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FTX Implosion: Potential Legal Ramifications for Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX Digital Markets, the Bahamas arm of the now-defunct crypto exchange, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings in the Southern District of New York. Lisa Bragança, former SEC enforcement branch chief and managing partner at Bragança Law, discusses the potential legal outcomes for ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and how this could shape future enforcement actions.

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FTX’s Bahamas Arm Files for Bankruptcy Protection in US

The move on behalf of FTX.com, based in the Caribbean, is the latest legal move in the crypto exchange’s collapse.

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Markets

After Bankruptcy, FTX User Claims Pay Cents on the Dollar

The crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy Friday, leaving users’ funds stuck on the platform, and one marketplace for distressed claims posted bids for a fraction of the original value of claims.

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'Bitcoin Doesn't Care' About FTX Fallout: Ledger CEO

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier discusses the potential contagion concerns following the bankruptcy of FTX. Plus, he shares his outlook on bitcoin, saying in part "bitcoin will be fine, bitcoin doesn't care about all this."

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BlockFi Reportedly Prepares for Possible Bankruptcy Filing; Bahamian Supreme Court Approves Liquidators for FTX Assets

Crypto lender BlockFi is reportedly preparing a potential bankruptcy filing because of its "significant exposure" to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. FTX could have more than 1 million creditors and has been in contact with “dozens” of regulators around the world. The Supreme Court of the Bahamas has approved two insolvency experts at PwC as provisional liquidators overseeing FTX's assets.

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Crypto Lender BlockFi Preps for Possible Bankruptcy Filing After FTX's Woes: WSJ

The company had previously suspended withdrawals in wake of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX last week.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Flirts With $17K as New Report Hints Inflation May Be Easing

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading steadily right below the $17,000 level, as the Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in October. ConsenSys Head Economist Lex Sokolin discusses the U.S. latest economic data and his crypto market analysis as investors grapple with the impact of FTX filing for bankruptcy.

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FTX's New Leadership Is in Touch With Regulators, May Have Over 1M Creditors, New Filings Say

FTX filed its first substantive look at the exchange's bankruptcy process days after declaring bank

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX and Christine Lee, Lead Anchor, CoinDesk at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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FTX Hacker Panicked, Still Holds $339M in Ether, Cryptos: Arkham Intelligence

The mysterious looter siphoned about $400 million in digital assets from crypto exchange FTX late Friday night.

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FTX Fallout: Bitcoin Miners’ Balance Slides; Paxos Ordered to Freeze $19M in Crypto

Bitcoin (BTC) miners or entities generating the cryptocurrency seem to be running down their coin stash amid the FTX-induced market panic. U.S. federal authorities have ordered cryptocurrency issuer Paxos to freeze $19 million worth of crypto tied to the bankrupt FTX exchange. Hong Kong-based digital asset platform Hbit Limited is unable to withdraw $18.1 million worth of cryptocurrencies deposited in the now-bankrupt FTX.

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