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December 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Samuel Bankman-Fried charged by SEC for defrauding investors, gets arrested in the Bahamas on criminal charges

The agency also pointed out as a key problem that Bankman-Fried kept the funds of Alameda and FTX mixed up together. The regulator alleges that he used that to make undisclosed investments, luxurious real estate purchases, and large political donations. SEC Chair Gary Gensler commented: We allege that Sam Bankman-Fried built a house of cards…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
November 18, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

The Bahamas regulator transfers FTX assets to government wallets for “safe keeping”

The Bahamian regulator responded: The Commission wishes to advise that it has not directed, authorized or suggested to FTX Digital Markets Ltd. the prioritization of withdrawals for Bahamian clients. The Commission further notes that such transactions may be characterized as voidable preferences under the insolvency regime and consequently result in clawing back funds from Bahamian…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
November 16, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX’s AFS license suspended by ASIC

The crypto exchange FTX collapsed last week following a liquidity crunch and a subsequent hack which drained millions of dollars from the company which was already in a tough spot. As allegations of customer fund misappropriation surfaced and prompted regulatory scrutiny, investors are reluctant to provide capital to the exchange. Last week, FTX founder Sam…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
November 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX seeks rescue funds, regulators freeze its assets

Reuters reported that Bankman-Fried told staff members he has discussed raising $1 billion from Justin Sun, the Founder of the blockchain, Tron. FTX’s found has also discussed raising funds with rival exchange OKX and stablecoin platform Tether, Reuters said. Justin Sun tweeted on Thursday that Tron was “putting together a solution” for FTX. He said:…

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November 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance pulls out of FTX acquisition

Earlier this year, FTX was valued by private investors at $32 billion. The proposed acquisition came after a massive liquidity crisis hit FTX which was a result of concerns with withdrawal issues and Binance’s decision to liquidate its entire holdings of FTX's exchange token FTT. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao told his employees in as memo…

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November 09, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance agrees to buy FTX's non-US unit in bailout

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had this to say on twitter: Things have come full circle, and http://FTX.com’s first, and last, investors are the same: we have come to an agreement on a strategic transaction with Binance for http://FTX.com (pending DD etc.). Bankman-Fried highlighted that the important thing in the situation is that “customers are protected.”…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
October 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX offers $6 million compensation to phishing attack victims

FTX’s Founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried commented on Twitter: We’ve mostly stamped out sites that try to phish users by masquerading as FTX. But we can’t fix fake sites impersonating *other* services. A few users accidentally registered at fake other sites, including 3 Commas. The reimbursement for the phishing scam is a one-time step taken…

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