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Crypto Trading Firm Auros Secures $17M Investment as It Recovers From FTX Woes

Auros, the trading firm that lost $20 million in FTX’s implosion, was released from provisional liquidation by a British Virgin Island court after major debt restructuring and the investment led by TradFi trading firm Vivienne Court and bitcoin miner Bit Digital.

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Crypto Investors' $28M ‘Black Thursday’ Lawsuit Against DeFi Giant Maker Dismissed by US Judge

The class-action lawsuit alleged Maker-related entities misrepresented risks of holding collateral debt positions, resulting in heavy losses for some users.

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Accused Mango Markets Exploiter Wants to Keep $47M in Disputed Funds: Court Filings

Avraham Eisenberg claims he need not return any more than the $67 million of the $114 million worth of tokens he gained using a complicated trading system.

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New Judge Assigned in Sam Bankman-Fried Fraud Case

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has replaced Ronnie Abrams, who recused herself because of a potential conflict of interest.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250M Bail Secured by Parents

In his first court appearance since being extradited from the Bahamas, the former CEO was told he can live with his parents on $250 million bail secured by their Palo Alto house.

Sam Bankman-Fried sale del tribunal federal en la ciudad de Nueva York. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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Craig Wright v. Peter McCormack: Judge Rules McCormack Should Pay Around $1.1M in Costs

Wright had argued that McCormack should pay the majority of costs for the legal proceedings, but then accepted to pay all McCormack's costs save for those ruled in Wright's favor.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Won’t Contest US Extradition: Reports

The change of heart suggests the founder of the crypto exchange founder could leave his notorious Bahamas jail.

The US Department of Justice unveiled charges against Sam Bankman-Fried on Dec. 13. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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Crypto Hedge Fund BKCoin Fired Co-Founder Kang Over Misappropriated Investor Funds

An ongoing case in a Florida district court alleges Kang misused $12 million in investor assets.

BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang (BKCoin)

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Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. quiere que se investiguen las acusaciones de fraude contra FTX

En una presentación judicial, describieron al colapso como “el fracaso empresarial más grande y veloz en la historia de Estados Unidos”.

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Bitcoin.org's 'Cøbra' Must Unmask to Challenge Craig Wright's Legal Costs, UK Court Rules

Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, was granted permission to serve legal papers on Cøbra as he sought a declaration of his ownership of copyright to the Bitcoin white paper.

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