BlockFi said it plans to disclose assets and liabilities, as well as statements of certain payments made by the platform to insiders and other parties prior to its bankruptcy filing in November. In the latest update, the embattled crypto lending announced it would file both its Schedules of Assets and Liabilities and its Statement of Financial Affairs with the Court on January 11, 2023. “BlockFi looks forward to continuing its open dialogue with the UCC, U.S. Trustee, and all...
Read More »Crypto Funding in 2022 Down Over 40% Compared to 2021: CoinGecko
Cryptocurrency projects obtained 42.5% less funding in 2022 compared to what they received in 2021. Still, last year’s capital was significantly higher than the figures in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Funding in 2022 The crypto winter that hit the digital asset industry in 2022 has triggered a major market decline, an outflow of investor interest, and halted the expansion plans of some companies. According to a CoinGecko study, such firms had raised $21.26 billion last year, and...
Read More »DOJ Seizes $470 Million in Robinhood Shares From FTX Executives
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his former right-hand, Gary Wang, are unable to retain ownership of almost half a billion dollars worth of Robinhood shares, according to a court document dated January 6th.The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized the executives’ holdings in response to charges of wide-ranging fraud against Bankman-Fried and FTX, with which the equity investments may be involved. No More Robinhood Shares The document, filed in a New Jersey bankruptcy court,...
Read More »Senator Stabenow Who Designed ‘SBF Crypto Bill’ Will not Seek Re-Election
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow announced she will abandon her post in January 2025. The politician was one of the creators of cryptocurrency legislation that could empower the CFTC with exclusive jurisdiction when overseeing the market. Interestingly, the former CEO of FTX – Sam Bankman-Fried – was a vocal supporter of the bill, which received the nickname: “the SBF crypto bill.” Passing the Torch Senator Stabenow – the first woman from Michigan elected to the United States...
Read More »SEC Investigates Whether FTX Investors Followed Due Diligence Procedures (Report)
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly asked some FTX investors whether they conducted proper research on the cryptocurrency exchange before becoming its clients. Recall that the platform (considered among the giants in its field) crashed in November, causing multi-billion losses and shaking the entire market to its core. As reported by Reuters, the American financial regulator sought information from several firms regarding their due diligence policies...
Read More »Crypto Giant DCG Shuts Down HQ Subsidiary amid Global Economic Crisis
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Read More »Former FTX Lawyer Cooperates With US Authorities in SBF Case (Report)
Daniel Friedberg – the former leading lawyer of crypto exchange FTX – has reportedly given vital information to American prosecutors that could help the authorities during the lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried. The attorney is expected to appear in SBF’s trial in October to shed more light on the actions of the 30-year-old while being in charge of the bankrupt platform. According to a recent Reuters report, Friedberg met with over 20 US investigators (officials part of the...
Read More »US Regulators Warn Local Banks About Risks of Dealing With Crypto After Horrific 2022
American banking watchdogs warned domestic financial institutions that delving into the world of crypto could carry various risks, such as fraud. The warning comes as a result of a catalytic 2022, which saw the demise of multiple cryptocurrency giants, including FTX, Terraform Labs, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network, and more. The collapse of those firms triggered multi-billion investor losses and infused panic in the industry, resulting in a massive market decline....
Read More »Bahamas Regulator SCB Denies Asking FTX to Mint New Tokens
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) has refuted the claims made by FTX debtors that it had instructed the crypto exchange to mint tokens worth hundreds of millions. In an official statement released on Jan. 3, the regulator sought to correct the material misstatements of FTX’s new CEO, John J. Ray III, in a series of court filings that received global media coverage. SCB Allegedly Asked SBF to Mint New Tokens Last month, FTX lawyers made several public statements...
Read More »3AC Co-Founder Zhu Su Accuses DCG of Being Criminally Fraudulent
Three Arrows Capital (3AC), a Singapore-based crypto hedge fund, became one of the many industry participants that went bankrupt in the bear market. At its peak, 3AC managed more than $10 billion worth of assets. Its undoing was disastrous but wasn’t purely a market-driven phenomenon. In the latest Twitter thread, Zhu Su said the parent firm of Grayscale Investments and Genesis Trading conspired with FTX to bring down Terra’s LUNA token and Staked Ether (stETH). Zhu Su Blasts...
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