In just three years, FTX, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, had swiftly put money into a hodgepodge of assets
Company goes to NCLT after Hinduja group makes post-auction offer for bankrupt financial services firm
Siva group offers Rs 81 cr to lenders
Bitcoin halving among primary reasons that may lead to more firms shutting down
Two top associates of Sam Bankman-Fried have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX in cooperation deals, a federal prosecutor announced Wednesday in a stunning development that came as the digital coin entrepreneur was being flown in FBI custody to the US from the Bahamas. Carolyn Ellison, the 28-year-old former CEO of Alameda Research, a trading firm started by Bankman-Fried, and Gary Wang, the 29-year-old who co-founded FTX, pleaded guilty to charges related to their roles in the fraud that contributed to FTX's collapse, US Attorney Damian Williams said on Wednesday night in a video statement released on social media. They are both cooperating with the Southern District of New York, Williams said, adding that anyone else who participated in the fraud should also reach out to his office because our patience is not eternal. He promised that his office continued to work on the case around the clock, noting that he'd said in announcing .
U.S. prosecutors charged Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, with a host of financial crimes and campaign finance violations on Tuesday, alleging he played a central role in the rapid collapse of FTX and hid its problems from the public and investors. The indictment says that, beginning in 2019, Bankman-Fried intentionally devised a scheme and artifice to defraud FTX's customers and investors, diverting their money to pay expenses and debts at his crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research, and to make lavish real estate purchases and large political donations. Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday by Bahamian authorities at the request of the U.S. government, which charged him with eight criminal violations, ranging from wire fraud to money laundering to conspiracy to commit fraud. He was also charged with making illegal campaign contributions, a notable charge as Bankman-Fried was one of the largest political donors this year. The indictment is on to
More than 100 FTX-related entities filed for US bankruptcy protections on Nov. 11. The firm and Bankman-Fried are facing investigations in the US and the Bahamas
This is the first time that an e-auction of this scale would take place for a debt resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Profit-making subsidiary's request complicates matters for Reliance Capital's lenders that have to decide matter Friday
"Lenders will decide on the further course of action, including the stance for negotiations on Friday," the source said
The new owners meanwhile have indicated that extra money wasn't part of the already agreed upon resolution plan and instead must be taken out of the banks' dues
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a hearing in December to investigate the collapse of FTX and expects to hear from the companies and individuals involved in it
Srei Infrastructure Finance and Srei Equipment Finance were admitted for bankruptcy following applications filed by the Reserve Bank of India in October 2021
IBC amendments likely in the Budget Session, MCA also rethinking priority given to govt dues in the waterfall mechanism
In November last year, the Reserve Bank of India had sent the company to debt resolution after it defaulted on its loans worth Rs 24,000 crore
As many as 55 companies submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) for Reliance Capital but only a few submitted binding bids
BlockFi said in a statement that it will use the Chapter 11 process to "focus on recovering all obligations owed to BlockFi by its counterparties, including FTX and associated corporate entities"
Creditors may approach India's aviation ministry to seek approval to liquidate Jet's assets if a resolution does not emerge during a critical court hearing on Tuesday, said a senior banker
The court said several companies owe GTL Infrastructure money as it has made claims of Rs 13,393 crore against Aircel and others
Cryptocurrency news: On Friday, the crypto market cap was at $826 billion, Bitcoin was trading at $16,451 and Ethereum at $1,180