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3AC Co-Founder Kyle Davies Says He Won’t Apologize for Crypto Hedge Fund Going 'Bankrupt'

Davies also said he wouldn't return to Singapore "immediately" in order to effectively avoid jail and wait for some sort of settlement.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

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FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged 'Seller’s Remorse'

The London-based firm says the creditor promised to fork over two FTX accounts, only to back out of the deal after the value of its claims skyrocketed.

The now-former FTX Arena (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

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Terraform Labs Allowed to Hire Law Firm Dentons in Bankruptcy Case by U.S. Court: Reuters

Dentons agreed to send $48 million back to Terraform after objections from Terraform's creditors, the SEC, and the U.S. Justice Department.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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Bankrupt Cryptopia Exchange to Return Crypto to Some Creditors

The New Zealand exchange went offline in 2019 following a cyber attack that saw millions of dollars worth of tokens stolen.

Wellington, New Zealand (Wolf Zimmermann/ Unsplash)

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SEC Objects to Terraform’s $166M Retainer of Law Firm Dentons: Reuters

Additionally, the SEC has said that Terraform should not be allowed to hire law firm Dentons or pay litigation costs for employees, the report said.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Winklevoss Twins' Gemini Promises to Return $1.1B to Earn Customers

The pact is tied to the bankruptcy of Genesis Global Capital, Gemini's partner for its Earn program.

Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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DCG Calls Out Subsidiary Genesis' Settlement With New York as 'Subversive'

DCG filed an objection in bankruptcy court to the deal its own subsidiary secured to end the New York attorney general's investigation of fraud and money laundering controls.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Finance

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.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on February 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Finance

Genesis Seeks Approval to Sell $1.6B in Bitcoin, Ether Trust Holdings

Nearly $1.4 billion of Genesis’ assets were held in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which has since converted to a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Sale (Justin Lim/Unsplash)

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Celsius to Distribute $3B Crypto to Creditors as Firm Emerges From Bankruptcy

The distribution will be made through PayPal and Coinbase.

Celsius to distribute $3 billions of crypto to creditors as firm emerges from bankruptcy.