FTX Collapse


Policy

Judge Denies Appointment of Independent Examiner in FTX Bankruptcy

Delaware bankruptcy court judge sided with the bankrupt crypto exchange and said there is no need to appoint an examiner to conduct "yet another costly investigation that would slow the progress" of the case.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Seeks to Reclaim $400M From a JPMorgan Account: New York Times

The funds, invested in a hedge fund called Modulo, were converted into cash and are sitting in an interest-bearing account.

FTX CEO John J. Ray III (house.gov)

Policy

Australian Crypto Exchange Digital Surge Set to Come Back Online After Stakeholders Sign Recovery Plan

The exchange is expected to resume trading next week, a source said.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Markets

Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, Other Company Insiders Subpoenaed by FTX for Documents

The subpoenas come after a U.S. judge overseeing bankruptcy proceedings gave a green light to FTX's Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and its leadership to serve the insiders.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried Postponed Until After Criminal Trial

The request to stay the SEC’s civil case against Bankman-Fried is still pending.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Opinion

How to Avoid the Death of DeFi in the Wake of FTX

The crypto exchange’s collapse is an inevitable outcome for an industry yet to find its use case. For crypto to survive, it needs to learn from the very financial sector it set out to replace, says Brent Xu, the CEO of Umee.

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Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Propose Installing Monitoring Software on His Phone

At a hearing in New York on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that he was concerned about Bankman-Fried’s ability to hide or delete his communications.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Finance

Robinhood Board Authorizes Purchase of Shares Bought by FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, Gary Wang

The online brokerage firm is planning to buy most or all of the 55 million shares previously owned by holding company Emergent Fidelity Technologies.

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Policy

FTX Bankruptcy Judge Allows Company to Subpoena Founder Bankman-Fried, Other 'Insiders'

FTX's new leadership asked for the subpoenas last month.

Extradición a Estados Unidos del fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, desde las Bahamas. (Real Fuerza de Policía de Bahamas)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Judge’s Decision to Reveal Names of His $250M Bond Backers

Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled early last week that the two currently unidentified people who co-signed the bond could be made public.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)