ChainCatcher news, the encrypted payment infrastructure provider Banxa Holdings Inc. announced the appointment of Zafer Qureshi as Co-CEO, partnering with Holger Arians. This strategic move aims to "leverage the combined expertise of both parties to propel Banxa into a new era of growth and innovation."Chairman and Co-CEO Holger Arians stated, "Zafer's joining the team has played a significant role in Banxa's development over the past 12 months. Zafer and I have worked closely together to transform Banxa from a loss-making company into a sustainably profitable one. Our complementary skills and shared vision make this co-leadership model an exciting development for Banxa. We are committed to driving Banxa's continued success and delivering exceptional value to our stakeholders."

ChainCatcher news, GSR co-CEO and co-founder Rich Rosenblum posted on social media that Bitcoin's market dominance has been rising this month, and BTC may continue to lead the next phase of the bull market.He also stated that this is the time he is most confident that altcoins will make a comeback. Moreover, they will return strongly.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, crypto market maker GSR Markets announced that Jakob Palmstierna will transition from the CEO position to the role of President, with Rich Rosenblum and Xin Song jointly taking on the CEO role.Rosenblum stated in an interview that as cryptocurrency experiences a resurgence, the new structure will enable GSR to better serve clients in different time zones. He explained, "When I'm awake, I'm basically the CEO and COO, and when I'm asleep, my partner is too. This arrangement allows us to cover the global market around the clock."Rosenblum mentioned that the company's revenue in the first half of this year has more than doubled compared to the same period last year. He also revealed that GSR has remained profitable and has never raised external funding.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, former co-CEO of Alameda Research Sam Trabucco submitted a request letter to the court pleading for FTX Digital Markets' former co-CEO Ryan Salame.It is reported that Sam Trabucco co-wrote approximately three pages of supporting documents. The letter states, "He (Ryan Salame) committed a crime. He acknowledges this and is prepared to face the consequences. I hope these consequences are fair—neither too lenient nor too harsh, but fair. Because without his full involvement, the world would be a worse place."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, digital asset brokerage VersiFi announced a $10 million financing from Hunting Hill Global Capital. Martin Garcia, former Managing Director and Co-Head of Trading and Lending at Genesis Global, has joined VersiFi as Co-CEO and will lead the expansion of this major digital asset brokerage into these services.

ChainCatcher news, documents submitted by FTX creditors represented by current CEO John J. Ray III show that Alameda Research transferred over $900 million to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), including a $15.5 million cash transfer, as well as a $3.5 million transfer to former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison.Additionally, $2.5 million of FTX customer funds was used to purchase a yacht for former Alameda Research co-CEO Sam Trabucco. Its exact location remains unknown.

ChainCatcher news, Animoca Brands Co-CEO Arnoldo Concepcion will leave at the end of the year to become the CEO of the crypto custody wallet Gryfyn.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Gryfyn completed a $7.5 million funding round on March 21, with participation from Liberty City Ventures, GameFi Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital Partners, Mind Fund, Animoca Ventures, LeadBlock Partners, Angel Hub, Brinc, and angel investor Gabby Dizon. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Pantera Capital co-CEO Joey Krug announced his departure, and Pantera founder and CEO Dan Morehead stated that the company will establish a new executive management committee to take on Krug's previous responsibilities. It is reported that Krug joined Pantera Capital in 2017, overseeing the company's early Token fund, which suffered significant losses last year. Krug recently stated that 2022 was "a very brutal year for risk assets." (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to crypto KOL @Wall Street Silver's tweet, the FBI is looking for another co-CEO of Alameda, Sam Trabucco, and Engineering Director Nishad Singh.It is reported that Sam Trabucco served as co-CEO of Alameda alongside Caroline Ellison until August 2022. There is alleged evidence that he may have played a key role in the FTX incident, as Caroline Ellison stated during her plea that Sam Trabucco was present for many of the misconducts that occurred in 2019. Notably, he only posted two tweets throughout the entire FTX incident, leading some Twitter users to speculate that Sam Trabucco is being pursued by law enforcement. (source link)

ChainCatcher message, according to a court document dated December 14, FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame revealed to Bahamian regulators on November 9 that the exchange was sending customer funds to Alameda Research. Salame stated that only three people could authorize such transfers: FTX founder SBF, co-founder Gary Wang, and engineering director Nishad Singh.Bahamian regulators then took immediate action, ordering the freezing of FTX assets on November 10. The regulators also revoked FTX's exchange license and appointed a temporary liquidator to protect the company's assets. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, when asked about any advice she would give to her younger self in the application for Forbes' 30 Under 30 list, Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison replied, "I would tell her not to avoid risks and to believe in herself more." (Forbes)

ChainCatcher news, Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison responded on Twitter to "selling 100 million BIT": Currently very busy, but that’s not us. I will provide proof of funds when things calm down.Previously, the BitDAO community issued an urgent proposal requesting Alameda to transfer 100 million $BIT tokens to an on-chain (non-exchange) address for verification by the BitDAO community, demanding completion within 24 hours. Otherwise, the BitDAO community will decide (through voting or any other urgent action) how to handle the 3,362,315 $FTT in the BitDAO treasury. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison responded to Zhao Changpeng on Twitter, saying, "If Binance wants to minimize the market impact of selling FTT, Alameda would be happy to buy from Binance today at $22."Previously, ChainCatcher reported that Zhao Changpeng would liquidate all FTT on the books. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, regarding the recent circulation of Alameda Research financial documents, Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison tweeted: The balance sheet circulating online is incomplete and only represents a subset of the company's entities. We have over $10 billion in assets that are not reflected in that sheet. Additionally, the balance sheet lists several of our largest long positions but does not include our hedging positions. Given the tightening in the crypto credit space this year, we have repaid most of our loans so far.Previously, ChainCatcher reported on November 3 that a financial document obtained by CoinDesk showed that as of June 30, Alameda Research held assets worth $14.6 billion, including $3.66 billion in "unlocked FTT" and $2.16 billion in "FTT collateral." Of the $8 billion in liabilities, in addition to $7.4 billion in loans, it also included $292 million in "locked FTT."Its assets also included $292 million in "unlocked SOL," $863 million in "locked SOL," and $41 million in "SOL collateral." Other mentioned tokens include SRM, MAPS, OXY, and FIDA, along with $134 million in cash and equivalents and $2 billion in equity investments. (source link)