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SEC Takes Action Against Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and Its Executives
31.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against crypto trading platform Beaxy and its executives. Additionally, the regulator alleged that the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder raised $8 million in an unregistered crypto token offering and “misappropriated...
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Recent Bank Collapses, Calls for Tougher Regulations
29.3.2023
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, also known as the Senate Banking Committee, held a hearing to discuss the recent bank collapses in the United States and the regulatory response. Throughout the testimonies, digital assets and crypto businesses were...
UBS Considers Acquiring Credit Suisse, Requests Government Backstop in Deal
18.3.2023
After Credit Suisse Group AG announced it would borrow 50 billion Swiss francs from the Swiss National Bank, UBS Group AG is reportedly considering acquiring the banking giant. However, UBS is requesting that the government issue a backstop to protect against any losses if it purchases Credit...
SBF's inner circle received $3.2B, mainly from Alameda: Court filings
16.3.2023
Billions worth of loans and payments flowed from FTX entities to Sam Bankman-Fried and five other former executives of FTX and Alameda Research
Crypto Must Do Better to Be Banked, Say Industry Executives
15.3.2023
The downfall of Silvergate, Signature and Silicon Valley banks have wounded digital assets. But crypto might one day work with big banks if the industry can mature, WAX CEO William Quigley and Maicon CEO Alex Liu suggested
Signature Bank and former executives sued by shareholders for alleged fraud
14.3.2023
Shareholders have accused the bank of falsely claiming to be “financially strong” just three days before it was seized by the state regulator
Federal Investigators Probe Silicon Valley Bank Collapse; SVB and Top Execs Sued by Shareholders
14.3.2023
The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Financial Group, and two senior executives have been sued by shareholders after SVB’s collapse last Friday. The proposed class action accuses SVB of hiding the fact that interest rate hikes would leave the bank in jeopardy. Additionally...
CFTC Names Executives From Circle, TRM, Fireblocks Among Others to New Tech Advisory Group
13.3.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced former White House official Carole House and TRM Labs' Ari Redboard as the new chair and vice chair of its Technology Advisory Committee
How to create an IT strategy for your business
26.2.2023
To create an IT strategy, define goals, assess infrastructure, identify needs, develop a budget and roadmap, and implement and monitor
Voyager Creditors Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried, Other Former FTX, Alameda Executives
20.2.2023
Voyager’s Creditors also subpoenaed Samuel Trabucco, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang, and Caroline Ellison
Celsius Pursues Legal Action: Mashinsky and Other Former Executives Targeted for Repayment in Bankruptcy Fallout
15.2.2023
The bankrupt crypto lender Celsius is taking legal action against its former CEO Alex Mashinsky and a number of others to seek the return of “millions of dollars.”
According to court documents published this week, Mashinsky, Celsius co-founder S. Daniel Leon and several others engaged...
Charity or Scam? Former FTX Executive's Foundation Accused of Making Profits from Employee Token Prices
15.2.2023
A former FTX executive’s foundation allegedly turned a donation of some $600,000 in FTT tokens into a whopping $150 million. And he now wants to cash out the frozen assets. ...
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Celsius Seeks to Recover Millions From Mashinsky, Other Former Executives
15.2.2023
The former CEO should repay money he transferred in the run-up to the lender’s July bankruptcy, the document said
Law Firm Subpoenas FTX Co-Founder, Top Executives, and Former Alameda CEO Over Voyager Digital Deal
7.2.2023
On Feb. 6, 2023, law firm Kirkland & Ellis issued a subpoena to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and top executives on behalf of Voyager Digital. The subpoena requested they produce documents and communications related to the “Alameda Loan Agreement” between Alameda Ventures...
FTX New Management Sets February Deadline for Repayment of Political Donations Made by Executives
6.2.2023
The new FTX management has requested political figures and any other recipients of donations made by Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives to return the funds by the end of the month.
According to a Sunday press release, FTX debtors are sending messages to all recipients of contributions...
Inside the World Economic Forum: Circle, Ripple reflect on Davos 2023
26.1.2023
A handful of cryptocurrency industry players who took part in workshops at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting paint a picture of increased collaboration within the space in 2023
Celsius Floats Possibility of Debt Token to Repay Creditors; Secures Court Approval to Process Customer Withdrawals
25.1.2023
The defunct crypto lender Celsius is exploring the possibility of creating a debt token to repay creditors. The plan would need to be approved by regulators, but if approved by the trustee and financial authorities, the debt token would be called an “asset share token (AST).” Celsius...
Bitzlato Executives Arrested in Europe, Exchange Laundered €1 Billion, Europol Says
24.1.2023
European law enforcement authorities have detained four more members of the executive team of crypto exchange Bitzlato, Europol announced. According to the police agency, nearly half of the funds processed through the platform were associated with various criminal activities. Bitzlato Senior...
Objections Raised Over Appointment of Sullivan & Cromwell as Debtors’ Counsel for FTX
21.1.2023
On Friday, bankruptcy judge John Dorsey approved the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) to be appointed as the debtors’ counsel for FTX, despite an objection from Daniel Friedberg, a former FTX US compliance officer. During a Zoom presentation, Friedberg claimed there was a conflict...
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...