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FTX Reports $415M in Hacked Crypto, Bankman-Fried Says FTX U.S. Is Solvent

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX said in a report to creditors on Tuesday that about $415 million in cryptocurrency had been stolen in hacks. FTX has said it had recovered over $5 billion in crypto, cash and liquid securities, but that …

FTX Customers File Class Action to Lay Claim to Dwindling Assets

FTX customers filed a class action lawsuit against the failed crypto exchange and its former top executives including Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday, seeking a declaration that the company’s holdings of digital assets belong to customers. The lawsuit is the latest …

Court Weighs Novel Issue of Crypto Ownership in Bankruptcy

A U.S. judge this week is considering for the first time the question of who owns bitcoin and other tokens in frozen accounts at a bankrupt digital asset exchange in a case that could shape customer protections in the cryptocurrency …

Viewpoint: It’s A Wonderful Life’s Lessons Ring True in BlockFi Bankruptcy

We are heading into the holiday season. It’s a Wonderful Life will be on television. And cryptocurrency bankruptcies will be in the news. Yesterday, BlockFi filed for bankruptcy. What does a seventy year old Frank Capra movie – about a …

DOJ Watchdog Seeks Independent Review of FTX Bankruptcy

The U.S. Department of Justice’s bankruptcy watchdog on Thursday called for an independent investigation into the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, saying customers need a neutral party to investigate allegations of “fraud, dishonesty, incompetence, misconduct, and mismanagement.” FTX has ousted …

FTX Crash Injects Urgency Into Regulating Crypto Sector: Global Securities Watchdog

The crash of FTX exchange has injected greater urgency into regulating the crypto sector and targeting such ‘conglomerate’ platforms will be the focus for 2023, the new chair of global securities watchdog IOSCO said in an interview. Jean-Paul Servais said …

FTX Was Run as ‘Personal Fiefdom,’ Faces Hacks and Missing Assets: Attorneys

FTX was run as a “personal fiefdom” of former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, attorneys for the collapsed crypto exchange said in its first bankruptcy hearing as they detailed ongoing challenges such as hacks and substantial missing assets. In the highest-profile crypto …

FTX Collapse Ensnares Creditors Big and Small Across the Globe

From a German bank seeking a more than $2 million payment to a Chinese investor requesting $21,000 of lost savings. Claimants around the world who were caught up in the epic collapse of FTX Group are beginning to appear in …

FTX Collapse Shows Need to Regulate Crypto World: Bank of England

The implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX shows the need to bring the crypto world within the regulatory framework, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Monday. FTX, which has filed for U.S. bankruptcy court protection, has said it …

‘Wave’ of Lawsuits Over FTX Expected, but Investors Will Face Legal Hurdles

A lawsuit by FTX account holders in the United States is likely the first of many that will be brought over billions of dollars in losses on the cryptocurrency exchange, though the cases will face obstacles including proving that U.S. …