CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 18: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, jury Day 3, note coming, after hypo - interim book here: AMZN paperback Code Is Law (?) after verdict; Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… 11:15 am, Jury foreperson said there is a note for the judge. So far, none of the lawyers (or brothers) back in courtroom. But Inner City Press is on it - thread continues below

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 17: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, jury deliberations Day 2, after hypo - interim book here: AMZN paperback Code Is Law (?) after verdict; Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… 10:04 am
The lawyers have assembled - Team Peraire-Bueno summoned from the SDNY courthouse cafeteria by message from Judge Clarke's chambers - now waiting for the judge

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 16: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, jury deliberations begin - interim book here: AMZN paperback Code Is Law (?) after verdict; Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… Judge Clarke: You will begin your deliberations. If you have questions, they should be sent to me in writing. I have prepared a verdict form for you to use. Your foreperson will fill it out, all jurors must sign the form.

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 15: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, today closing arguments all day - interim book here: AMZN paperback Code Is Law (?) after verdict; Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… Judge Clarke: Jurors, the defendants did not testify in this case. You may not consider this against them in your deliberations... It is sufficient if the prosecution proves that one or more material misrepresentations was made as part of a scheme to defraud

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 14: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, now defense case with summary witness on cross - interim book AMZN paperback Code Is Law (?) after trial; Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… AUSA: Let's continue with the defendants' message with other people
Defense summary witness: What exhibit numbers?
AUSA: DX 1206, 1058 - the defense team picked them to be helpful, fair to say?
Defense summary witness: Fair to say.

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 13: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, now defense case with Alix witness on stand- interim book AMZN paperback after trial; Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… James Peraire-Bueno's lawyer Trefz: How do the slashing fees work - if the MEV is greater than the penalty, would a rational validator try to extract maximum value?
AUSA: Objection! Daubert.
Alix's Madura: That seems rational.

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 12: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, last SDNY witness on stand then defense case- new book *not* on
@Amazon due to censorship: Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… On the stand: SDNY Special Agent DeLeassa Penland
[she was also in the US v. Sean Combs case]
AUSA: What did Anton Peraire-Bueno search for?
Penland: Computer crimes, on the DOJ website.
AUSA: What is this message to Pine Needle Inc?
Penland: Review of $20M

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 11: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, TRM Hoffmeister still on direct, charge conference Friday- new book *not* on @Amazon due to censorship: Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… AUSA: Mr. Hoffmeister, does this show each transfer or is it a summary?
Hoffmeister: A summary.
AUSA: How many transactions are there?
Hoffmeister: Do I have to do the math in my head?
AUSA: Withdrawn

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 10: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, TRM Chris Hoffmeister on direct, defense case Thursday - new book *not* on @Amazon due to censorship: Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… All rise!
Judge: Government, call your next witness.
AUSA: The Government calls Chris Hoffmeister... Where do you work?
Hoffmeister: TRM - Token Resource Management, but usually just TRM. We have software; we do investigations. I used to work at HSI

CRYPTO BROS TRIAL DAY 9: In Trial for Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, victim Yakira on the stand - new book *not* on @Amazon due to censorship: Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below play.google.com/store/books/de… All rise!
AUSA: What did you write to the brothers?
Yakira: That deadline was approaching, "sure you don't want to talk?"
AUSA: What did they write back?
Yakira: That legal counsel will response. I thought, they stole and got caught, just do the right thing

Cross of SDNY witness Sebade
Defense lawyer Trefz: This message, is it from Anton's Twitter account?
SDNY's Sebade: I don't know what his handle is.
Trefz: But it is not "Spenser Basma" or LTRD?
Sebade: Not that I heard.
Trefz: And Extraquisite?
Sebate: Neither Re-direct
AUSA: What is this?
Sebade: Google search history, given by Google.
AUSA: 26,000 pages of search history from Anton Peraire-Bueno, but -
Defense: Objection. Outside the scope.
AUSA: I'm asking about the stipulation.
Judge: Overruled

OK - back in Crypto Bros trial US v Peraire-Bueno Day 8, cross of SDNY witness. Savannah Tech Yakira due in today. Inner City Press is covering the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-more-o… New doc patreon.com/posts/crypto-b… toward a book and will live tweet, thread below All rise!
SDNY witness Sankar [also in Diddy trial] still on stand.
Defense: You will admit that your Office's extractions from the defendants' devices didn't take all the files?
Sankar: Yes.
Defense: GX 6012 is a demonstrative, compiling notifications
Objection!

