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The U.S. Trustee, a branch of the Department of Justice (DOJ), had previously argued that bankruptcy law requires an independent probe for any case of such magnitude, despite warnings that it could cost as much as $100 million. In its arguments, the Trustee said an independent examiner could look into
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Lawyers for Andrew Vara, the United States Trustee representing the interests of the Department of Justice in crypto exchange FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings, has filed an appeal against a federal judge’s denial of a motion appointing an independent examiner in the case.In a March 6 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
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So far, $2.2 billion in assets have been identified in the wallets of accounts associated with FTX.com, of which only $694 million are in the most liquid assets. Original Source
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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles appeared heavily skeptical about an attempt by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to stop a purchase by Binance US of assets of defunct crypto lender Voyager at a Thursday court hearing. Source
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Despite his agreement to forming the committee, the judge said he will "reserve the benefit" of "hindsight." If he decides that the interests of the equity holders weren't advanced by the committee, or it was done at the expense of other creditors, he might use "a number of tools," including
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While 850,000 bitcoin went missing from the exchange in 2014, it's not that amount that’s potentially being disposed of, because the exchange has recovered 142,000 BTC along with 143,000 in Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and 69 billion Japanese yen ($510 million), representing about 20% of the hack. Source
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Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) belonging to the bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) will be sold by its liquidators Teneo, according to a recent announcement. In a notice dated Feb. 22, Joint Liquidator Christopher Farmer announced that the liquidators are intending to begin the sales of NFTs that belong to 3AC.
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As per reports, public bankruptcy markets are currently valuing distressed FTX assets at around $0.16 on the dollar. In an interesting development, the FTX bankruptcy claims are up for sale in private over-the-counter (OTC) markets. Sources familiar with the matter said that distressed fund assets can pick up these claims. FTX Bankruptcy
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Distressed asset funds can pick up FTX bankruptcy claims for around 20 cents on the dollar in hidden over-the-counter (OTC) markets, a person familiar with the matter told CryptoX. Source
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The consequences of the FTX scandal at the hands of its founder and former CEO, Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, continue to surface. On Feb. 17, it was reported that bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has appealed to the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware to strip the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections from
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