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Prime Trust Lost $8M in Doomed Terra Stablecoin Investment, CEO Says

A separate 2021 wallet bungle by the crypto custodian, taken into receivership in July, cost it $76 million, a court filing said

(Prime Trust, modified by CoinDesk)

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FTX, BlockFi, Genesis Customer Data Compromised in Kroll Hack

A ‘cybersecurity incident’ affected Kroll, which gathers customer claim data on behalf of bankrupt companies.

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FTX Taps Galaxy to Sell, Stake and Hedge Its Crypto Billions

The bankrupt exchange wants to return funds to creditors in dollars without denting value.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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FTX Debtors Revise Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee

The latest proposal will see the debtors include the U.S. Trustee as a noticed party and reduce the maximum settled value for claims from the earlier $10 million to $7 million.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Celsius Creditors to Vote on Bankruptcy-Escape Plan After Judicial Approval

Creditors will have a month to mull the sale to Fahrenheit, which court filings say could see them recover 67%-85% of holdings.

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Genesis, FTX Strike Deal for $175M Bankruptcy Claim

Though a sharp drop from the $4 billion originally claimed, lawyers hope it will let them get on with winding up estates.

John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November (House Committee on Financial Services)

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Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Files for Bankruptcy

Beleaguered crypto custodian Prime Trust has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, as the chill of crypto winter drags on. This comes after CoinDesk recently reported that the company looked poised to enact potentially massive layoffs. "First Mover" hosts Jennifer Sanasie and Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in on the latest developments.

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FTX Fires Back at Creditors 'Willing to Gamble Estate Assets on Higher Returns'

The committee of unsecured creditors had criticized the bankrupt estate's reorganization plan submitted to a Delaware court in July.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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Bitmain, Anchorage Expected to Take Equity in Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific as Part of Bankruptcy Plan

The world's largest crypto mining machine maker is set to take a $54 million stake in Core Scientific as the miner emerges out of Chapter 11 proceedings.

Core Scientific facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

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Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Inches Closer to Refunding Clients

The firm receives conditional approval for its restructuring plan from a U.S. bankruptcy court.

Publicidad de BlockFi en Union Station, Washington D. C. (Archivo de CoinDesk)