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FTX's New Leadership Is in Touch With Regulators, May Have Over 1M Creditors, New Filings Say
15.11.2022
FTX filed more than 100 bankruptcy dockets. In a new filing posted late Monday, it finally revealed some of the details of how the exchange chose to enter bankruptcy
CFTC Pushes Back Against Amicus Briefs in Ooki DAO Lawsuit
15.11.2022
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in October that LeXpunK Army and the DeFi Education Fund could file amicus (friend of the court) briefs in the CFTC v. Ooki DAO case
White House Goes Back to the Future With FDIC Chair Pick Gruenberg
14.11.2022
President Joe Biden has chosen to nominate Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg to return to the chairmanship he held in previous administrations. The FDIC will have a key role in how crypto will mesh with the U.S. banking system and significant influence over...
Crypto Industry Participants Field Questions from UK Lawmakers After FTX Collapse
14.11.2022
In an evidence inquiry session on crypto held by the Treasury Committee, the industry addressed negative questions, with some calling for more regulatory clarity
FTX’s Failure Is Sparking a Massive Regulatory Response
14.11.2022
Lawmakers, regulators and criminal investigators are looking into FTX’s collapse, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s tweets aren’t helping
Turkish Law Enforcement Investigating FTX's Local Arm Following Wipeout
14.11.2022
Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Agency said it is looking into people, institutions, banks and crypto service providers with ties to FTX.com after its swift collapse last week
Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam
14.11.2022
FTX’s U.S. derivatives-trading subsidiary – the former LedgerX – remains standing while other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire crumble, and that should be credited to its government oversight, said Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Manhattan US Attorney's Office Opens Probe Into FTX Collapse: Reuters
14.11.2022
The investigation is one of several probes into the now-bankrupt company's operations
Paxos Ordered by US Officials to Freeze $19M in Crypto Tied to FTX
14.11.2022
U.S. federal law enforcement asked the crypto issuer to freeze assets associated with four ethereum addresses as investigations into FTX collapse intensifies
FTX Collapse Exposed 'Weaknesses' in Crypto, Janet Yellen Says: Report
14.11.2022
The U.S. Treasury Secretary said the crypto sector is in need of "very careful regulation."
There Was No Cause to Add FTX to Investor Alert List Before Collapse, Singapore's MAS Says
14.11.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it was not possible to prevent Singapore users from directly accessing overseas service providers, and warned regulations don’t protect against risky speculative trades
Bitcoin Cash Could Be Legal Tender in St. Kitts by March, Prime Minister Says
14.11.2022
The Caribbean nation could join El Salvador and the Central African Republic in backing crypto
Bankrupt FTX Faces Criminal Investigation in the Bahamas
13.11.2022
Financial police in the Bahamas, where Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX is headquartered, are working with the local securities regulator to investigate if any criminal conduct has occurred
Democrats Keep the US Senate but Crypto Only Has Eyes for FTX Collapse
13.11.2022
After a whirlwind election week dogged by market madness, crypto’s regulatory future in the U.S. is in the hands of a divided government
Bahamas Securities Regulator Says It Didn't Order FTX to Reopen Local Withdrawals
13.11.2022
Crypto exchange FTX was not required to allow Bahamas-based customers to withdraw their funds, a local financial regulator said Saturday
FTX CEO John Ray Confirms Late-Night Hack, Says Company Is Working With Law Enforcement
12.11.2022
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX’s new CEO, John Ray, took to Twitter Saturday to confirm that the exchange and its U.S. subsidiary, FTX US, were hacked last night in an attack that drained hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto out of the exchanges’ wallets
California Finance Regulator Revokes BlockFi's Lending License
11.11.2022
California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced Friday it was moving to revoke BlockFi's lending license
FTX Employees Worldwide Learned of Bankruptcy Along With the Public
11.11.2022
Staff from FTX Japan and other subsidiaries found out about the insolvency filing on Twitter, CoinDesk was told
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce: FTX’s Collapse Could Finally Be ‘Catalyst’ for Regulation
11.11.2022
Hester M. Peirce discusses the “negative attention” crypto has gotten in the last week and why the downfall of crypto exchange FTX is perhaps the push regulators needed to “sit down and do some of the regulatory work.”
FTX Files for Bankruptcy Protection in US; CEO Bankman-Fried Resigns
11.11.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried is out at FTX