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Pruthviraj Vaghela

FTX begins bankruptcy procedures, speaks with authorities, names directors

Crypto-exchange collapsed FTX has appointed five new independent directors at each of its main companies, including Alameda research, according to a court filing.


FTX begins bankruptcy procedures, speaks with authorities, names directors

 

The defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX stated in a court filing that it was in communication with financial regulators and that it had appointed five new independent directors at each of its main companies, including Alameda research. FTX also stated that it had appointed five new independent directors at each of its main companies. Additionally, FTX said that it has increased the number of directors at Alameda research to five. In addition, FTX said that it has brought the total number of directors working at Alameda research up to five.

 

FTX has now verified that it reacted to a cyber attack on November 11, and it did so by confirming that it had responded to the event. FTX did this by confirming that it had responded to the incident. This comes after the business said on Saturday that it had found "unauthorised transactions on its platform." FTX did this by announcing that it has reacted to the situation. This comes after the company announced on Saturday that it had found "unauthorised transactions on its platform."

 

According to a source who is familiar with the investigations being conducted by the United States government, the implosion of FTX, which was once the darling of the cryptocurrency industry and had a valuation of $32 billion as of January, has reportedly prompted investigations by the government of the United States. This information comes from a source who is familiar with the investigations being conducted. Investigations into the problem were carried out by the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

 

In a court filing, FTX stated that it had been in contact with the United States Attorney's Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and dozens of other federal, state, and international regulatory agencies over the course of the past three days and three nights. FTX also stated that it had been in contact with dozens of other federal, state, and international regulatory agencies. FTX also said that it has been in communication with dozens of additional regulatory authorities located at the federal, state, and international levels.

 

Attorneys for the business noted in the document that appropriate corporate governance would be maintained by FTX during the whole of the bankruptcy proceedings owing to the appointment of five independent directors. FTX Trading will be managed by Matthew Doheny and Joseph Farnan, who have both previously held positions as judges on the United States District Court.

 

According to the filing, Mitchell Sonkin was appointed as a director at West Realm Shires; Matthew Rosenberg was appointed as a director at Alameda Research; and Rishi Jain was appointed as a director at Clifton Bay Investments. All three of these appointments were made in the same filing.

 

After traders in a state of panic pulled $6 billion from the site within just 72 hours, FTX became one of the most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges to collapse. The withdrawals occurred after rival exchange Binance abandoned a rescue offer. On Friday, FTX became one of the most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges to collapse when it submitted its petition for protection under the bankruptcy code.

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