Tag: FTX

SBF and FTX Get Spoofed in Animated Comedy Starring T.J. Miller

Announced at Comic-Con, “FORTUN3,” which premieres this fall, will serve as a kind of origin story for SBF and FTX – the products of an easy-money culture mixed with unbridled tech optimism, explains John Attanasio, co-founder and CEO of Toonstar. Besides the FTX parody, viewers can expect references to other business boondoggles driven by egomaniacs with a messiah complex (think: Theranos and WeWork). T.J. Miller of “Silicon Valley” fame will voice the SBF clone. Source

Financial Stability Board Calls for Tougher Global Crypto Norms After FTX, Celsius Scandals

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which groups regulators from some two dozen jurisdictions, including the U.S., EU, China and the U.K., published recommendations to ensure “consistent and comprehensive” regulation of the sector. The recommendations build on proposals originally floated in October and are focused on preventing the kind of behavior alleged to have been carried out by companies such as FTX and Celsius. Source

FTX victim raises $450k for liquid token startup

FTX victim, who lost over 90% of his net worth following the collapse, successfully raised $450,000 from his recently launched trading fund. Belgian resident Kasper Vendeloock recently launched Musca Capital, a new fund that trades liquid tokens. The venture is supported by Hashmask NFT project founders and two other investors. With the funds raised, Vandeloock aims to rebuild his trading systems and implement automated strategies. He will begin by trading liquid tokens on centralized exchanges. Vandeloock strives to recover from a substantial financial setback resulting from the collapse of the…

Former FTX CEO wants to exempt friends from security checks

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried wants his close friends to visit him at his parents’ home without undergoing security checks.  On July 13 Bankman-Fried’s lawyers submitted a letter to New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, seeking an exemption for court-approved visitors from the security measures mandated in his bail conditions. The current bail conditions mandate the presence of a security guard at the residence to screen visitors for electronic devices and the requirement for visitors to sign an electronic visitor log. However, Bankman-Fried’s legal team argued that only his…

BlockFi CEO ignored risks from FTX and Alameda exposure, contributing to collapse: court filing

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Zac Prince, the CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency lending firm BlockFi, allegedly disregarded recommendations from the company’s risk management team over lending assets to Alameda Research.  According to a July 14 filing with United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey by the unsecured creditors’ committee, BlockFi’s risk management team reported on the “high risks” associated with lending assets to Alameda. Prince allegedly dismissed concerns from the team on BlockFi lending Alameda $217 million by August 2021. The team suggested there could be risks should the FTX Tokens (FTT) used to…

3AC co-founders’ OPNX exchange onboards FTX, Celsius bankruptcy claims

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OPNX, an exchange dedicated to the trading of bankruptcy claims against fallen crypto firms, has listed FTX and Celsius claims. According to the July 14 announcement, FTX claims specifically can be immediately onboarded and converted into collateral in the form of OPNX’s native reborn OX (reOX) tokens or oUSD, its credit currency. Users can then trade crypto futures using reOX as collateral. The claims are tokenized in partnership with Heimdall, which also handles onboarding and user verification. Developers wrote: “Claims will initially be converted into reOX tokens at a 100%…

FTX spent $400 million on the acquisition of its European branch

According to the legal team of the FTX investors, trying to return their funds through court, a failed crypto exchange spent “nearly $400 million” to acquire Digital Assets DA AG (“DAAG”). Later the Swiss company became known as FTX Europe. Now the plaintiffs are eager to be refunded the money that was spent on it by Sam Bankman-Fried and his associates.  The complaint for avoidance and recovery of transfers was filed to the United States bankruptcy court in the district of Delaware on July 12. The plaintiffs are stating that…