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Defunct Crypto Exchange FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried Facing Fraud Investigation in Turkey

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Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried could face fraud charges overseas as Turkish officials probe the former CEO. According to a new announcement by Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board, Bankman-Fried and the crypto exchange are being investigated for fraud over its recent disintegration. Bankman-Fried is accused of mishandling billions of dollars worth of customer funds by loaning them out to Alameda Research, FTX’s quantitative trading branch. “On November 14, 2022, an investigation was initiated within the framework of the duties and authorities given to our Agency in…

Institutions short Bitcoin as SBF is ‘deeply sorry’ for FTX collapse

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The monumental collapse of FTX will go down as one of the biggest corporate scandals of all time. But, at least Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, is sorry. On Nov. 22, the disgraced founder of FTX penned a letter to his former employees describing his role in the company’s bankruptcy. “I never intended this to happen,” he wrote. “I did not realize the full extent of the margin position, nor did I realize the magnitude of the risk posed by a hyper-correlated crash.” Get this: SBF still thinks the company can…

Here’s how centralized exchanges aim to win back users after the FTX collapse

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Centralized crypto exchanges play a huge part in the crypto trading ecosystem. However, the FTX collapse showcased how difficult it is to trust exchanges with user funds. Despite this, crypto trading platforms continue to believe that they can win back the community’s trust.  Speaking to Cointelegraph, executives from crypto exchanges OKX, Gate.io and Bitpanda shared their insights on how trading platforms can recover from the effects of the FTX debacle. According to Dion Guillaume, an executive at Gate.io, transparency in terms of custody of user assets has become of vital…

Turkey seizes FTX assets in the country amid the ongoing investigation

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Assets belonging to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have been seized by the country’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board, locally known as MASAK, following the collapse of his main business. An official announcement from Turkey’s MASAK outlined preliminary findings and actions taken against Bankman-Fried following bankruptcy proceedings of its core business. MASAK began investigations on Nov. 14. Cointelegraph translated the latest announcement from MASAK, which highlighted three key points from the investigation. The Turkish investigatory body found that FTX failed to safely store user funds, embezzled customer funds through shady transactions, and…

Binance Launches Billion-Dollar Crypto Industry Recovery Fund to Restore Confidence After FTX Meltdown – Finance Bitcoin News

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Binance has committed $1 billion to a crypto industry recovery initiative to restore confidence following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Several other crypto companies have joined Binance’s efforts and committed capital for the recovery fund. Crypto Industry Recovery Initiative Launched Cryptocurrency exchange Binance unveiled Thursday some details of its Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), which the crypto firm described as “a new co-investment opportunity for organizations eager to support the future of web3.” The announcement states: Initially, Binance will commit USD 1 billion to IRI-themed investment opportunities with an intent…

FTX stake in US bank raises concerns about banking loopholes

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The bankruptcy proceedings of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have revealed many new aspects of its unethical practices. The latest revelation around its stake in one of the smallest United States banks from rural Washington has raised fresh concerns about its operations and alleged misuse of banking loopholes. Farmington State Bank in the state of Washington, now renamed Moonstone, is the 26th smallest bank in the U.S. — with a single branch and three employees. FTX invested in the rural bank through its now-bankrupt sister company, Alameda, with an investment of $11.5…

Turkish Authorities Order Seizure of ‘Suspicious’ FTX Assets

Since Nov. 14, MASAK has also been investigating the exchange’s local unit, FTX Turkey. The ongoing investigations have shown that customers’ trust was “not duly preserved” by the fallen company, and that authorities have “a strong suspicion of crime” being committed, particularly by Bankman-Fried who “directly or indirectly” controls the entities and persons through which FTX operates in Turkey, the notice said. Source

How does the FTX collapse affect Dubai’s crypto ecosystem?

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With the FTX contagion affecting various sectors of the global crypto ecosystem, Dubai-based industry leaders commented on how the debacle will affect the budding crypto hub within the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  From stricter regulations to better projects leading the way, various professionals gave their perspectives on how Dubai and the UAE’s crypto landscape will be affected by the collapse of the FTX exchange. Kokila Alagh, the founder and CEO of KARM Legal Consultants, believes that the FTX collapse will lead to more scrutiny and diligence before projects are approved…

Turkey Investigates Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for Fraud, Seizes Assets – Exchanges Bitcoin News

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The Turkish government has launched an investigation on the former chief executive of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. According to local media, the authorities in Ankara have also seized assets belonging to the founder of the troubled coin trading platform. Turkey’s Financial Intelligence Unit Initiates Another FTX-Related Probe Financial regulators in Turkey have started to investigate the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), for alleged fraud. The move follows the initiation in mid-November of a probe into the collapse of the company, which also…