FTX Japan drafts plan to return client funds
The Japanese subsidiary of the now-defunct FTX crypto exchange has come out with a roadmap to resume withdrawals, after confirming that its customers’ assets are not part of FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings. The firm provided an update on Dec. 1, stating it has been able to confirm that its customers’ assets “should not” be part of […]
Ripple to consider deals for FTX assets: Brad Garlinghouse
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is reportedly interested in buying certain parts of collapsed crypto exchange FTX. On the sidelines of Ripple’s Swell conference in London — was held on Nov. 16 and 17 — Garlinghouse told The Sunday Times that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried called him two days before the company filed for bankruptcy […]
Bahamian securities regulator ordered the transfer of FTX’s digital assets
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) said it had ordered the transfer of all digital assets of FTX Digital Markets (FDM) to a digital wallet owned by the commission on Nov. 12. In a Nov. 17 statement, the SCB said it exercised its power as a regulator acting under the authority of a Supreme […]
FTX Australia’s license suspended as 30K Aussies left in the lurch
Australia’s financial markets regulator has suspended FTX Australia’s financial license following the appointment of a voluntary administrator to help nearly 30,000 Australians and 132 Australian companies get their funds back from FTX. The announcement was made by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on Nov. 16 local time, which suspended the Australian Financial Services […]
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FTX US wins auction for Voyager Digital’s assets
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX US has secured the winning bid for the assets of crypto brokerage firm Voyager Digital with a bid valued at approximately $1.4 billion according to Voyager. Voyager said the bid was made up of the fair market value of its crypto holdings “at a to-be-determined date in the future” estimated to be […]
Celsius bankruptcy judge gives the nod for independent examiner probe
A federal judge overseeing crypto lender Celsius’ bankruptcy case has given the green light for the motion to appoint an independent examiner to investigate aspects of Celsius’ business. In an order dated Sept. 14 from the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York, the order notes the examiner’s investigation will look into […]