The legal saga surrounding FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried continues as new developments arise in his case. On March 27, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers reportedly reached a new bail agreement with US prosecutors that would allow him to remain at home while restricting his use of electronic devices and apps. The proposed agreement is still subject to approval by US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is overseeing Bankman-Fried’s case. The proposed bail conditions would prohibit Bankman-Fried from using a smartphone with internet access and any apps other than voice calls and text messaging.…
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US Prosecutors Reach New Bail Agreement with Lawyers of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
As per the proposed conditions, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will get a new phone with no internet capability limited to voice calls and text messages. On Monday, March 27, lawyers of FTX’s disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried said that they have reached an agreement with US prosecutors over the new bail conditions. This development comes as the judge raised the prospect of sending SBF to jail pending trial. The newly proposed conditions have been submitted for approval to District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York. These conditions…
FTX Bankruptcy Estate Consolidates Arbitrum Airdrop Tokens Into Single Wallet
A wallet controlled by the FTX bankruptcy estate has received tranches of the Arbitrum airdrop from several wallets linked to Alameda Research, on-chain data shows. Source
Tom Brady’s Estranged Wife Gisele Bundchen Claims FTX Collapse ‘Blindsided’ Her – Featured Bitcoin News
Former U.S. National Football League (NFL) quarterback Tom Brady’s estranged wife Gisele Bundchen has said she was “blindsided” by the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Bundchen claimed that she only invested in FTX because her financial advisors recommended it. Bundchen and Brady’s Shareholding in FTX Gisele Bundchen, a fashion model and the estranged wife of former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, has said she only invested in Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX because her financial advisors told her to do so. In remarks published in the Daily Mail, Bundchen suggested that she, just…
FTX Debtors Agree to $95M Stake Sale in Mysten Labs to Shore Up Funds
As part of the agreement, debtors will sell roughly $95 million worth of preferred stock back to Mysten Labs in addition to $1 million in SUI tokens. On Thursday, March 23, debtors of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX filed a motion in the bankruptcy court seeking a $95 million stake in the Delaware-based Web3 firm Mysten Labs. Crypto exchange FTX has been surviving to pay its customers impacted by the collapse of the exchange last year in November 2022. Before it fall, FTX had paid $101 million last year for the…
Mysten Labs to Buy Back Equity, Token Warrants from FTX Bankruptcy Estate for $96M
FTX Ventures invested $101 million in Mysten Labs just months before Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire collapsed. Now, Mysten is buying back the stake (and Sui token warrants) for $96 million through bankruptcy court. Source
FTX debtors agree to $95M sale of stake in Mysten Labs
The debtors for defunct crypto exchange FTX have approved an agreement that would sell its preferred stock in Mysten Labs, the company behind the Sui blockchain. In a March 22 filing in United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware, FTX debtors proposed a deal in which Mysten Labs and the company would agree to a mutual release of claims. As part of the agreement, the debtors planned to sell roughly $95 million worth of preferred stock back to Mysten in addition to $1 million in SUI tokens. “The…
Dreams of Rebooting FTX Face Cold Reality That Its Technology Wasn’t Well-Regarded
The collateral feature allowed users to hold assets such as bitcoin, ether, stablecoins or even lower-market capitalization altcoins, and trade derivatives – effectively allowing traders to hold a diverse portfolio while being able to trade perpetual swap contracts that can be used to hedge or increase exposure. And while this feature was lauded by users, it was ultimately unsustainable. If FTX comes back without such features, the bugs and sluggish software could matter more. Source
FTX Moves to Recoup $460 Million from Modulo Capital
Modulo’s $460 million marks a significant recovery in the ongoing bankruptcy case. Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is currently working toward recovering some of the customer funds that were reportedly misappropriated. To this end, it filed a motion on Wednesday that would see it recover $460 million in assets for stakeholders. Per the filing, the fund is being recovered from Bahamas-based hedge fund Modulo Capital, which received no less than $475 million from Alameda Research – the investment arm of FTX, throughout 2022. According to earlier reports, the Modulo Capital investment…
FTX seeks to claw back $460M from Bankman-Fried-backed VC firm
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is seeking to recover $460 million of allegedly misappropriated customer funds from venture capital (VC) firm Modulo Capital, which received a sizeable investment from Alameda Research last year. As previously reported, FTX’s sister trading firm, Alameda Research was understood to have invested around $400 million in Modulo in 2022 — one of the biggest investments undertaken by FTX under Bankman-Fried’s leadership. In a March 22 filing, FTX claim the investment from Alameda Research was under the direction of Sam Bankman-Fried, with Alameda investing $475 million in…