FTX funds on the move: bankruptcy proceedings, insider threat or a hack?
The wallet address in question received funds from various international and U.S.-based wallets linked to FTX, which amassed over 83,878.63 ETH (worth over $105.3 million) in just two hours. The recent tensions between the two major crypto exchanges FTX and Binance, which was accompanied by a massive selloff of FTX Token (FTT), resulted in the collapse of roughly 130 companies linked to FTX Group — including FTX Trading, FTX US, West Realm Shires Services, and Alameda Research. Following the resignation of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and the revelation of the company’s intent to file for....
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This document on the Mt. Gox website announces the Tokyo court ruling, ordering bankruptcy proceedings for the exchange. The Mt. Gox website got updated with a new document. The Tokyo District Court ordered liquidation to begin at the failed Bitcoin exchange. This definitive order follows an earlier announcement made last week, where the bankruptcy administrator said it would be difficult to get Mt. Gox started again. "At 5 p.m. on April 24, 2014, the Tokyo District Court issued an order of commencement of the bankruptcy proceedings for MtGox Co., Ltd. (the "Company") (Case No.: Heisei....
Mt. Gox has announced the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings in Japan. Attorney at law Nobuaki Kobayashi has been appointed as the bankruptcy trustee. The troubled bitcoin exchange filed for liquidation in a Tokyo court earlier this month, dropping its plans for civil rehabilitation. There was still some hope that outside investors could muscle in and save the exchange from liquidation, but the deal never materialised. Impact on customers still unclear. Bankruptcy trustee Kobayashi issued a brief statement on Thursday, stating that he has the exclusive power to administer and dispose....
The company says it’s planning to continue operations throughout the restructuring process, though withdrawals will continue to be paused at this time. Crypto lending platform Celsius confirmed on July 13 that it has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the Southern District Court of New York.The announcement was shared on the company’s Twitter and shared with account holders via email on July 13, with a vow to “emerge from Chapter 11 positioned for success in the cryptocurrency industry.”According to Investopedia, a Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a company to stay in business and....
The history of Bitcoin is still plagued by the Mt. Gox collapse. After allegedly losing several hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin due to a hack, the exchange was forced to halt its services. A lot of people around the world have been affected by this debacle, and quite a few of them took the matter to court. As a result, it is now possible to file a claim for lost funds, in the hopes of retrieving your money. The Mt. Gox Post-Bankruptcy Proceedings. It has been a long time in the making, but there might be a small light at the end of the tunnel for people who suffered financial....
Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, responded to fears surrounding a disclosure that the company made in its recent report. Following the Coinbase report where the company declared its losses, a disclosure that suggests that users are not protected in the case of bankruptcy has been gaining traction on social media. However, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong explained that funds are safe “as they’ve always been.” In the company's first-quarter report for 2022, Coinbase reported its first loss amounting to $430 million. Apart from this, the firm also reported the number of users....