South Korean prosecutors call on Terra co-founder Shin Hyun-seong to cooperate: Report

Authorities in South Korea have reportedly requested Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong, also known as Daniel Shin, to appear as part of an investigation into the collapse of the firm. According to a Nov. 14 report from Hankyoreh, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office’s Joint Financial and Securities Crime Investigation Team announced that Shin should appear before prosecutors sometime this week. Authorities reportedly alleged that the Terra co-founder held many LUNA tokens — since rebranded Lun Classic (LUNC) — without the knowledge of retail investors and earned roughly 140 billion won…

Manhattan District Attorney’s Office probes FTX collapse: Report

Prosecutors with the United States attorney’s office in the Manhattan district of New York have reportedly begun investigating the fall of crypto exchange FTX. According to a Nov. 14 report from Reuters, a source with knowledge of the investigations said authorities in New York were looking into the collapse of the major crypto exchange following FTX declaring bankruptcy on Nov. 11. The report followed news the state of California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced it would be investigating the “apparent failure” of FTX. The ongoing saga with FTX…

Former FTX CEO’s Alleged $40M Penthouse Listed for Sale, Report Says Firm Spent $74M on Real Estate – Bitcoin News

In light of a recently published real estate listing, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is reportedly selling a 12,000-square-foot penthouse in the Bahamas for $39.9 million. Moreover, reports further detail that FTX Property Holdings spent roughly $74 million on real estate purchases in the surrounding Albany Bahamas oceanside district. Bahama Mansion Called the ‘Orchid Building’ Listed for Close to $40 Million This past weekend, the web portal seasidebahamas.com published a real estate listing that’s reportedly tied to the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The property dubbed the “Orchid…

Turbulence for blockchain industry despite strong Bitcoin fundamentals: Report

In the past, it was often said that Bitcoin (BTC) moves the entire crypto and blockchain industry. Is this still the case? The past few months have seen Bitcoin hitting high-water marks including all-time high long-term holder rates and local highs in hash rate difficulty adjustment — yet Bitcoin is still in bearish conditions as we head into Q4 of 2022. Not all areas of the blockchain industry can boast such signals of strength, such as venture capital (VC), which brought in $840,000 in October, down 48.6% from the previous month.…

Flight Radar Report Shows FTX Co-Founder’s Private Jet Flew to Argentina, SBF Says He’s Still in the Bahamas – Bitcoin News

According to Flightradar24’s official Twitter account, the most tracked flight at 3:33 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2022, was Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) private jet flying from the Bahamas to Argentina. While the flight track doesn’t mean SBF took the flight, a number of people suspected someone from SBF’s inner circle did fly out of the Bahamas. The former FTX CEO, however, texted Reuters after the flight and told the news outlet he did not leave the Bahamas. Former FTX CEO’s Private Jet Embarks to Argentina, SBF Claims He Remains in the…

Report Says Alameda Research ‘Didn’t Trade Crypto,’ Speculators Think SBF’s Political Connections Let FTX Fly Under the Radar – Bitcoin News

On Nov. 11, 2022, FTX Trading Ltd. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. The news followed a few days of speculation and evidence that had shown the digital currency exchange was likely insolvent. The company’s bankruptcy filing and information concerning Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research shed some more light on the situation. Moreover, crypto proponents have questioned why U.S. regulators let FTX fly under the radar. Bankruptcy Filing Highlights FTX’s and Alameda’s Long List of ‘Portfolio Companies’ This past Friday, the…

Brussels Set to Begin Talks on EU Crypto Tax, Report Reveals – Taxes Bitcoin News

The European Commission is preparing to discuss with member states the adoption of a common tax regime for crypto assets, European officials have indicated. The talks with national treasuries are expected to start next year with the aim to end the differentiated tax treatment of cryptocurrencies across the bloc’s 27 jurisdictions. European Union to Consider Single Tax Regime for Crypto Income and Profits The executive body in Brussels, the European Commission, intends to soon launch talks with the financial ministries of the member states on whether establishing a Union-wide tax…

‘Need to update my LinkedIn’ — FTX Ventures head resigns: Report

Amy Wu, an investor in FTX and the head of the firm’s venture capital arm, FTX Ventures, has reportedly resigned her position. According to a Nov. 11 report from The Information, Wu resigned as head of FTX Ventures following the announcement FTX would be moving forward with bankruptcy proceedings in the United States. According to her LinkedIn profile, Wu had been based at FTX Venture’s offices in The Bahamas since January. FTX Ventures’ website along with that of Alameda Research went dark on Nov. 9 amid its parent company’s liquidity…