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According to Bloomberg, this significant legal action stems from allegations that funds were withdrawn from Sam Bankman-Fried‘s crypto exchange just before it entered Chapter 11 proceedings a year ago.
The lawsuit asserts that Bybit’s investment arm, Mirana Corp., benefited from exclusive “VIP” privileges, leveraging these special rights to withdraw the majority of its assets prior to FTX’s collapse in November 2022. Mirana is accused of pressing FTX employees to expedite its withdrawal requests, while ordinary customers face hours of delays as the exchange crumbles.
Bybit Fintech Ltd., Mirana, and affiliated crypto trading firm Time Research Ltd. are specifically named as defendants in the legal action. The complaint alleges that Mirana withdrew over $327 million from FTX between the early morning of November 7 and November 8, 2022, coinciding with Bankman-Fried’s exchange-halting withdrawals.
The FTX sues Bybit incident took place in its second year of bankruptcy proceedings, actively pursuing asset restoration to augment compensation for its customers. The exchange aims to refund up to 90% of the requested value to users, pending court approval before Q2/2024.
On November 11, 2023, FTX successfully transferred more than $300 million in assets to CEX exchanges for liquidation, following court approval for the sale of $3.4 billion in crypto in September.
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