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FTX submitted a filing requesting permission to engage in these activities in August, arguing that hedging its crypto assets would “allow the Debtors [FTX] to limit potential downside risk prior to the sale of such bitcoin or ether,” while “staking certain digital assets … will inure to the benefit of
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"At oral argument, Dr. Wright’s counsel conceded that the March 30 version of the Form omitted required information,” the document reads. “That version of the Form did not include (among other things) his employer’s address, any information about his spouse, and information about whether he had bank accounts.” Source
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Blockchain could be used to authenticate the real from what is generated by artificial intelligence, Congressman Tom Emmer suggested Sept. 11 at the Permissionless II conference. That would combine nicely with other progress being seen in United States cryptocurrency policy, he said.Speaking on a panel, Emmer began on a cautious
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The presentation also details $2.2 billion in cash, crypto, equity and real estate received by Bankman-Fried and other executives, including Nishad Singh, Zixiao “Gary” Wang and Caroline Ellison, in the months leading up to the bankruptcy. That may be significant because U.S. law allows such payments to be clawed back
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According to the filing, the payments in question are characterized as “certain prepayments related to various advertising and sponsorship agreements, security deposits, retainers, and other miscellaneous deposits and prepayments.” In a recent court filing, the current management of the defunct FTX Derivatives Exchange has shed light on the intricate web of
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a filing urging the court to grant its motion to appeal a ruling from the Ripple Labs lawsuit that deemed that XRP was not a security when sold to retail investors. The agency argued that there are “knotty legal problems” surrounding the
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Mirror Trading International (MTI) is convicted by a U.S. court for deceiving victims in a Bitcoin scam, facing a restitution order of $1.7 billion. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed that Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI) has been convicted in a cryptocurrency fraud case. The complaint against the
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Mashinsky had already put his Austin, Texas property that was acquired in 2021 with Celsius proceeds, on sale for about $2.49 million. The former Celsius Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alex Mashinsky faces more financial hurdles after United States Judge Jed S. Rakoff ordered his assets to be frozen as the criminal
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Genesis Global Capital, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, filed in court for DCG to repay outstanding loans in excess of $600 million on Wednesday. Source
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A federal judge has ordered that certain bank accounts and property connected to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky be frozen following a motion from the United States Justice Department.According to a Sept. 5 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, a judge signed off on
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