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Coinbase’s Legal Woes Deepen As Customers File Lawsuit Over Alleged Deception
6.5.2024
Coinbase faces a new legal battle as customers filed a class-action lawsuit on Friday. The suit accuses two of the exchange's subsidiaries of repeatedly breaking securities laws since Coinbase began operating.
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Gaming Firm Boyaa Interactive to Add Bitcoin and Ether to Balance Sheet With $100M Investment
15.11.2023
Recently disclosed in a regulatory statement, Hong Kong-based Boyaa Interactive International Limited announced its plan to acquire cryptocurrency assets valued at up to $100 million. This publicly listed entity, known for developing and managing online card and board games through its various...
Thailand’s KBank Acquires Satang Exchange, Signals Commitment to Crypto Market
30.10.2023
Thailand’s second-largest bank, signaling bullish fervor for blockchain after buying out one of the region’s local crypto exchanges through one of its subsidiaries. In a Monday filing, Kasikornbank – otherwise known as KBank – revealed that it has acquired a 97% stake...
US Mulls Tighter Restrictions on AI Chip Shipments to Chinese Firms, Report
14.10.2023
The government in Washington is reportedly considering further limiting China’s access to U.S. processors used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The current restrictions, which were introduced last year, allow Chinese companies to source the chips through overseas subsidiaries....
FTX Seeks to Claw Back $700M in Lawsuit Over Alleged Funds Misappropriation and Influence-Building Scheme
24.6.2023
According to a lawsuit filed this week with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, FTX lawyers are seeking to claw back $700 million from K5 Global Technology, its subsidiaries, and the firm’s founders. The attorneys allege that the defendants received funds without...
FTX Debtors Seek Dismissal of Turkish Entities in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
31.1.2023
FTX debtors have filed a motion with the court requesting to dismiss its Turkish subsidiaries from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The defunct crypto exchange’s lawyers believe dismissing the entities “is in the best interests” of creditors, and FTX debtors do not believe...
FTX Discovers $5.5B in Liquid Assets — Debtors Explore Ways to Maximize Recovery via Potential Sale of Subsidiaries, Real Estate
18.1.2023
On Jan. 17, 2023, FTX Trading Ltd. and affiliated debtors updated the public and detailed that the firm’s current administrators have discovered $5.5 billion of liquid assets to date. Top-level executives, including the new FTX CEO and chief restructuring officer, John J. Ray III, met with...
FTX subsidiaries on auction block including LedgerX attract 117 interested buyers
10.1.2023
Four businesses up for sale as part of bankruptcy proceedings include Embed, LedgerX, FTX Japan and FTX Europe
FTX customers want more info on FTX's plans to sell subsidiaries
6.1.2023
While the Ad Hoc Committee does not want to prevent the sales from occurring, it argued it needs to be involved to ensure that customers' interests are represented
Today in Crypto: MoneyGram Partners with Stellar Development Foundation, First Two ETFs Launched in Hong Kong, FTX Wants to Sell Four Subsidiaries
16.12.2022
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FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Faces US Extradition, Bankruptcy Court Says Top Execs Won’t Be Compensated
22.11.2022
According to a report citing three people familiar with the matter, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) may be extradited to the United States for questioning. After it was alleged that SBF transferred $10 billion in customer funds to Alameda Research, the company’s financials show between...
Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Exploring Sales of Subsidiaries, CEO Reveals
22.11.2022
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is exploring sales, recapitalizations, and other strategic transactions with respect to its solvent subsidiaries. The firm’s new CEO has instructed the FTX team “to prioritize the preservation of franchise value as best we can in these difficult...
Report: Compass to Sell $30 Million in Crypto Mining Equipment Located in Russia
24.4.2022
The U.S.-based company Compass Mining plans to sell $30 million worth of bitcoin mining equipment that’s currently located in Siberia. The decision to sell the mining rigs follows the U.S. government sanctioning the bitcoin mining operation Bitriver and ten subsidiaries. Compass is hoping...
US Sanctions Bitriver, Targets Russia’s Crypto Mining Potential
21.4.2022
In an attempt to deny Russia opportunities to evade sanctions through cryptocurrencies, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned leading Russian mining firm Bitriver. The move comes amid concerns that Moscow may use the minting of digital coins to monetize its energy resources. Zug-Based...
Nasdaq-Listed Microstrategy Obtains $205 Million Bitcoin-Backed Loan to Buy More BTC
30.3.2022
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has obtained a $205 million bitcoin-collateralized loan from Silvergate Bank through a subsidiary to buy more bitcoin. “The interest-only term loan is secured by certain bitcoin held in Macrostrategy’s collateral account.” Company to Use $205M...
Cardano Subsidiary Emurgo in Partnership With Pan-African Venture Studio
18.10.2021
Emurgo, the investment arm of Cardano, has partnered one of its subsidiaries with Adanian Labs, a pan-African venture studio that is focused on building a platform where African tech start-ups can thrive and access all key resources that allow them to grow sustainably. Financial and Educational...
Cardano to Invest $100 Million to Fund Decentralized Finance Projects
29.9.2021
Emurgo, the financial arm of leading cryptocurrency project Cardano, has announced it will invest $100 million in the development of decentralized finance-based products for the ecosystem. The company will spin two subsidiaries for this task, with one being fully dedicated to incentivizing...
Bithumb Hong Kong subsidiaries reportedly face civil suit from Thai partner
6.7.2021
A Thai firm claims that Bithumb’s Hong Kong subsidiaries caused them serious damage by unilaterally halting its business in Thailand
Binance Partners With Two Subsidiaries of Yahoo Japan
17.1.2020
Taking pride in being one of the world’s highly acclaimed crypto exchange trading platforms, Binance has announced its strategic partnership with two subsidiaries of Yahoo Japan named Z Corporation and TaoTao Inc. The crucial partnerships are aimed to proliferate the business of Binance in...
Subsidiaries of Seed CX Bag BitLicense from the NYDFS
16.7.2019
Two subsidiaries of Seed CX, the renowned institutional platform that facilitates digital asset trading, have each bagged the most desired BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), as per the reports published on Monday. With this license, the two subsidiary firms...