SIM-swapping fraudsters took R7.5 billion from FTX after bankruptcy
Three people have been charged with orchestrating a SIM-swapping scam that siphoned more than $400 million (R7.45 billion) from FTX as the cryptocurrency exchange spiraled into bankruptcy.
Hours after FTX filed for bankruptcy...
FTX reveals draft plan to pay back the money
FTX Group unveiled a draft creditor-repayment plan as part of its bankruptcy that calls for settling customer claims in cash and wiping out its digital token FTT.
The plan — which FTX expects to amend based on feedback from stakeholders — proposes...
FTX sues SBF and former associates over R17.9 billion in bad deals
Bankrupt FTX Trading Ltd. will try to claw back millions of dollars in cash and unwind more than $1 billion (R17.88 billion) in questionable transactions as part of a new lawsuit filed against company founder and alleged...
SBF not allowed to use smartphone while out on bail
Sam Bankman-Fried’s communication device will be a flip phone or some other “non-smartphone” without internet capabilities or such access disabled while he’s out on bail, prosecutors said.
Limiting the FTX founder’s access to a device that...
FTX Japan will be first unit to reopen withdrawals
The Japanese subsidiary of Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed crypto exchange plans to reopen withdrawals on Tuesday, making itself the first of the FTX group’s businesses to return money to clients.
FTX Japan K.K. will start allowing customers to...
More than R60 billion in crypto at FTX seized by Bahamas
Bahamian authorities took control of $3.5 billion (R60.3 billion) worth of digital assets at FTX Digital Markets shortly after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection based on information provided by founder Sam Bankman-Fried...
SBF willing to testify before US lawmakers
Sam Bankman-Fried says he will testify before the House Financial Services Committee after he’s finished “learning and reviewing” the events that led to the implosion of FTX.
Representative Maxine Waters, the committee’s chair, last week invited...
FTX collapse series in the works with Avengers duo slated to direct
Amazon has ordered an eight-episode limited TV series based on the events leading up to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Variety reports.
The first episode (the "pilot") of the series will be written and executive...
New FTX CEO details chaos left behind by Sam Bankman-Fried
Advisers overseeing the ruins of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Group laid bare a stunning list of allegations against the company’s former leadership Thursday, slamming non-existent oversight and the misuse of client funds as they struggle to...
SBF defends FTX collapse in long Twitter thread
Confronted by a crypto crisis he helped spark, former FTX.com chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried is tweeting through it.
On Wednesday, he added a further 18 tweets to a meandering thread he started at the beginning of the week.
[Bloomberg]