A Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm backed by disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the US. According to a new report by Bloomberg, anonymous sources familiar with the matter say that Genesis Digital Assets, which is backed by Alameda Research, is currently working with advisors on the potential listing. […]
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A US judge has sentenced Ryan Salame, one of the top executives of the collapsed crypto empire FTX, to 7.5 years in prison. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued the sentence on Tuesday following Salame’s guilty plea to conspiracy to make unlawful political contributions and defraud the Federal Election Commission and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed […]
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FTX is poised to repay nearly all its account holders fully, according to a reorganization plan presented in court. The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange has raised about $15 billion mainly by selling investments from itself and its affiliate, Alameda Research. This fund will ensure payments of 118 cents on the dollar for 98% of creditors with […]
John J. Ray III, the chief executive officer of FTX Trading Ltd., has issued a strong rebuttal against former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s assertions regarding the company’s financial state and the impact on its creditors. FTX Chief Restructuring Officer and CEO Debunks Bankman-Fried’s FTX Solvency Claims John J. Ray III outlined the extensive efforts made to […]
Deltec Bank and Trust Ltd, based in The Bahamas, stands accused of covertly extending a $2 billion line of credit to Alameda Research. A lawsuit, filed by those who claim to be victims of Sam Bankman-Fried, accused Deltec of granting a three-day grace period to Alameda Research for the settlement of purchased stablecoins. Misappropriation of […]
FTX Foundation employee Ross Rheingans-Yoo said he was not part of Sam Bankman-Fried’s “inner circle” and knew nothing about FTX’s fraud.
An employee of FTX’s charity wing recruited by FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to get paid $275,000, the remainder of his claimed 2022 salary bonus.
Ross Rheingans-Yoo's lawyers argued in a Nov. 13 court filing that only $375,000 of his $650,000 bonus was paid by FTX. They claim the remaining funds were owed when the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy in November 2022.
Rheingans-Yoo’s latest filing comes in response to FTX’s objection filed on Oct. 30.
Rheingans-Yoo shared part of a Google Doc created by Bankman-Fried that laid out his employment terms at the FTX Foundation, which came with a $100,000 base salary. He claimed Bankman-Fried told him in memo
Rheingans-Yoo iterated he was not part of Bankman-Fried’s “inner circle” and wasn’t aware that FTX misappropriated customer funds with his lawyers adding:
“Instead, Rheingans-Yoo was a faithful employee who found himself in a mess he did not create.”
Rheingans-Yoo claims he is entitled to a further $650,000 specifically to donate to charity, a prepetition salary payment of about $5,700 and a post-petition salary of at least $62,800.
Advisers claim FTX has already fully paid Rheingans-Yoo his bonus because he elected to have the award partially repaid via options in the firm’s corporate affiliates before it filed for bankruptcy.
However, Rheingans-Yoo denies that claim.
The fate of Rheingans-Yoo’s bonus will be determined by a Delaware bankruptcy judge who is overseeing FTX’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Related: FTX files billion-dollar lawsuit against Bybit over asset withdrawals
FTX sued Rheingans-Yoo’s Latona Biosciences Group, Bankman-Fried and several other defendants in July to return $71.6 million in investments and donations allegedly sent to various life science companies.
FTX seeks to recover through avoidance of transfers of $71.5m from
— Sunil (FTX Creditor Champion) (@sunil_trades) July 20, 2023
Life Sciences, Lumen Bioscience, GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC, Riboscience, Genetic Networks, 4J Therapeutics, Latona Biosciences, FTX Foundation, SBF, Ross Rheingans-Yoo and Nicholas Beckstead pic.twitter.com/T7lF3sZmzN
The crypto exchange claims Rheingans-Yoo and Bankman-Fried personally benefited from the investments and donations but FTX and Alameda Research did not.
“Each of these transfers was made with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud present or future creditors, a fact known by the FTX Foundation, Latona, and Bankman-Fried.”
Rheingans-Yoo claims his work at Latona, which involved analyzing potential recipients, speaking with their founders and executives and conducting due diligence, would’ve produced “positive results for society.”
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Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of spearheading a billion-dollar fraud against customers and investors at the crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research. A jury has found Bankman-Fried guilty on all seven charges against him, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud against FTX’s customers, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit […]
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According to Spot On Chain data, the firms sent $10 million worth of crypto to a single wallet address, which then deposited the funds to Binance and Coinbase.
Wallets linked to bankrupt crypto firms Alameda Research and FTX transferred over $10 million worth of cryptocurrency to exchange deposit accounts in five hours on October 24-25, according to data from blockchain analytics platform Spot On Chain. The movement of these funds may indicate that the firms plan to sell some assets to pay back creditors.
#FTX and #Alameda related addresses are depositing tokens to exchanges!
— Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) October 25, 2023
Via address 0xde9, #FTX 0x97f and #Alameda 0xf02 have transferred
2,904 $ETH ($5.21M)
1,341 $MKR ($2.01M)
11,975 $AAVE ($1.02M)
198,807 $LINK ($2.27M)
to #Binance and #Coinbase in the past 5 hours.… pic.twitter.com/MQxCySp8g0
According to Spot on Chain data, an address listed as “likely” belonging to FTX transferred 2,904 Ether (ETH), worth over $5 million at the time, to address 0xde9a61c2b776e2f4c6ddb0c9ad5ccfcfc15b0a9b at 8:18 pm UTC on October 24. This address sent $3.4 million of the funds to a Binance deposit address and $1.8 million to a Coinbase deposit address. Thirty-nine minutes later, a wallet identified as belonging to Alameda Research sent $95 worth of tokens to this address, including some Chainlink (LINK), MakerDAO (MKR), and Aave (AAVE) tokens.
Related: FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried will testify at criminal trial, say defense lawyers
Over the next five hours, an additional $5 million worth of cryptocurrency was sent into this address by FTX and Alameda wallets, including some Compound (COMP) and Render (RNDR) tokens. At approximately 2:00 am UTC on October 25, this address sent approximately $2 million worth of LINK, $2 million worth of MKR, and $1 million worth of AAVE to a Binance deposit address. The total value of cryptocurrency sent to exchange deposit addresses during this period was $10,362,403, according to Spot on Chain data.
On September 13, a Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved a plan to liquidate $3.4 billion worth of crypto assets that FTX and Alameda Research held. The announcement sparked fears that liquidating such a large amount of crypto may cause a slump in the market. However, experts have argued that the gradual, phased nature of the liquidation should limit its influence on the market.
Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly decided to testify in court after his colleagues took the witness stand to provide evidence. In a lengthy thread on the social media platform X, Inner City Press reports that Bankman-Fried’s lawyer has stated that his client will testify after the defense’s three witnesses in order to […]
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