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U.S. Department Of Justice Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Bitzlato, CEO Arrested

The DOJ has charged the exchange with facilitating more than $700 million in illicit transactions tied to Russia, money laundering and criminal activity.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the closure of the Bitzlato cryptocurrency…

Sam Bankman-Fried Disputes FTX US ‘Shortfall’ Claims, Critics Skeptical of Excel Spreadsheet Defense

Following an update from FTX debtors about the $5.5 billion discovered by administrators during an investigation, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took to Twitter to share a blog post from his Substack newsletter. SBF stated that the…

FTX Discovers $5.5B in Liquid Assets — Debtors Explore Ways to Maximize Recovery via Potential Sale of Subsidiaries, Real Estate

On Jan. 17, 2023, FTX Trading Ltd. and affiliated debtors updated the public and detailed that the firm’s current administrators have discovered $5.5 billion of liquid assets to date. Top-level executives, including the new FTX CEO and chief…