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FTX customers to vote on bankruptcy repayment plan

A U.S. judge approved FTX’s plan to poll creditors on its Chapter 11 repayment. FTX users will soon have the opportunity to vote on the proposed multibillion-dollar plan to pay back individuals whose funds were trapped on FTX since its collapse. Judge John Dorsey of the District of Delaware is allowing FTX advisers to seek customer votes on their Chapter 11 plan. If approved, this plan will repay customers and address government penalties related to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto business. Repayment Creditors have the power to influence restructurings…

Crypto Exchange FTX Victims View Bankruptcy Process as ‘Second Act of Theft,’ File to Recover $8B

FTX collapsed in November 2022. The lawyers said that the jury found SBF stole no less than $8 billion from FTX customers. Bankman-Fried, who was also ordered to forfeit $11 billion, plans to appeal his sentence and conviction. “If not for SBF’s crimes for which he was convicted—i.e., the theft and misuse of customer assets—the customers would have today owned their crypto investments,” the filing said. Source

FTX Loaned Millions to Australian Influencer to Ward Off Potential Litigation, Bankruptcy Report Reveals

According to a bankruptcy report from FTX, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange loaned an Australian influencer slightly more than $13 million. This loan was intended to assist him in repaying investors. The exchange proposed lending Saunders millions of dollars to prevent potential harm to its reputation and avoid litigation. Bankruptcy Report Contradicts Saunders’ Previous Assertions The […] Source CryptoX Portal

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison

“Ryan Salame agreed to advance the interests of FTX, Alameda Research, and his co-conspirators through an unlawful political influence campaign and through an unlicensed money transmitting business, which helped FTX grow faster and larger by operating outside of the law,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. “Salame’s involvement in two serious federal crimes undermined public trust in American elections and the integrity of the financial system. Today’s sentence underscores the substantial consequences for such offenses.” Source

Report: Investigation Finds No Fault With Sullivan & Cromwell in FTX Bankruptcy

An investigation into the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which worked with the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, revealed that the firm was neither involved in the fraud nor aware of the financial troubles that plagued the collapsed trading platform. Sullivan & Cromwell Cleared of Negligence in FTX Collapse Following a recent investigation, former U.S. […] Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal

Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Asks for 18 Months in Prison

In filings, his attorneys argue that Salame’s role at the shuttered companies was less central to the fraud and more operational. They also cite cooperation with authorities, genuine remorse, efforts to address his substance abuse issues, and the significant personal and financial losses he has already suffered as a result of the exchange’s collapse. Source

FTX Bankruptcy: Fallen Exchange To Amass up to $5,100,000,000 More Than What Users Lost at Time of Collapse

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The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX now has holdings worth billions of dollars more than the legally approved claims made by its creditors. A recently filed disclosure statement indicates that FTX’s bankruptcy estate estimates it will hold net distributable proceeds between $14.5 billion and $16.3 billion on September 30th, the projected start date for the exchange’s reorganization plan. FTX only owes creditors approximately $11.2 billion, putting the bankrupt exchange’s creditors in a position to recover between 118% and 142% of their claim values, according to the disclosure statement. However, FTX’s creditors’…