Voyager

Bitcoin (BTC)'s recent rally hasn't seen these levels since last May, just before the crypto industry faced a series of crypto bankruptcies that included FTX, Voyager and Celsius. Brown Rudnick LLP partner Robert Stark, along with Vanderbilt Law School Professor and Associate Dean Yesha Yadav join CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C. to discuss how crypto bankruptcies are playing out in U.S. courts. 

26. Okt. 2023

117 Partners CEO and founder Thomas Braziel compares the market activity for FTX's bankruptcy claims versus other bankrupt crypto exchanges, like Celsius and Voyager. "Every distressed firm and their brother wants to be involved in FTX versus the other dockets," Braziel said.

6. Okt. 2023

A federal judge paused Voyager's efforts to sell its assets to Binance.US in response to the U.S. government's filing for an emergency stay. "Upon consideration of all parties’ written submissions, as well as the conferences and oral argument held in this matter, the Government’s emergency motion is hereby GRANTED. An opinion setting forth the reasons for this ruling will issue shortly," the ruling said. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.

28. März 2023

U.S. prosecutors unveiled a new indictment against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Wednesday, adding a bribery charge to the 12 other charges he already faced. Separately, a federal judge paused Voyager's efforts to sell its assets to Binance.US on the same day the CFTC sued crypto exchange Binance alleging "willful evasion" of the U.S. law. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest details in the world of crypto regulation.

28. März 2023

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are questioning government policies controlling how financial firms handle their accounting for cryptocurrency. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down their letter to the regulators. Plus, the latest on Voyager's bankruptcy hearings.

3. März 2023

Creditors of crypto exchange Mt. Gox are about to recover some of their funds following a 10-year liquidation process, but concerns that large amounts of bitcoin (BTC) will be released onto the market are overdone, UBS said in a report Monday. 507 Capital Managing Partner and Mt. Gox creditor Thomas Braziel discusses the "rehabilitation plan" and why most people will be holding onto their BTC. Plus, his take on the Three Arrows Capital founders' bankruptcy claims exchange rollout and the Binance US-Voyager deal.

1. März 2023

Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager's proposed deal to sell some of its assets to Binance.US is advancing as U.S. District Judge Michael Wiles approved disclosure statements explaining various aspects of the proposed plan. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

11. Jan. 2023

Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager has defended its $1 billion plan to sell assets to Binance.US, calling criticisms “hypocrisy and chutzpah” based on unverified speculation, according to legal filings. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the opposition the plan has received from FTX trading arm Alameda Research, federal regulators, and a number of U.S. states.

9. Jan. 2023

Hodlonaut won a lawsuit against self-proclaimed "Satoshi Nakamoto" Craig Wright on Thursday. Customers of bankrupt crypto lending platform Voyager Digital could recover 72% of their investments if a bid by FTX.US to buy the lender goes through. Crypto adoption slowed since the onset of the bear market this year but still remains above levels seen before 2021, according to Chainalysis.

20. Okt. 2022

Cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo sues crypto financial services firm Galaxy Digital, alleging that the latter intentionally breached its $1.2 billion merger announced in May last year. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the lawsuit.

13. Sept. 2022