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The body overseeing the securities market in Israel is taking steps to incorporate rules for digital assets into the existing legislation. The regulator released a draft proposal to introduce the changes that would define the legal status of cryptocurrencies in the country. Amendments to Israel’s Securities Laws Aimed at Expanding Supervision Over Crypto Arguing that … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the process of seizing Robinhood shares, worth about $460 million, that are linked to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). “We believe that these assets are not property of the bankruptcy estate or that they fall within the exceptions … of bankruptcy code,” a DOJ attorney told … Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intervened in the asset purchase agreement between Binance US and bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. The securities regulator explained that it is “formally investigating whether the debtors and others violated the anti-fraud and other provisions of the federal securities laws.” SEC Intervenes in Binance-Voyager Asset Purchase Deal … Read more
FTX’s bankruptcy filings show a $543-million loan to Nishad Singh and he was reportedly a part of the secret ‘wirefraud’ chat group. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Senator Debbie Stabenow was one of the lawmakers behind introducing the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act in August. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Alex Mashinsky’s actions leading up to Celsius declaring bankruptcy allegedly contributed to investor losses by misrepresenting the platform’s financial condition to investors. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
A New York bankruptcy court has ruled the deposits on high-interest-earning accounts belong to Celsius, the embattled former cryptocurrency lending firm, that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in July. The decision establishes a precedent that might affect the status of other, similar cases involving crypto companies like Blockfi and FTX. Celsius Obtains Ownership of … Read more
The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have jointly issued warnings about crypto risks to banking organizations. “The agencies have significant safety and soundness concerns with business models that are concentrated in crypto-asset-related activities or have concentrated exposures to the crypto-asset sector,” the … Read more
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas has disputed FTX’s claim that the value of the cryptocurrencies it seized from the bankrupt crypto exchange was not $3.5 billion. The new FTX chief’s “continued lack of diligence when making public statements concerning the Commission is disappointing,” the Bahamian regulator stressed. Bahamas Regulator and FTX Disagree on the … Read more
Officials reportedly told a bankrup judge they were in the process of seizing 56 million shares of Robinhood tied to FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
