FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged ‘Seller’s Remorse’

According to court documents filed in New York on Jan. 29, Attestor, through a wholly-owned subsidiary called Svalbard Holdings Limited, made an agreement with a Panamanian company, Lemma Technologies, to purchase the accounts – worth a combined $166 million at the time of FTX’s collapse – in June 2023, after placing the highest bid at an auction organized by Lemma Technologies in May 2023. Source

Prosecutors Demand 50 Years for Bankman-Fried, Citing FTX Founder’s Repeated Gambles ‘With Other People’s Money’

In a statement from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and his team, the fallen FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), faces a recommendation for up to half a century behind bars for his offenses. The prosecutors argue that SBF has a penchant for high-stake risk and “gambling repeatedly with other people’s money.” SBF’s Path From Finance Tycoon […] Source CryptoX Portal

BlockFi Settles With FTX, Alameda Estates for $874.5M

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Family Pleads for Clemency as Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman Faces Sentencing – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

By Enoch Mutembei As the sentencing date for Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO, approaches, a plea for clemency has emerged from an unexpected source – his own family. In a recent filing to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, SBF’s lawyers submitted 29 letters of support, including heartfelt recommendations from his mother, father, and brother. Barbara Fried, Joseph Bankman, and Gabriel Bankman-Fried, the mother, father, and brother of the 31-year-old former CEO, all penned letters to Judge Lewis Kaplan, shedding light on SBF’s…

FTX Creditors Hit Crypto Exchange’s Legal Counsel With Lawsuit Over Fraud and Civil Conspiracy Allegations

Creditors of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX have filed a class-action lawsuit against a global law firm providing legal counsel to the former digital asset empire. In a new court filing submitted on February 16th, FTX creditors allege Sullivan and Cromwell (S&C) engaged in civil conspiracy, aiding and abetting fraud, aiding and abetting fiduciary breach and violation of federal laws against racketeering. The New York City-based law firm is overseeing the FTX bankruptcy proceedings and assisted the exchange in several deals, including the acquisition of the crypto derivatives platform LedgerX. The…