts, cruise lines, and enterprise software. MSFT and AMAT carry the AI computing power logic, while the four non-AI stocks bet on economic and consumer resilience. The four removed stocks still maintain a Buy rating; their removal reflects the committee's view that there are more attractive opportunities on the current list.
Robotics AI company Enigma completes $71 million seed round, co-led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital
据 VentureBurn 报道，物理 AI 机器人公司 Enigma 宣布完成 7100 万美元种子轮融资，由 Index Ventures 和 Ribbit Capital 联合领投，Conviction Partners 及来自 OpenAI、Anthropic、DeepMind、xAI、Cognition 等 AI 机构的知名人士参与跟投。本轮融资距公司成立仅 11 个月，是物理 AI 领域规模最大的种子轮融资之一。所募资金将用于扩充研究与工程团队、提升算力基础设施，并推动 AI 驱动技术在更多实际场景中的落地部署。Enigma 目前已在加州和以色列建立逾 100 套专有机器人系统，致力于通过自然语言交互降低机器人操控门槛，其硬件无关平台可兼容各类机器人设备，覆盖医疗、零售、娱乐及物流等多个行业。
Morgan Stanley: Software Sector Overly Pessimistic, List of 8 High-Conviction Picks Unveiled
According to TechFlow Research, Morgan Stanley's July 21 software industry report pointed out that the software sector has underperformed the Nasdaq by 40% and the S&P 500 by 30% over the past two years. Market concerns about AI disruption have been overpriced, and Morgan Stanley maintains an "Attractive" rating for the software industry.
U.S. Federal Appeals Court Upholds SBF's Fraud Conviction
a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the fraud conviction against former cryptocurrency mogul SBF, handed down in 2023. This ruling came just days after Sam Bankman-Fried filed a request for a presidential pardon.A panel of judges from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected the defense's argument that the platform was over-collateralized and that all customers had been fully compensated. Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy and fraud charges. Although he hoped to receive a presidential pardon after serving his sentence, the U.S. President stated in January that there were no plans to pardon the FTX founder. (justthenews)