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Judge to Appoint Privacy Ombudsman for Celsius Bankruptcy Case; Bitcoin Mining Difficulty at Record High

Rishi Sunak will be the U.K.'s next prime minister following Liz Truss’ controversial exit last week. A U.S. judge presiding over the bankruptcy case of crypto lender Celsius Network has agreed to appoint a consumer privacy ombudsman in the case. Bitcoin mining difficulty jumped over 3% to a new all-time high.

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After Celsius Customer Data Release, Bankruptcy Judge Agrees to Appoint Privacy Ombudsman

The move comes after court documents released in early October revealed the financial details of hundreds of thousands of Celsius’ customers.

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Finance

Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Agrees to Return $17M in Tokens to Bankrupt Lender Celsius

The assets will be sent to a designated Celsius wallet, and will await court orders about how they should be distributed.

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Customers of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Could Recover 72% of Their Funds if FTX Sale Is Approved: Report

A judge still needs to approve a bankruptcy payout plan and the company could still scrap the deal in favor of a higher bid.

Voyager's bankrupcy has left creditors in the lurch. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Founders Are Excited for Regulators to 'Put a Stronger Stake in the Ground': Two Sigma Ventures Exec

Two Sigma Ventures Principal Andy Kangpan discusses how the collapse of Terra and the subsequent bankruptcies of Three Arrows Capital and Celsius Network affected the conversations around regulation and compliance. Plus, what founders are looking for from regulators. He joins "First Mover" live from CoinDesk I.D.E.A.S. in New York.

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Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Plans to Settle CEO, CFO Negligence Claims Related to Three Arrows Loans

An internal probe found that risky loans made to 3AC were based on minimal financial disclosures from the hedge fund.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich (CoinDesk)

Finance

Three Arrows Liquidators Seek to Subpoena Co-Founders Zhu and Davies by Alternate Means

With the co-founders’ locations unknown, the liquidators are applying to serve them subpoenas via their email addresses, Twitter accounts and their attorneys’ email addresses.

Three Arrows co-funder Su Zhu (CoinDesk)

Finance

Voyager Digital's Creditors Push Back Against Plans to Provide Execs With Legal Immunity

Court filings revealed that Voyager executives have attempted to bake broad releases protecting themselves from future lawsuits into their sale agreement with FTX US.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Miner Core Scientific Will Defend its Interests in Celsius Bankruptcy

Core Scientific provides hosting services to Celsius Mining, for which it claims to be owed around $5.4 million.

Core Scientific facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)