America Departure of Justice has reportedly seized or was within the strategy of seizing greater than $400 million value of Robinhood shares linked to FTX as a part of the case towards the crypto trade.
In line with a Jan. 4 report from Reuters, U.S. officers told a choose they had been within the strategy of seizing belongings tied to FTX and its former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, which included 56 million shares of Robinhood — value roughly $468 million on the time of publication. The report comes a day after a choose within the felony case towards SBF ordered him to not entry or switch any cryptocurrency or belongings from FTX or Alameda.
Amid FTX’s chapter proceedings, management of the Robinhood shares has been below rivalry as many traders and collectors look to be made entire. BlockFi, Bankman-Fried and FTX creditor Yonathan Ben Shimon have all staked claims to the belongings.
In federal court docket on Jan. 3, Bankman-Fried pleaded not responsible to eight felony counts, together with wire fraud, securities fraud and violations of marketing campaign finance legal guidelines. He additionally beforehand denied transferring funds from Alameda, saying he not had entry to the wallets since stepping down as CEO in November.
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The previous FTX CEO has been below home arrest at his guardian’s dwelling in California since December however has been allowed to journey for accredited causes, together with exhibiting up for court docket in New York. His trial date has been set for Oct. 2.