Sam Bankman-Fried’s defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX is attempting to use the US Bankruptcy Court to reclaim possession of $450 million in Robinhood shares. Emergent Fidelity Technologies, a company headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda, is the sole owner of the 56 million brokerage shares held in the portfolio. Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF),
The former CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, admitted that she and Sam Bankman-Fried, a co-founder of FTX, deliberately misled lenders about the funds which the bankrupt trading company was borrowing from the cryptocurrency exchange. Additionally, Caroline Ellison admitted in the court record of her hearing on 19th December how
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that FTX’s native token, “FTT was Offered and Sold as an Investment Contract and as a Security.” The claim was made by SEC in a lawsuit filed against the FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang on 21st December 2022. According to
On December 20th, reports surfaced that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the insolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX, signed paperwork authorizing his transfer to FBI agents for extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. This was anticipated since on December 19 Bankman-Fried was said to have accepted in principle
The Democratic Senate Majority PAC plans to return $3 million in contributions from the management of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX due to the negative publicity surrounding the firm. Ex-FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh gave $2 million, while former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) gave $1 million. According to CNBC, a
As India holds the rotating chair of the G20, the finance and central bank deputies convened in Bengaluru, India, from December 13-15. As India’s economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth said at a press conference on Wednesday, the G20 countries are working to develop a policy consensus on crypto assets in
Following the demise of the FTX exchange. The crypto sector across the globe has been dealt with a stringent hand in terms of regulations. Incoming FCA chair Ashley Alder is the most recent person to comment on the sector. On December 14th, he warned MPs that cryptocurrency platforms enabled widespread
Three Arrows Capital (3AC) crypto hedge fund co-founder Zhu Su is battling former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for allegedly manipulating the media and avoiding tough questions. Zhu Su resorted to Twitter today to elaborate on why he has been more active on social media since the FTX disaster. He says
The bankruptcy watchdog at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) demanded a separate investigation. Into the FTX Group’s demise on Thursday. Allegations of “fraud, dishonesty, incompetence, misconduct, and mismanagement” were made against the cryptocurrency exchange. Prompting the need for an independent investigation. The US Trustee, a branch of the Department
The notorious founder of the bankruptcy cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, denied committing fraud while admitting significant managerial faults. At the same time, SBF claimed that he was unaware of any wrong transactions that includes funds from FTX and his trading company Alameda Research. Mystery surrounds the disappeared billions, which
