Bankruptcy


Policy

Bittrex Faced Enforcement Action From Florida Regulator Ahead of Bankruptcy

The state's financial regulator accused the U.S. firm of violating multiple state laws, and advised the company on how to explore settlement avenues, court filings show.

Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. (Marco Verch/Flickr)

Policy

BlockFi Bankruptcy Plans Opposed by FTX, Three Arrows, and SEC

Multiple defunct crypto companies are now scrambling to resolve complex financial ties as they seek to repay creditors and customers

BlockFi's bankruptcy plans are facing multiple objections (Ivan Radic/Flickr)

Finance

Three Arrows Founders to Donate Future Earnings to Creditors in Spirit of 'Karma'

The hedge fund that filed for bankruptcy last year has been roasted by victims and crypto-industry observers in the wake of its epic collapse, but one partner, Kyle Davies, says "karma" motivates the founders to give back.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Videos

Celsius Can Start Converting Altcoins to Bitcoin, Ether as of July 1, Judge Says

Celsius was granted permission on Friday to start liquidating its altcoins, as the bankrupt crypto lender prepares a distribution to creditors that will take place solely in the two most widely used cryptocurrencies, bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). "The Hash" panel breaks down the latest developments in the bankruptcy case.

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Opinion

How Much Is Too Much to Spend on FTX's Bankruptcy?

Are Sam Bankman-Fried’s victims being ripped off a second time?

John J. Ray III, CEO of FTX Group, has spent huge sums taking the failed exchange through bankruptcy. Is FTX simply that much more complex than Ray's last big unwind - Enron? (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Policy

Bankrupt Celsius Can Convert Altcoins to BTC, ETH Starting July 1 Following SEC Talks

The sell-off precedes creditor distributions that will only be made in the two most popular cryptocurrencies.

Fahrenheit's bid to buy Celsius must still be approved (Mustang Joe/Flickr)

Finance

FTX Customers Have Until End-September to Submit Bankruptcy Claims

Former customers will receive an email containing a link to the Customer Claims Portal.

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

Policy

‘End the Extortion:’ BlockFi Creditors File to Liquidate Estate

Creditors accuse CEO Zac Prince of defrauding customers and the company of “mischief” in delaying a wind-up.

BlockFi creditors say they're paying to improve company staff's golf game (Hebi B/Pixabay)

Finance

Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Seek $1.3B From Bankrupt Hedge Fund's Founders: Bloomberg

The fund founded by Su Zhu and Kyle Davies suffered big losses on the collapse of the Terra ecosystem starting in May 2022 and took on additional leverage despite already being insolvent, the liquidators say.

Three Arrows (QuinceCreative/Pixabay)

Policy

FTX Bankruptcy Team Says the Exchange Owed Customers $8.7B

Commingling and misuse of customer funds occurred from the start at FTX, says current CEO John J. Ray III, and senior executives knew of the shortfall as early as August 2022.

(Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)