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Will All FTX Creditors Get Their Funds Back in Cash? Gronk to Pay $1.9M for Crypto Investor Suit

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bankrupt exchange FTX has proposed a new reorganization plan that would see a whopping 98% of its creditors get back 118% of their claims in cash. Plus, NFL legend Rob Gronkowski will pay $1.9 million to settle claims brought by former customers of Voyager Digital. And, U.K. Economic Secretary speaks up about stablecoin and staking legislation.

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Former NFL Star Rob Gronkowski to Pay $1.9M to Settle Crypto Investor Suit

The NBA's Victor Oladipo and racecar driver Landon Cassill also struck deals, and a group of Voyager investors said this was the "first tranche" of settlements with promoters of the former cryptocurrency lender.

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, right (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix)

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Voyager Token Jumps Last Week as $7.3M Worth of VGX Sent to Burn Address

The native token of bankrupt crypto brokerage firm Voyager Digital, VGX, surged by 20% on Friday after on-chain data revealed that a Voyager wallet sent 52 million tokens worth $7.3 million to a burn address. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Voyager Token Jumps 20% as $7.3M VGX Sent to Burn Address

The burned tokens equate to around 30% of the total supply.

DeFi protocol OptiFi lost $661,000 in user funds after an update error. (Pixabay)

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Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims

Former Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich is facing complaints from the Federal Trade Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which also used the case to reinforce its view of USDC as a commodity.

Voyager Digital's Ex-CEO Steve Ehrlich is under the gun from multiple regulators accusing him of fraud and making false claims to customers. (CoinDesk)

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Voyager Creditors Billed $5.1M for March-May by Law Firm

Latest bill brings total compensation bills to $16.4 million for bankruptcy and restructuring firm.

Voyager Digital's bankrupcy has left creditors in the lurch. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Voyager to Pay $1.1M Legal Fees for April

Some of the firm’s attorneys billed Voyager upwards of $150,000 for their work during the month.

Voyager Digital's bankrupcy has left creditors in the lurch. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Voyager Digital Plans to Liquidate Assets, Wind Down After Sale Dreams Crushed

Voyager’s creditors will recover an estimated 36% of their assets – a far smaller slice of the pie than they would have received if the platform’s sale to FTX or Binance US went through.

Right after Voyager CEO Stephen Ehrlich received a letter this week from U.S. regulators accusing his company of misleading customers, the FDIC issued a broader warning to banks to not let it happen again. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Voyager-Binance.US Legal Dispute Must Be Settled by April 13: Court Documents

Voyager Digital and its creditors stand to lose $100 million if legal objections brought by the U.S. government aren't resolved by April 13, according to documents filed in court late Monday night. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler explains why this week is "crunch time" for the Binance.US-Voyager deal.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Within Range of $30K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 3, 2023.

Bitcoin is within range of $30,000, but will need a stronger push to get there, one analyst said.