FTX’s loss-making sale of the derivatives trading platform LedgerX was approved by a U.S. court today. On Thursday, Judge John Dorsey swiftly approved the sale to M7 Holdings, a private equity firm. When the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved a motion to allow the sale. LedgerX CEO Zach
Ryan Salame, the ex-CEO of FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary, allegedly had his house inspected by the FBI. The massive downfall of the once-prominent crypto behemoth has been followed by many months before the raid. Authorities, prosecutors, and disgruntled investors all say the exchange cheated its clients out of money, and they
Skybridge CEO Anthony Scaramucci said he is still enthusiastic about Bitcoin despite the criticism he has received for his involvement in the crypto markets. There are significant headwinds that he has to overcome. By the time Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX declared bankruptcy in November, he was already connected with
FTX, a defunct cryptocurrency exchange, has recouped nearly $7.3 billion in cash and digital assets. In addition, the company’s counsel during a recent bankruptcy court hearing said the sum recovered is more than $800 million since January. According to Reuters, things are looking up for the faltering exchange during the
In the wake of the FTX’s fall, most regulators and lawmakers worldwide are tightening their regulatory stance towards the crypto industry. Specifically, the US regulators — SEC, and CFTC – pulled in major crypto exchanges including Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken under their keen regulatory radar. Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange,
After a recent petition filed in the FTX bankruptcy proceedings. Leading cryptocurrency exchange OKX detailed intentions to restore frozen digital assets related to Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto firms, FTX and Alameda Research. The Seychelles-based exchange said that it has launched an inquiry into FTX to ascertain whether or not the company
Investors in FTX are still reeling from the platform’s bankruptcy and the ensuing uncertainty about the future of their assets on the platform. Nonetheless, for the time being, European consumers have a window of opportunity to withdraw funds. The European branch of the cryptocurrency exchange, known as FTX EU, has
According to reports, Terraform Labs co-founder and defendant Do Kwon will file an appeal against the court’s decision to prolong his custody by up to a month in Montenegro. The 31-year-old developer apparently went into hiding for a while when the project’s native token, LUNA, and its algorithmic stablecoin, UST,
Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team requested a postponement of his October 2 criminal trial. This is according to court documents filed on March 8. According to Reuters, their argument was that it may take longer than anticipated to analyze the facts and prepare a defense. The attorneys wrote
As a result of the Silvergate Debacle, the price of Ethereum, the second biggest cryptocurrency, is coming under heavy selling pressure. Investors are wary of reentering the market after Silvergate’s recent filings raised the spectre of the company’s collapse. Yet, a sleeping whale’s wallet was seen splurging from its fund
