A group of employees at FTX’s U.S. division discovered a backdoor in the crypto exchange’s systems that gave its trading arm, Alameda Research, special privileges, the Wall Street Journal reported. Citing people familiar with the matter, the WSJ said the employees came across code while examining FTX’s international platform that
CertiK has recently identified new behavior associated with the infamous FTX hacker. In this case, CertiK Alert detected a large bridge transaction involving 5,624 ether and Bitcoin. Moreover, the hacker transferred 7,500 Ether and 9,375 Ether to EOA. Around 15,000 ETH were discovered to have been converted to BTC by
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, Allan Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, are being sued by the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX. During FTX’s early years, Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents unlawfully moved and obtained millions of dollars, which are now being sought by FTX and Alameda Research’s debtors. Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was
Lawyers for FTX ex-CEO Sam Bankman Fried (SBF) have asked for him to be released from federal prison before his trial because of a lack of reliable internet access there. The defense team for SBF claimed that a slow internet connection prevented them from properly preparing their case. The legal
FTX, a defunct crypto exchange, is said to be transferring its tokens, creating further uncertainty among the crypto community. These token transfers have sparked a number of hypotheses as to the true intentions of the trading platform, which is currently in the process of paying its creditors. The remaining tokens
Robinhood has reportedly reached a deal with the US Marshals Service to buy back shares. As a result, the firm plans to repurchase $605.7 million worth of shares from Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) Emergent Fidelity Technologies. Following the bankruptcy filings of SBF’s FTX and Emergent last year, the equities in issue
FTX, the bankrupt crypto exchange, has recently reached an agreement on principle with Genesis to resolve the claims made by both firms in an ongoing lawsuit over Chapter 11 cases. In the latest development, the crypto exchange wants to remove its Dubai unit from the legal proceedings, according to court
FTX Japan has begun a recruitment push to grow its workforce and advance the FTX 2.0 plan. By the end of the second quarter of 2024, the FTX team hopes to have relaunched the exchange. To further the FTX 2.0 project, FTX Japan is on the lookout for fresh talent.
According to Semafor, FTX is considering selling its interest in OpenAI competitor Anthropic. According to reports from November 2022, the cryptocurrency exchange now owns over $500 million worth of shares in Anthropic. Semafor reports that the bank that might be selling the shares is Perella Weinberg, and that the bank
SEC Chair Gary Gensler expressed his view that the United States does not require additional digital currency. This statement came alongside the SEC’s legal actions against Binance and Coinbase for allegedly operating unregistered securities exchanges. During an interview with CNBC, Gensler refuted allegations that his approach was creating ambiguity regarding
