Nexo sued by investors prevented from withdrawing £107m crypto holdings in full November 21, 2022 A family of fintech entrepreneurs are suing a leading crypto exchange over claims it blocked them from withdrawing funds and then intimidated them into selling them back to the company at a discount. The three crypto investors have filed a High Court lawsuit against London headquartered Nexo over claims it stopped them from withdrawing more [...]
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX owes top 50 creditors $3.1bn November 20, 2022 Collapsed crypto exchange FTX has revealed it owes its 50 biggest creditors nearly $3.1bn, as it presses ahead with bankruptcy proceedings in the US.
IOG announces Midnight – a new blockchain to protect data and safeguard technology freedoms November 18, 2022 Blockchain developer IOG has revealed it is creating a data protection-based platform to allow users to operate more freely and securely.
Cardano builder Input Output Global invests $4.5m into Edinburgh blockchain research hub November 17, 2022 Input Output Group has ploughed $4.5 million into a research hub at the University of Edinburgh to fund new blockchain projects.
FTX’s new bankruptcy boss slams ‘complete failure of corporate controls’ November 17, 2022 The new chief of collapsed crypto exchange FTX has slammed a “complete failure of corporate controls” and “absence of trustworthy financial information” at the firm, in court filings published today.
FTX: Bankman-Fried claims he ‘basically forgot’ about account holding $8bn customer cash November 17, 2022 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has launched an attack on regulators for failing to protect consumers today, even as he admitted he “basically forgot” about an account holding $8bn of customer’s cash.
Bankman-Fried claims FTX has £7.6bn assets as bankruptcy shockwaves continue November 16, 2022 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried claimed that the firm still had $9bn (£7.6bn) in assets today as it scrambles to raise cash to pay back creditors following its collapse.
OKX reveals £84m ‘market recovery fund’ after rebuffing FTX rescue November 16, 2022 A crypto exchange that rebuffed a rescue request from FTX has announced a $100m ‘market recovery fund’ to support ailing firms on the verge of collapse.
‘One-size-fits-all’ UK crypto rules won’t prevent an FTX repeat, Ripple warns November 15, 2022 The implosion of crypto exchange FTX has underscored the urgent need for a “comprehensive and nuanced regulatory framework” in the UK, crypto firm Ripple told City A.M. today.
Regulators circle Bankman-Fried as FTX predicts creditors could top one million November 15, 2022 Collapsed crypto exchange FTX expects to have more than one million creditors, the firm has revealed in bankruptcy filings, as regulators and policy makers circle founder Sam Bankman-Fried and look to stave off further collapses across the industry.