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Alameda Research sues Waves founder in an attempt to recover at least $90 million

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX's trading subsidiary Alameda Research has filed a lawsuit against Waves and its founder Aleksandr Ivanov, attempting to recover at least $90 million. Alameda stated in a filing on Sunday that it seeks the transfer of $90 million worth of assets owned by the debtors in the Alameda and FTX bankruptcy cases, adding that Alameda had previously deposited these assets on the liquidity platform Vires.Finance operated by Waves.According to the documents, in March 2022, Alameda deposited approximately $80 million in USDT and USDC on Vires, which allegedly has been converted into USDN worth about $90 million. Vires users were encouraged to deposit assets into Vires via the Waves blockchain to earn rewards or interest and gain governance rights in Vires DAO. Alameda stated, "While Ivanov marketed Waves and Vires as opportunities for lenders and other users to earn substantial profits, Ivanov secretly orchestrated a series of transactions that artificially inflated the value of WAVES while siphoning funds from Vires." Alameda pointed out that the debtors "made multiple attempts to regain custody of the frozen assets," and Ivanov "agreed to participate in a call with the debtors in January 2023." However, the documents state that Ivanov has since ignored all other efforts by the debtors.In the past few days, the FTX bankruptcy estate administrators have filed over 20 lawsuits against various entities to recover funds for creditors.

FTX sues Crypto.com to recover $11 million related to Alameda accounts

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, based on a document dated November 8, the bankrupt FTX has filed a lawsuit to recover at least $11 million from a Crypto.com account associated with its sister company Alameda Research.FTX claims that before filing for bankruptcy, Alameda registered an account on Crypto.com under the name Ka Yu Tin (also known as Nicole Tin). According to the company, this practice is common within Alameda, which often opens accounts in the names of shell companies or employees to conceal its trading activities. However, FTX claims that Alameda funded and controlled the account.Reportedly, after Alameda declared bankruptcy, Crypto.com locked the account and denied FTX administrators' requests for access to the funds, despite multiple attempts. FTX further claims that Crypto.com's refusal was based on the mismatch between the account holder's name and the name of the person seeking to recover the funds. FTX asserts that it has clarified the complexity of the case to Crypto.com and provided court-approved documents, but reportedly, Crypto.com has still not responded.FTX administrators are currently attempting to make claims through Crypto.com's parent entities Foris MT and Iron Block. These companies have made claims of $18.4 million and $237,800 against FTX, which were held in FTX.com accounts before the exchange's collapse.In light of this, FTX is requesting a delay in processing Crypto.com's claims until the exchange releases the Alameda assets it holds. FTX is also seeking the recovery of assets, legal fees, and other forms of relief.
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