Crypto Exchange Kraken Freezes Accounts of FTX, Alameda Research, Their Execu...
Crypto exchange Kraken has frozen a handful of accounts owned by the bankrupt FTX Group, Alameda Research, and their executives. Kraken has been in contact with law enforcement after discovering that an account on its platform was used in connection with unauthorized transfers at FTX. Kraken Freezes Accounts Belonging to FTX, Alameda Research, and Executives Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has taken steps to freeze verified accounts on its platform belonging to FTX Group, Alameda Research, and their executives. The official Twitter account for Kraken tweeted early Sunday morning: Kraken has....
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Kraken said it froze account access to certain funds “we suspect to be associated with ‘fraud, negligence or misconduct’ related to FTX.” United-States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has frozen the accounts associated with “FTX Group, Alameda Research, and their executives,” on its exchange after engaging with authorities. In a Twitter post on Nov. 13, Kraken said the accounts were frozen “to protect their creditors” and added it “maintains full reserves” and other users' funds aren’t affected, likely seeking to stamp out fears from users that the exchange might face liquidity issues....
During the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange FTX, shocking revelations emerged from the testimony of former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison. According to a TechCrunch report, Ellison testified that the crypto trading firm paid Chinese officials to unlock their Alameda trading accounts on OKX and Huobi in China. Judge Lewis Kaplan clarified that Bankman-Fried was not charged with bribery in this case. Still, the evidence was presented to demonstrate trust, confidence, and motive between Bankman-Fried and Ellison. Alameda Research Former CEO Exposes Hidden....
Gary Wang, co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange, again took the stand on day four of former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial. The former FTX executive disclosed the relationship between the cryptocurrency exchange and Alameda Research. FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Gave Alameda Research ‘Special Privileges’ According to various reports, […]
Alameda's investment arm, FTX Ventures, and crypto exchange FTX will reportedly continue to operate independently from each other. Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s investment arm has reportedly absorbed the venture capital operations of Alameda Research in response to the ongoing crypto bear market.According to a Thursday Bloomberg report, Alameda's Caroline Ellison said in an interview that the merger had happened prior to former co-CEO Sam Trabucco announcing his resignation on Wednesday, leaving Ellison as the firm’s sole CEO. The investment arm of the crypto exchange,....
YFI price is still in a downtrend and many investors believe all attempts at recovery are being suppressed by Alameda Research. Yearn Finance (YFI) price has been in a serious rut during the past 2 weeks and many in the crypto community blame the sharp correction on Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the CEO of Alameda Research and FTX. In the past month, DeFi giant Yearn.finance’s native token YFI dropped 62.7% from $43,970 to $16,360.As Cointelegraph has reported, the majority of DeFi tokens corrected 40%-60% in September and this sell off took place as Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) prices also dropped.....