In Re: FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Collapse Litigation

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Case Number:

1:23-md-03076

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation, Class Action

Judge:

K. Michael Moore

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Companies

Government Agencies

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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September 27, 2024
FTX Users Say Binance Manipulated Market To Spark Collapse

Users of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX told a Florida federal judge that social media posts by competing exchange Binance still manipulated markets to cause the collapse of FTX and harm users even if the statements themselves weren't false.
July 30, 2024
FTX Users Say Sullivan & Cromwell Must Face Abetting Claims

FTX customers told a Florida federal judge on Tuesday that Sullivan & Cromwell LLP can't dismiss customer claims it aided and abetted the defunct cryptocurrency exchange's fraud as "speculative allegations" when the customers' complaint "paints a much more detailed and nefarious picture."
July 25, 2024
Binance, Ex-CEO Say FTX Users Can't Blame Them For Fallout

Crypto exchange Binance, its former CEO and its U.S. arm told a Florida federal judge that a lawsuit from spurned users of now-defunct competitor FTX wrongly tries to blame two social media posts from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao for FTX's stunning collapse rather than the fraudulent conduct of FTX executives.
April 19, 2024
SBF Inks Deal To Help FTX Investors Go After Promoters

Investors who launched multidistrict litigation over cryptocurrency exchange FTX's collapse asked a Florida federal judge Friday to bless their settlement with founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who has agreed to assist in their case against celebrities who promoted the platform and other defendants alleged to be part of the fraud scheme.
April 11, 2024
FTX Brass, Investors Can't Move Bankruptcy Suit To MDL

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Thursday denied a bid to move a Delaware bankruptcy proceeding regarding the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. to an ongoing multidistrict litigation brought by the company's investors seeking to recoup their losses.
April 04, 2024
Crypto Bank, Chair Blast FTX Investors' 'Gatling Gun' Claims

A crypto bank and its chairman have urged a Florida federal judge to toss a second amended complaint from FTX investors alleging they helped Sam Bankman-Fried abscond with $8 billion in customer assets, saying the investors "employ a Gatling gun approach to pleading."
March 28, 2024
FTX Investors To Settle With Ex-Execs, Crypto Promoters

Investors who launched a multidistrict litigation over cryptocurrency exchange FTX's collapse have reached a set of settlements with the former inner circle of founder Sam Bankman-Fried as well as seven promoters who, together, have agreed to pay over $1.3 million to resolve claims that they boosted a massive fraud scheme at the company.
March 21, 2024
The LA Boutique Repping MLB's Ohtani Amid Betting Scandal

An unfolding sports betting scandal has prompted Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to lawyer up, enlisting the West Hollywood boutique Berk Brettler LLP to advise him in a saga that has already led the club to fire his longtime interpreter.
January 01, 2024
Crypto White Collar Cases To Watch In 2024

The coming year will see the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission battle with crypto exchanges over how securities laws apply to digital assets, while federal prosecutors will be focused on holding crypto firms and executives responsible for vast compliance failures that happened under their watch.
December 07, 2023
Athletes, YouTubers, Banks Want Out Of FTX Litigation

Attorneys for celebrities, sports figures, prominent investors and financial institutions have rushed a federal court in Florida with briefs contesting personal liability in connection with the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, disputing claims that their positive public comments fueled a multibillion-dollar crypto bust.