FTX creditor representative Sunil Kavuri said the bankrupt exchange has now completed three payout rounds of about $7.1 billion. The bankruptcy estate of the now-defunct crypto exchange, which collapsed in November 2022, has taken almost three years to reach this stage. Next Distribution Lined Up for January According to his latest update on X, FTX […]
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried once again weighed in on the exchange’s bankruptcy debate after responding to a satire post by a company creditor that accused court-appointed CEO John J. Ray III of deliberately keeping a “perfectly solvent” platform in bankruptcy in order to generate record fees and destroy estate value. The creditor alleged that […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced FTX founder now serving a 25-year sentence for defrauding billions from customers, has reignited controversy by framing his 2022 arrest as politically motivated. In a recent GETTR post, reportedly shared via a friend, SBF claimed that his shift from center-left to centrist political views and subsequent large donations to Republican causes […]
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has filed a motion to dismiss a $1.76 billion lawsuit brought against him by the FTX bankruptcy trust. He says the court has no legal authority over him because he lives in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). CZ’s Defence According to a Bloomberg report, his legal team submitted the motion on Monday […]
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is asking the court to greenlight a plan that could potentially deny billions in creditor repayments to users in 49 countries where crypto faces legal restrictions. This could disproportionately impact Chinese users, who reportedly represent 82% of the affected claim value. Navigating Legal Minefields in Restricted Jurisdictions The FTX proposal, detailed […]
Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve allegations tied to his promotion of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, marking a rare celebrity settlement in the wider legal fallout from the platform’s collapse. Filed in a Florida federal court, the proposed agreement would end a class action lawsuit that accused the former NBA […]
The FTX Recovery Trust has announced it will begin disbursing more than $5 billion to creditors from May 30. This payment round marks the second distribution to eligible parties as the firm continues its efforts to reimburse those affected by its collapse. Repayment Efforts In a May 15 release, the company’s bankruptcy estate categorized creditors […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been transferred to a federal prison in Victorville, California, according to updated information from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The move marks the latest chapter in Bankman-Fried’s post-sentencing journey, following his 25-year prison term for orchestrating one of the most significant financial […]
The bankruptcy estate of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX has revealed that it will not be paying roughly $2.5 billion in claims to victims of its collapse as creditor repayments continue. According to a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, customers affected by the latest development are those who failed […]
This weekend, FTX revealed its plan to begin paying major creditors in 2025, with $11.4 billion in assets. Meanwhile, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, along with his co-founders, received pardons from President Trump after a lengthy legal battle over regulatory violations. Crypto news that flew under the radar. FTX to Begin Paying Major Creditors in […]