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Former FTX CEO Seeks $10M Insurance Fund for Legal Defense, Request Opposed by FTX Debtors and Unsecured Creditors

Former FTX CEO Seeks M Insurance Fund for Legal Defense, Request Opposed by FTX Debtors and Unsecured CreditorsCourt filings reveal that the FTX co-founder is seeking access to a $10 million insurance plan to cover his attorney fees. FTX debtors and unsecured creditors have opposed Sam Bankman-Fried’s request, arguing that every dollar spent on his defense is “one less dollar” available to cover the losses of the debtors. FTX Debtors and Unsecured […]

Counterpunch: Russia Reveals Plan to Utilize Frozen Western Assets

Objections Raised Over Appointment of Sullivan & Cromwell as Debtors’ Counsel for FTX

<div>Objections Raised Over Appointment of Sullivan & Cromwell as Debtors’ Counsel for FTX</div>On Friday, bankruptcy judge John Dorsey approved the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) to be appointed as the debtors’ counsel for FTX, despite an objection from Daniel Friedberg, a former FTX US compliance officer. During a Zoom presentation, Friedberg claimed there was a conflict of interest between former and current FTX executives and FTX […]

Counterpunch: Russia Reveals Plan to Utilize Frozen Western Assets