FBI Plans To Extradite FTX SBF As Contagion Spills To Genesis?

As Day by day Mail reports, FTX’s former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried might be dealing with extradition. After increasingly stunning particulars about FTX, Alameda and their leaders got here to gentle in current days, Bankman-Fried is dealing with extradition by the FBI, in response to the most recent reviews.

Already on Monday, it was revealed that the U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ) has teamed up with officers from the Securities and Trade Fee (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee (CFTC) to analyze FTX’s enterprise practices.

Particularly, the regulators’ focus is on how FTX dealt with buyer funds whereas making an attempt to prop up its sister agency, Alameda Analysis.

So as to interrogate Bankman-Fried on this regard, U.S. and Bahamian authorities are at present discussing the potential for bringing the FTX founder to america, in response to Bloomberg Information, citing three folks accustomed to the matter.

BREAKING: FBI to extradite SBF to the U.S – DailyMail

About time!

— Bitcoin Archive 🗄🚀🌔 (@BTC_Archive) November 16, 2022

Is FTX Contagion Taking Maintain Of Genesis Buying and selling At the moment?

A number of crypto corporations have already disclosed their publicity to FTX and Alameda. Whereas some are merely writing off the losses to zero, different corporations have been hit tougher. BlockFi has halted all withdrawals and is making ready for chapter except it recovers its funds from SBF.

Nonetheless, issues might additionally look essential for Genesis Buying and selling. The dealer had made public that its derivatives enterprise had $175 million stashed in an FTX buying and selling account, which is now gone.

In consequence, the trade large and Genesis’ father or mother firm, Digital Foreign money Group, has reportedly promised a $140 million capital infusion to bolster its steadiness sheet. An e mail from Genesis to its prospects states:

Whereas the operation of our lending and buying and selling companies has not been impacted by current market occasions, Genesis has taken steps to strengthen its steadiness sheet with an extra fairness infusion of $140M from our father or mother firm, Digital Foreign money Group.

Nonetheless, Autism Capital, a Twitter channel that has acquired robust consideration within the wake of the FTX collapse because of its proximity to the occasions, is warning of one other exhausting blow to the crypto trade.

The Twitter person reports, citing “semi credible rumors” that Genesis could have solvency issues.

They’re having a name with their collectors tomorrow at 8 AM EST to elucidate the scenario. If true, they might presumably be dissolving ETHE and GBTC to pay again their lenders. We’ll know extra tomorrow.

We’re conscious that Grayscale controls GBTC and ETHE, not Genesis. DCG (the father or mother firm of Genesis and Grayscale) is backstopping Genesis, and dissolving the trusts could also be needed if there’s a solvency subject, and whether it is large enough.

At presstime, the Bitcoin appeared unfazed by the rumors and was buying and selling at $16.596. Ranges of significance for Bitcoin are $17.3K and $18K to the upside in addition to $14K and $16.5k to the draw back.

[Update:] Genesis is halting withdrawals in the interim.

We acknowledge how difficult this previous week has been because of the influence of the FTX information. At Genesis we’re fully centered on doing every thing we are able to to serve our purchasers and navigate this tough market atmosphere.

— Genesis (@GenesisTrading) November 16, 2022