{"id":22090,"date":"2026-02-15T10:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bankman-fried-follows-2023-media-strategy-from-prison-safemoon-ceo-gets-100-month-sentence-strategy-expands-bitcoin-holdings-weekly-recap\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T10:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:16:40","slug":"bankman-fried-follows-2023-media-strategy-from-prison-safemoon-ceo-gets-100-month-sentence-strategy-expands-bitcoin-holdings-weekly-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bankman-fried-follows-2023-media-strategy-from-prison-safemoon-ceo-gets-100-month-sentence-strategy-expands-bitcoin-holdings-weekly-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Bankman-Fried follows 2023 media strategy from prison, SafeMoon CEO gets 100-month sentence, Strategy expands Bitcoin holdings | Weekly recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p>In this week\u2019s edition of the weekly recap, Sam Bankman-Fried appeared to implement a documented media playbook from prison, former SafeMoon CEO Braden Karony received a 100-month sentence, and Strategy introduced perpetual preferred shares to fund Bitcoin purchases.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bankman-Fried executes documented media approach<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Court records and recent prison communications indicate the convicted FTX founder is implementing a media strategy outlined in a January 15, 2023 Google document created shortly after his arrest.<\/li>\n<li>The document detailed 12 tactics Bankman-Fried considered to generate favorable media coverage following his indictment, arrest, extradition, and arraignment.<\/li>\n<li>Recent communications show Bankman-Fried shifting politically rightward and praising Trump\u2019s cryptocurrency policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SafeMoon executive sentenced to prison<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Former CEO Braden Karony received a 100-month sentence Monday in Brooklyn federal court for stealing millions in customer funds and using them for personal enrichment.<\/li>\n<li>A federal jury convicted Karony in May of last year on charges including conspiracy to commit securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategy introduces variable dividend preferred stock<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company is expanding its use of preferred stock to fund cryptocurrency purchases while reducing exposure to market volatility.<\/li>\n<li>CEO Phong Le told Bloomberg in a February 12 interview that the company is offering perpetual preferred shares branded \u201cStretch\u201d to attract investors seeking digital asset exposure without extreme price fluctuations.<\/li>\n<li>The product pays a variable dividend adjusted monthly, providing an alternative financing mechanism for the company\u2019s ongoing Bitcoin accumulation strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grayscale files AAVE ETF application<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The investment firm reportedly submitted an S-1 application to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an AAVE spot exchange-traded fund according to regulatory filings.<\/li>\n<li>The filing follows increased attention to AAVE, a decentralized finance protocol, after a governance vote on decentralizing its operational structure received community support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kalshi partners with sports insurance broker<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The prediction market platform announced collaboration with sports insurance broker Game Point Capital and made an entry into the sports insurance market according to CEO Tarek Mansour.<\/li>\n<li>The partnership targets the fast-growing sports insurance and reinsurance industry, currently valued at approximately $9 billion annually and projected to double by 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Binance launches prepaid card in CIS markets<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The exchange introduced its prepaid Mastercard crypto card in several Commonwealth of Independent States countries.<\/li>\n<li>The card offers instant crypto-to-fiat payments and cashback rewards according to marketing lead Anka Tsintsadze\u2019s Friday confirmation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Korean police lose custody Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gangnam Police Station confirmed Friday that 22 Bitcoin worth approximately \u20a92.1 billion (roughly $1.6 million) were lost from police custody.<\/li>\n<li>The Bitcoin was voluntarily surrendered by suspects during a 2021 investigation and held in custody since then.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robinhood debuts layer-2 testnet<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The trading platform launched a public testnet version of its proprietary layer-2 network developed using Arbitrum\u2019s technology stack.<\/li>\n<li>Robinhood Chain is currently accessible to a closed group of partners and developers who can experiment with integration, access points, and documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hoskinson clarifies Midnight privacy strategy<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated Thursday at Consensus Hong Kong that privacy-focused blockchain Midnight doesn\u2019t plan to recruit Monero and ZCash users, calling them a \u201cdifferent demographic\u201d already caring deeply about privacy.<\/li>\n<li>Midnight will instead target \u201cbillions of people that don\u2019t know they need privacy\u201d with default privacy protection rather than optional features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BitMine continues Ethereum accumulation<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The company added 40,613 Ethereum (ETH) valued at approximately $83.2 million to its industry-leading Ethereum holdings last week despite unrealized losses currently sitting near $7.5 billion.<\/li>\n<li>Total holdings reached 4,325,738 Ethereum worth over $8.8 billion, representing about 3.58% of circulating ETH supply.<\/li>\n<li>Chairman Tom Lee stated \u201cBitMine has been steadily buying Ethereum, as we view this pullback as attractive, given the strengthening fundamentals.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategy maintains Bitcoin purchases despite losses<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategy announced Monday it acquired an additional 1,142 Bitcoin last week even as its nearly $50 billion holdings remain underwater following last week\u2019s cryptocurrency market plunge.<\/li>\n<li>The firm purchased coins for approximately $90 million total, with a cost basis of $78,815 per 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