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FTX Proposes Returning 90% of Customer Funds
FTX Proposes Returning 90% of Customer Funds
October 17, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX has proposed a settlement that gives creditors more than 90% of their funds. The proposal, announced late Tuesday (Oct. 16), is set to be filed with the...

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FTX Court Filings Highlight Key Crypto Industry Risk Management Lessons
FTX Court Filings Highlight Key Crypto Industry Risk Management Lessons
January 09, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The FTX collapse provides a master class in caveat-emptor crypto industry risk management and accounting failures. This, as court documents confirm that the world’s one-time...

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Senate FTX Crypto Hearing Pits Blockchain Promoters Against Skeptics
Senate FTX Crypto Hearing Pits Blockchain Promoters Against Skeptics
December 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Another day, another congressional committee hearing on the FTX crypto collapse. Fresh off of Tuesday’s (Dec. 13) House Financial Services Committee hearing covering the collapse...

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Key Takeaways From House Hearing on FTX Crypto Collapse
Key Takeaways From House Hearing on FTX Crypto Collapse
December 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hearings into the FTX crypto collapse kicked off without input from now-jailed founder Sam Bankman-Fried. As reported by PYMNTS, the failed FTX founder faces eight...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas and Faces Extradition to US 
Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas and Faces Extradition to US 
December 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the move...

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FTX Bankruptcy CEO Says Record-Keeping Had Been ‘Near-Zero’
FTX Bankruptcy CEO Says Record-Keeping Had Been ‘Near-Zero’
December 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The CEO of FTX said the firm’s corporate infrastructure and record-keeping had been “near-zero.”  In prepared testimony that is to be delivered to the House...

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Current and Former FTX CEOs to Testify Dec. 13 
Current and Former FTX CEOs to Testify Dec. 13 
December 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The current and former CEOs of FTX are to testify before a Congressional committee.  FTX Group founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and current FTX...

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FTX Bankruptcy Sparks Worldwide Disputes Between Governments and New CEO
FTX Bankruptcy Sparks Worldwide Disputes Between Governments and New CEO
December 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The fall of FTX has reportedly set off clashes between its CEO and overseas regulators. John J. Ray III took over as FTX’s chief executive...

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Crypto Creditors Clamor as FTX Employees Get Paid
Crypto Creditors Clamor as FTX Employees Get Paid
November 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Insolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX doesn’t just owe its million-plus creditors money. The once-heralded crypto platform, formerly helmed by the now disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), also...

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