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Mark Cuban, NBA Sued Over Ties To Defunct Crypto Exchange Following Multi-Billion Dollar Investor Losses
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 8:52am | 503Investors have brought legal action against the National Basketball Association (NBA), claiming losses of $4.2 billion tied to their partnership with the now-collapsed Voyager Digital Holdings Inc. What Happened: The lawsuit reported by Bloomberg, initiated Tuesday in Miami, accuses the NBA...
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Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Defrauding Investors: 'We Thought We Could Build The Best Product On The Market'
Friday, October 27, 2023 - 11:23am | 664FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday denied defrauding investors of their funds and claimed he had genuinely thought he could build the best product on the market. Taking the stand on the second day of his ongoing trial, he was called to the stand by his lawyer Mark Cohen, and was...
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Liquidators Target Three Arrows Capital Co-Founders For $1.3B In Firm's Downfall
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 4:01pm | 494Liquidators from Three Arrows Capital are intensifying their efforts to recoup approximately $1.3 billion from the company’s co-founders, Su Zhu and Kyle Davies. This figure represents the losses allegedly incurred by the duo in the lead-up to the firm's downfall, as per an anonymous...
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Bankrupt Voyager's Roadmap To Creditors: Initiates Process To Return Funds
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 12:57pm | 432Bankrupt crypto broker Voyager Digital (OTC: VYGVQ) will initiate the return of funds stuck on the platform to creditors next week, according to the liquidation procedures filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The filing noted that the Voyager app will be...
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How 4.3 Million Crypto Investors Lost $46 Billion In Just Five Months
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 4:30pm | 822The five major crypto firms that collapsed last year — FTX, Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi and Genesis — did so because they offered customers instant withdrawals while their assets were locked inside illiquid, risky investments in an attempt to generate unsustainable yields. And because...
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Voyager Releases Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Plan, Offers 2 Options For Customers
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 9:16am | 672Cryptocurrency exchange Voyager Digital (OTC: VYGVQ) is sharing its initial recovery plan with customers after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In an email sent to customers on Tuesday, the company detailed the procedures it intends to execute for the company’s Chapter 11 plan and how...
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US Government Greenlights Controversial Crypto Deal: What's Next For Voyager, Binance.US?
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 11:05am | 433Significant components of the Voyager-Binance.US acquisition deal might be permitted to move forward even as legal appeals are being addressed, according to court documents filed Wednesday. This development arises amid growing apprehension that the buyer may withdraw from the deal. What...
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Binance's Nightmare: Can A $1B Crypto Deal Survive A Legal Battle With The CFTC?
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 11:18am | 407A New York judge stated on Friday that the U.S. government possesses a "considerable case on the merits" in its effort to halt Binance.US's $1 billion acquisition of the assets of insolvent cryptocurrency lender Voyager. District Judge Jennifer Rearden expressed her intention to...
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Voyager's $1B Dream Sale Crushed: Will Customers Ever Get Their Money Back?
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 10:52am | 337A United States federal judge has granted the government's request to temporarily suspend Voyager Digital Ltd.'s bankruptcy plan, pausing the proposed sale of the cryptocurrency lending company to Binance.US. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden approved the government's request for a...
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$1B Crypto Deal Gets Go-Ahead Despite US Government's Objections
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 3:36pm | 333A bankruptcy judge has given the green light for Binance.US to acquire Voyager's assets for $1 billion. This decision was made despite the U.S. government's attempt to halt proceedings pending appeal. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams argued the deal should be altered or dismissed because...
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Layer-2 Altcoin Shoots Up 49% Despite $445M Alameda Lawsuit
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 2:31am | 266Alameda Research, associated with FTX, filed a lawsuit on Monday against Voyager Digital Ltd (OTC: VYGVF) for the recovery of a staggering $445 million. What Happened: Despite this news, the price of Voyager (CRYPTO: VGX) surged by a remarkable 49.2% to $0.76 on Tuesday. This came after...
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Elizabeth Warren Calls For Tougher Crypto Regulation: FTX, Celsius 'Collapsing Under Weight Of Their Own Fraud'
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 11:49pm | 440Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has warned that the ongoing volatility in the cryptocurrency space will persist unless there are tougher regulations in place to protect investors. What Happened: In an event hosted by the American Economic Liberties Project called...
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Voyager Fights For Binance.US Deal Amid Objections From Regulators, Alameda Research
Monday, January 9, 2023 - 12:34pm | 391Voyager is defending its intention to sell $1 billion worth of assets to Binance.US. The cryptocurrency lender called objections to the deal "hypocrisy and chutzpah based on unverified speculation,” according to legal documents. Alameda Research, the trading division of insolvent...
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Binance CEO CZ 'Couldn't Trust Anything' In FTX Data Room, Pitches $1B Recovery Fund For 6 Months
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 3:18am | 476In response to the FTX collapse, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao “CZ” said they are allocating $1 billion in ‘recovery funds’ for six months to help address the liquidity crisis faced by crypto exchanges. What Happened: In an interaction with Bloomberg, CZ alleged that his...
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Binance Readies Bid For Bankrupt Voyager Again After FTX Downfall: Report
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 4:25am | 277Binance US is reportedly preparing to relaunch a bid for bankrupt lending platform Voyager Digital Ltd (OTC: VYGVF), Coindesk reported, citing a person familiar with the plans. What Happened: Binance's bid for the U.S.-based Voyager was rejected due to national security concerns...