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Even with the owed fees it has paid in trying to deal with bankruptcy issues, FTX continues to face mounting challenges. The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, previously valued at $32 billion, has resulted in exorbitant legal and advisory fees amounting to an average of $53,000 per hour within three months. According to recent filings with the bankruptcy court, FTX attempted to address its insolvency issues by spending an astounding $118.1 million on professional services between...

FTX’s legal team noted in the filing that paying the $24 billion could impede the repayment of funds to the exchange victims. Lawyers representing the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX have contested the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) claim of $24 billion in unpaid taxes. The attorneys insist that the IRS must substantiate its demands, urging the tax agency to provide evidence supporting its assertion. In a recent filing with a Delaware bankruptcy court on November 10, the...

Despite the subdued overall interest, a group that remains consistently passionate is the die-hard Bitcoin maximalists. In recent weeks, Bitcoin price has once again captured the attention of the financial industry as it surged above $44,000, a level not seen since May 2022. However, this rally seems to lack the fervor and widespread interest that accompanied previous bull cycles, according to a Bloomberg report. Despite Bitcoin Price Growth, Interest Remain Subdued A notable indicator of...

Crypto analyst Ali Martinez has warned of a potential correction for SOL. The price of Solana (SOL) has experienced a 7% decline over 24 hours. However, at the time of writing the fall is not so critical. The coin is around 1% down. The Solana price today is approximately $60 despite the recent market corrections that saw the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) rise to $42000 and $2200 respectively for the first time since last year. According to CoinMarketCap data, the crypto asset,...

These asset shifts have also been constantly noticed ever since FTX filed for bankruptcy, leaving many to speculate about the rationale behind the moves. According to a recent tweet by Spot on Chain, crypto accounts linked to the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and its sister trading firm Alameda Research executed over $10 million worth of token transfers across six currencies within a 12-hour span. These movements involve a part of the remaining digital assets still controlled by FTX...

The ongoing lawsuit has a complaint against Mercedes F1 that echoes the accusations, asserting that the team prominently featured FTX’s logo on its cars, merchandise, and marketing materials. A group of FTX users has filed twin class-action lawsuits in a Florida district court, accusing the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Major League Baseball (MLB) of complicity in FTX’s alleged “massive, multibillion-dollar global fraud”. The suits, filed on November 27, claim that both entities aided...

Legal experts, including Ripple lawyer John E. Deaton, share Armstrong’s optimism, speculating that Coinbase will be a significant beneficiary of Binance’s regulatory challenges. Recent developments have thrust Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) into the spotlight, positioning it as the frontrunner following regulatory challenges faced by its main rival, Binance. The collapse of FTX had already reshaped the crypto industry, and now, with Binance capitulating to the United States Department...

A high-profile situation that eventually led to CZ leaving his role as CEO of Binance has not distracted traders from their interest in Bitcoin. Crypto traders appear to be unbothered about the industry-shaping events of the last 24 hours. On Tuesday, November 21, reports circulated that both Binance exchange and its chief Changpeng “CZ” Zhao had agreed to a criminal settlement that would see the exchange pay $4.3 billion in fines.  However, such a high-profile situation that eventually...

OpenAI’s offer also included making Anthropic’s CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei a replacement for Altman. Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Anthropic may have just refused to enter into a merger deal with OpenAI. According to a report by The Information and another report by Reuters, OpenAI’s board of directors put forward the offer following last week’s decision to sack its immediate past CEO Sam Altman. Anthropic CEO Rejects OpenAI’s Offers Citing sources with inside knowledge, The...

FTX management has been trying to recover funds from multiple sources including beneficiaries of donations made by the firm and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX bankruptcy advisors have sued cryptocurrency exchange ByBit Fintech Ltd in an attempt to recover funds withdrawn prior to its collapse. According to a Bloomberg report, FTX management filed a lawsuit in a Delaware court on Friday against Bybit’s investment branch, Mirana Corporation and two corporate affiliates.  FTX’s...