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Court Documents Say FTX Boss Ryan Salame Snitched on SBF 2 Days Before the Bankruptcy Filing

Court Documents Say FTX Boss Ryan Salame Snitched on SBF 2 Days Before the Bankruptcy FilingAccording to court documents associated with the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, on Nov. 9 — two days before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) sent customer funds to the firm Alameda Research. A letter written by Salame sent to the Bahamian commissioner […]

XRP jumps 25% as SEC may not pursue appeal after Gensler’s departure

Bahamian Attorney General Insists FTX Is the Subject of an ‘Active and Ongoing Investigation’

Bahamian Attorney General Insists FTX Is the Subject of an ‘Active and Ongoing Investigation’The troubled and now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is the subject of “an active and ongoing investigation,” Bahamian attorney general Ryan Pinder told the press on Sunday. Pinder also stressed that putting the blame on the Bahamas “because FTX is headquartered here would be a gross oversimplification of reality.” Bahamian Attorney General Says the ‘Bahamas Will […]

XRP jumps 25% as SEC may not pursue appeal after Gensler’s departure

Bahamas Regulator Appoints ‘Big Four’ Auditor PWC as Joint Provisional FTX Liquidator

Bahamas Regulator Appoints ‘Big Four’ Auditor PWC as Joint Provisional FTX LiquidatorOn Nov. 14, 2022, the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) published a press release that explains the ‘Big Four’ accounting firm PWC (Pricewaterhousecoopers) has been designated as provisional liquidator in the FTX investigation. The SCB detailed that “given the magnitude” of the events surrounding FTX, the Bahamas regulator recognized that it had to “move […]

XRP jumps 25% as SEC may not pursue appeal after Gensler’s departure

California Regulator Reveals Investigation Into FTX’s Failure, Says ‘Crypto Assets Are High-Risk Investments’

California Regulator Reveals Investigation Into FTX’s Failure, Says ‘Crypto Assets Are High-Risk Investments’After it was discovered that FTX was dealing with financial issues and the crypto exchange paused withdrawals, U.S. regulators started to take notice. On Nov. 10, 2022, California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) published a consumer alert and said the state regulator was “investigating the apparent failure of crypto asset platform FTX.” California’s […]

XRP jumps 25% as SEC may not pursue appeal after Gensler’s departure

Bahamas Regulator Freezes FTX Assets — Supreme Court Appoints Provisional Liquidator

Bahamas Regulator Freezes FTX Assets — Supreme Court Appoints Provisional LiquidatorThe Bahamas Securities Commission has frozen the assets of FTX Digital Markets and related parties. The financial regulator said the prudent course of action is to put the crypto firm “into provisional liquidation to preserve assets and stabilize the company.” Bahamas Securities Regulator Takes Action Against FTX The Securities Commission of the Bahamas announced Thursday […]

XRP jumps 25% as SEC may not pursue appeal after Gensler’s departure