SEC Objects to Terraform’s $166M Retainer of Law Firm Dentons: Reuters
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised objections to a $166 million retainer payment to lawyers of Terraform, according to Reuters.
Bankruptcy
Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Promises to Return $1.1B to Earn Customers
Gemini told the New York Department of Financial Services it would return at least $1.1 billion to its Earn customers after Genesis Global Capital wraps up its bankruptcy process, according to NYDFS.
DCG Calls Out Subsidiary Genesis’ Settlement With New York as ‘Subversive’
Digital Currency Group (DCG) is objecting to the settlement between the New York attorney general and Genesis – the failed crypto lender that was among DCG’s array of digital assets businesses.
FTX to Sell Custody Unit for $500K After Paying $10M Just Months Before Collapse
The bankrupt exchange’s unit, Digital Custody Inc., which FTX bought for $10 million, sold for just $500k to CoinList.
Celsius to Distribute $3B Crypto to Creditors as Firm Emerges From Bankruptcy
The distribution will be made through PayPal and Coinbase.
FTX Sold About $1B of Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF, Explaining Much of Outflow: Sources
BTC’s price has fallen since bitcoin ETFs were approved. In theory, now that FTX is done selling its substantial holdings, the selling pressure could ease since a bankruptcy estate liquidating holdings is a relatively unique event.
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific to Emerge From Bankruptcy, Re-List Shares This Month
The bankrupt miner received court approval for its Chapter 11 reorganization plan and plans to re-list shares on Nasdaq end of January.
Celsius to Unstake Thousands of Ether, Possibly Easing ETH Selling Pressure
The defunct crypto lender sent over 30,000 ETH to custodian Fireblocks in the past week, some of which was deposited at crypto exchange Coinbase, data shows.
Mt. Gox Appears to Have Started PayPal Repayments Tied to 2014 Bitcoin Hack
Payments through bank accounts are still awaited.
Court Freezes $1 Billion of Assets of Three Arrows Capital Founders
The worldwide order by a British Virgin Islands court applies to founders Su Zhu, Kyle Davies and Davies’ wife, Kelly Chen.