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UK Government Publishes Regulatory Framework for Crypto Assets and Stablecoins to Prevent FTX 2.0

Following the collapse of Terra Luna and FTX last year, the UK policymakers have committed to introducing a new regulatory regime for crypto assets and stablecoins to ensure sustainable and secure mainstream adoption. The United Kingdom policymakers have in the past year worked closely with different financial institutions and other stakeholders in formulating detailed regulatory frameworks for cryptoassets and stablecoins. According to CryptoUK, the trade body formed to represent the digital asset sector in the UK, the recent publication by the HM Treasury (HMT) on the Future Financial Services Regulatory…

FTX Wants to Sell Its GBTC

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its debtors have asked the U.S. bankruptcy court of Delaware to approve the sale of some trust assets, funds of Grayscale and Bitwise valued at an estimated $744 million, through an investment adviser, according to a Friday court filing. “The Debtors’ proposed sale(s) or transfer(s) of the Trust Assets will help allow the estates to prepare for forthcoming dollarized distributions to creditors and allow the Debtors to act quickly to sell the Trust Assets at the opportune time,” the filing said. “Additionally, because the Debtors…

FTX seeks sale of Grayscale and Bitwise trust assets worth $744 million

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Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has requested the bankruptcy court in Delaware to allow it to sell certain key trust funds, including assets from crypto asset manager Grayscale and custody service provider Bitwise valued at around $744 million. In a court filing dated Nov. 3, FTX debtors requested the court to allow them to sell Trust assets as it will make way for the firm to prepare for “forthcoming dollarized distributions to creditors.” These trust assets are held in one Bitwise trust valued at $53 million and five Grayscale trusts valued…

FTX advisers sharing customers’ data with FBI: Report

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Advisers for bankrupt crypto exchange FTX have been disclosing data from customers’ transactions and accounts with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to court documents seen by Bloomberg.  In response to subpoenas issued by several FBI field offices during the past few months, FTX consultants turned over to law enforcement records of specific customers’ trades on the bankrupt crypto exchange. The FBI’s requests were disclosed on billing records from Alvarez and Marsal, a consultancy serving as financial advisers for FTX. Over the past few months, the firm’s staff extracted…

FTX legal consultants turned over customer trading records to FBI

Multiple FBI offices have received data on FTX customer accounts from Alvarez & Marsal, a law firm advising the now-defunct crypto exchange under bankruptcy administrators led by litigation veteran John Ray III. Alvarez & Marsal reportedly transferred the data to some five Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices in compliance with a subpoena from the U.S. investigators. The documents sent to the FBI were extracted from FTX’s cloud base on Amazon’s AWS, per Bloomberg. Per the billing record submitted to a bankruptcy court, the records turned over to FBI…

FTX claims climb to 57% as Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts

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The current claim pricing of FTX has reached a maximum of 57%, according to data from Claims Market. The increase in FTX’s claim pricing is attributed to the valuation of artificial intelligence (AI) companies that the now-bankrupt crypto exchange previously invested in.  Creditors stake their claims to try to recoup some of their investment when businesses experience financial difficulties or bankruptcy. Based on estimates of the total amount recovered, investors frequently trade these claims. There is an increase in the estimated recovery value when the pricing of a claim rises.…

FTX Claim Pricing Jumps by 57% after SBF Convicted of Seven Criminal Charges

An upswing in a claim’s valuation signals an increase in the anticipated recovery worth. SBF’s inner circle – Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh – might have to pay heavy penalties. On Thursday, November 2, the US court finally convicted FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried of seven criminal charges. The sentencing will take place next year around March 2024. Interestingly, amid this development, FTX‘s claim price also surged by a staggering 57%. Fundamentally, a claim signifies an entitlement to a specific sum of money. When businesses encounter financial challenges or…

Bitcoin (BTC) Is Up 70% a Year After FTX Collapse, but ‘Alameda Gap’ in Liquidity Persists

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