US Trustee objects to FTX's plans to sell units in Europe and Japan
FTX was a crypto exchange with a plan to sell But the sale was confusing, as you can tell The US Trustee intervened Calling for an investigation to be convened Now the future of FTX is uncertain as well | | A bankruptcy battle is brewing in the world of cryptocurrency as the US Trustee steps in to challenge FTX's plans to sell off units in Europe and Japan as well as its digital currency futures clearinghouse LedgerX and stock clearing platform Embed. The US Trustee Andrew Vara has demanded an independent investigation before any sale, claiming that valuable information related to the exchange's bankruptcy could be compromised. FTX's management had hoped to sell these businesses to recover funds for customers and had planned auctions to begin in February, but Vara's intervention could throw a wrench in those plans. Meanwhile, FTX's former CEO and founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to the exchange's collapse, including wire fraud, securities fraud and campaign finance violations. Read the full story here on Cointelegraph. Stay in the loop about what's happening with FTX. Leverage the same AI technology that Cointelegraph's journalists use to surface the latest news with the NewsQuakes™ indicator that's only available on Markets Pro — learn more. Russell DeCorte Director Markets Pro | | © 2022 COINTELEGRAPH MARKETS PRO COINFIDENTIAL. | | | | |