The demise of FTX is still making headlines, even in 2023. The collapse of one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges has resulted in a significant fall in the global crypto industry. Since then, a series of court hearings have been ongoing against FTX’s CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, and affiliated personnel of
Officially announcing the acquisition of Diem Group, a Facebook-affiliated firm, and its intellectual property and other technology assets essential to run the blockchain-based payment system, Silvergate made the deal public in February of last year. In 2021, Facebook stopped working on its digital currency project because of intense scrutiny from
While FTX was in bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had seized $450 million worth of Robinhood stock. To acquire ownership in the publicly listed Robinhood platform. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX co-founder Gary Wang launched a holding company named Emergent in
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to federal charges in New York on Tuesday. SBF charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. And also individual accusations of securities fraud and wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to circumvent campaign financing restrictions. At the beginning of
The demise of the FTX crypto exchange created a great impact on the whole crypto space. Still the market is bearish with downfall in prices of all crypto assets and in all crypto related businesses. In that case, after the collapse FTX filed a bankruptcy in the court to solve
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said on December 21 that FTX Co-founder and former CTO Gary Wang and former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison. And they have pleaded guilty to charges related to the collapse. And both are collaborating with the law, according to Williams. The SEC stated in a separate
In the Southern District Court of California, clients of insolvent cryptocurrency firms FTX and Alameda Research have filed a class action complaint against Silvergate Bank, Silvergate Capital Corporation, and Silvergate CEO Alan Lane. The lawsuit accuses Silvergate of playing a part in the collapse of FTX. By routing customer contributions
Kevin O’Leary, a Canadian entrepreneur and star of the show “Shark Tank,” has today criticized the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, saying it intentionally caused the FTX to crash. The celebrity businessman said that Binance is a “massive, unregulated monopoly now” appearing at the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Due to the FTX’s demise, another financial regulator stepped in. To safeguard its citizens’ savings, the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to implement stricter rules on crypto assets in line with those of the international market. The SEC reportedly argued that authorities should take a more active
The valuation of Chipper Cash, one of the numerous African fintech businesses funded by the now-defunct FTX, fell from $2 billion to $1.25 billion after the company received investment from the now-defunct crypto exchange. Even as this news broke, reports emerged that Chipper Cash had laid off as many as
