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In a move by the bankrupt exchange FTX, between 25 to 30 million SOL tokens have been sold to Galaxy Trading and Pantera Capital for $64 each, according to anonymous sources cited by Bloomberg. This transaction is valued between $1.6 to $1.92 billion, though the exact date of the sale remains undisclosed.

FTX's leadership aims to nullify user and investor claims concerning specific tokens linked to investments made by the former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. Included in the affected list are tokens such as Maps (MAPS), DeFi Oxygen (OXY), Serum (SERUM), and Boba (BOBA).

The legal team of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have challenged the prosecution's call for a maximum 50-year prison term, criticizing it as an outdated punishment method. This position was detailed in an official statement regarding the anticipated sentencing.

The notorious FTX exchange has settled a lawsuit to recover $323 million spent in 2021 to acquire a European startup.

The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to sell Digital Custody Inc. (DCI), a subsidiary it acquired for $10 million, to CoinList for merely $500,000. The leadership deems this transaction favorable, given that DCI, a provider of custodial services, has lost its utility following the abandonment of plans to reboot the platform.

The FTX collapse in November 2022 had a chain effect on the crypto industry. Many companies crashed afterward, including the crypto lender Voyager.

John Reed Stark, a lawyer and former SEC enforcement chief, has labeled the effort by the leadership of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its associated legal firms to relaunch the platform as blatant fraud. He predicts that by the end of 2024, each attorney involved in this case will afford to buy a luxury beach house, effectively financed by the funds of FTX users.

The expanded investigation into the FTX bankruptcy, as directed by an appellate court, has been ordered to adhere to specified budgetary and temporal constraints. This ruling was issued by U.S. Federal Judge John Dorsey, aligning with the stance of the exchange's attorneys and creditors.

New FTX CEO John Ray III, overseeing the exchange's bankruptcy, continues to draw a hefty salary of $1,575 per hour. In March 2024, he clocked 231 hours, netting $363,825, which annualizes to approximately $4.36 million, though these figures may vary from month to month.

Today, March 28th at 9:30 AM EST, a sentencing hearing for Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, is scheduled to take place in the Federal Court building in downtown Manhattan.

The Chinese government is scrutinizing PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the audit firm implicated in a significant fraud case with the Evergrande Group, involving around $78 billion. Chinese officials have reached out to PwC accountants who audited the construction giant, seeking more insights.

A handful of bold investors are seeking to acquire preferred shares of the defunct crypto exchange FTX, drawn by the rising value of assets held for compensation despite almost nonexistent prospects for payouts. Preferred creditors rank at the very bottom of the payout hierarchy in bankruptcy proceedings.

LedgerPrime, previously a hedge fund within the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has made a comeback under the new banner of MNNC Group, now officially registered in the Cayman Islands. Shiliang Tan, a principal partner, announced that not only has the group reclaimed most of its investor base, but it has also attracted a hefty investment sum in the process.

Backpack, a new cryptocurrency exchange, has officially launched operations in 11 U.S. states, including California, Colorado, and Indiana.

Sam Bankman-Fried, former head of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange, is due back in court on February 21, 2024, to testify about his lawyers' potential conflict of interest. This interrogation is expected to be conducted by the judge.

The U.S. Department of Justice has leveled charges against three American individuals for committing fraud through SIM card swaps. Bloomberg reports that among the companies affected was the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which suffered a loss of over $400 million in client assets in the aftermath of its bankruptcy announcement.

The parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX (Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried), are refusing to give back assets received from their son. They've requested the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the company, asserting their ignorance of any fraudulent activities and claiming that the exchange is unjustly trying to confiscate their property.