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Exclusive: Binance Moved $346 Million For Seized Crypto Exchange Bitzlato, Data Shows

Exclusive: Binance Moved $346 Million For Seized Crypto Exchange Bitzlato, Data Shows

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Crypto giant Binance has handled nearly $346 million in bitcoin for digital currency exchange Bitzlato, whose founder was arrested by U.S. authorities last week for allegedly mining a “money laundering engine,” according to blockchain data seen by Reuters shows. On Jan. 18, the Justice Department said it had charged Bitzlato …

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Genesis crypto lending unit files for bankruptcy in the US

Genesis crypto lending unit files for bankruptcy in the US

Jan 20 (Reuters) – Crypto firm Genesis’s lending unit filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection against creditors on Thursday, overturned by a market rout with companies like exchange FTX and the BlockFi lender. Genesis Global Capital, one of the biggest crypto lenders, froze client redemptions on November 16 after FTX stunned the financial world with its …

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Davos 2023: Intimidated Crypto Crowd Feels Winter Freeze at WEF

Davos 2023: Intimidated Crypto Crowd Feels Winter Freeze at WEF

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) – In the snow and ice on the main street of Davos, the impact of the crypto winter is evident for WEF attendees. Last May, the dressed storefronts that line both sides of Promenade Street that runs through the Swiss ski resort were dominated by crypto companies, rolling in bitcoin. …

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Failed Crypto Exchange FTX Recovered Over $5 Billion, Lawyer Says

Failed Crypto Exchange FTX Recovered Over $5 Billion, Lawyer Says

FTX valued a year ago at $32 billion Over $8 billion in missing FTX client funds FTX Affiliate Sales Plan Presented in Court NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Crypto exchange FTX has recovered more than $5 billion in liquid assets, but the scale of customer losses in the collapse of the company founded …

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Exclusive: Former FTX Top Lawyer Helped US Authorities in Bankman-Fried Case

Exclusive: Former FTX Top Lawyer Helped US Authorities in Bankman-Fried Case

Jan 5 (Reuters) – Former FTX top lawyer Daniel Friedberg cooperated with U.S. prosecutors as they investigate the crypto firm’s collapse, a source familiar with the matter said, adding pressure about founder Sam Bankman-Fried who was arrested for criminal fraud last month. Friedberg gave details about FTX in a Nov. 22 meeting with two dozen …

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Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty in FTX Fraud Case;  October Trial Set

Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty in FTX Fraud Case; October Trial Set

NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges of misleading investors in his now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and causing billions of dollars in losses, in what prosecutors called it an “epic” fraud. He pleaded in federal court in Manhattan where he faces eight counts, including wire …

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Bankman-Fried and FTX executives received billions in hidden loans, says former Alameda CEO

Bankman-Fried and FTX executives received billions in hidden loans, says former Alameda CEO

NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives have received billions of dollars in secret loans from the crypto tycoon’s Alameda Research, the former fund chief said speculation to a judge when she pleaded guilty to her role in the collapse of the exchange. . Caroline Ellison, former managing director of …

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Cryptoverse: goodbye to the year that broke bitcoin

Cryptoverse: goodbye to the year that broke bitcoin

Dec 20 (Reuters) – Bitcoin staggered into 2022. It ends the year slumped in an alley, deprived of its cocktail of cheap money and leveraged bets, shunned by the establishment. The preeminent cryptocurrency lost 60% of its value, while the broader crypto market shrank by $1.4 trillion, crushed by rising interest rates, fading appetite for …

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Insurers Avoid FTX-Linked Crypto Firms As Contagion Risk Rises

Insurers Avoid FTX-Linked Crypto Firms As Contagion Risk Rises

Dec 19 (Reuters) – Insurers are denying or limiting coverage for customers exposed to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, leaving traders and digital currency exchanges uninsured against losses from hacking, theft or lawsuits, said several market participants. Insurers were already reluctant to underwrite asset and directors and officers (D&O) protection policies for crypto companies due to …

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