OK - back in Crypto Bros trial US v Peraire-Bueno Day 7, continued cross of co-worker Travis Chin. Inner City Press is covering the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/crypto-bros-… New doc patreon.com/posts/crypto-b… toward a book and will live tweet, thread below All rise!
Judge: You may proceed.
James' lawyer Trefz: Did the Omakase strategy involve shit-coins?
Chen: Not our own shit token. They were previously existing shit tokens.

OK - back in Crypto Bros Trial US v Peraire-Bueno, Salmonella exclusion fight for cross of co-worker Travis Chin on direct. Inner City Press is covering the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-tri… Docs patreon.com/posts/crypto-b… toward a book and will live tweet, thread below [Before jury is brought it]
Defense: We are allowed to get into other trading strategies to counter sandwich bots - we understand the danger of a mini-trial on Salmonella, but now it's been brought up.
AUSA: That no one was prosecuted for that should not come in

OK - back in Crypto Bros Trial US v Peraire-Bueno, now co-worker Travis Chin on direct, with non-prosecution agreement. Inner City Press is covering the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/crypto-bros-… Docs patreon.com/posts/crypto-b… toward a book and will live tweet, thread below AUSA Kudla: Mr. Chen, where is the bait shown right now?
Chen: It's there in the MEV pool. We send eight bait transactions.
AUSA: How did you know it would be successful?
Chen: We had formed testing in the months leading up to Omakase

OK - back in Crypto Bros Trial US v Peraire-Bueno, Flash Bots' Miller still under cross-examination about April 2023 "incident." Inner City Press is cover the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-on-tak… Docs patreon.com/posts/crypto-b… toward a book and will live tweet, thread below Defense: Mr. Miller, let's discuss some of the assumptions. Validators have to trust the relays, right?
Miller: Yes
Defense: The process you described, it is necessary because no one trusts the validator, right?
AUSA: Objection!
Overrule
Miller: We minimize trust

OK - jury deliberating in trial v BNP Paribas for role in Sudan genocide - BNP said it was OK because UN was there - notes, verdict and book (98% ready). Inner City Press, to UN/AU Mission in Darfur before being banned by SG @AntonioGuterres will live tweet below

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1967602426200170914

10:30 am -
Two plaintiffs' lawyer sit at their table, waiting for notes - or verdict - from the jury. Inner City Press will live tweet as things happen. For now, here's more court art courtesy to Inner City Press from Elizabeth Williams - yesterday's attendees

OK - closings in trial v BNP Paribas for role in Sudan genocide - then verdict and book (almost ready). Inner City Press which reported on & from UN/AU Mission in Darfur before being banned by SG
@AntonioGuterres
incl from #UNGA80 will live tweet, thread below

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1967602426200170914

Judge Hellerstein [before jury is brought in] I deny motions to change my jury charge, but I add this language on natural causations. That's the charge I'm giving. Objections?
Plaintiffs' lawyer: We don't thing BNP Paribas' assistance was required
Judge: Denied

OK - crypto bros trial US v Peraire-Bueno Day 2, with Flash Bots Miller still on the stand, Inner City Press is covering the case on "sandwich" #Ethereum attacks matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-on-tak… & docs patreon.com/posts/crypto-b… toward book and will live tweet, thread below
[Before the jury comes in]
Judge: I will allow the defense to explore sandwich trading during the cross.
AUSA: The community's negative view of sandwich attacks should not come in.
Defense: There is no basis to limit the witness to speak about mens rea [2d wit]

OK - Crypto trial US v Peraire-Bueno to start with opening arguments today, Inner City Press is covering the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/crypto-bros-… & patreon.com/posts/crypto-b… toward a book & will live tweet thread below
[Before jurors selected yesterday are brought in:
issues are being raised about those picked yesterday]

Defense: We are going to explain to the jury certain background facts about Ethereum and we think that's fair game under the Court's rulings.

OK - in crypto bros trial US v. Peraire-Bueno, there have been sidebars with prosecutive jurors all day. Now, questioning in open court right at the end of the day. Inner City Press will cover the trial and will live tweet, thread below
Prospective juror: I graduated from University of Pittsburgh. I am in operations at a social agency. Before that I was at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. One roommate works at JP Morgan.
Judge: Any children?
Prospective juror: No. I read NYT, FT and WaPo.