ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, three prominent American sports celebrities have agreed to jointly pay $2.42 million to settle allegations that they helped promote Voyager Digital.According to a class action settlement agreement filed on May 3, retired NFL star Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski will pay the largest share of $1.9 million, NBA player Victor Oladipo will pay $500,000, and NASCAR driver Landon Cassill will pay $25,000. All three sports stars have agreed to the settlement without admitting or denying any allegations.Additionally, the proposed settlement includes all U.S. individuals who purchased Voyager Earn Program accounts or VGX tokens from October 2019 to the preliminary approval date. In addition to approving the $2.4 million settlement, the plaintiffs also plan to request approximately $792,000 in attorney fees.

ChainCatcher news, based on Cosmos, the game blockchain Tabi Chain announced on X that it will airdrop 800 million TABI tokens to Voyager event participants, GG holders, public sale participants, Captain node holders, ecosystem project builders, testnet contributors, and others.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, TabiChain has Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility. Tabi Chain connects the Cosmos and Ethereum ecosystems through innovative cross-chain functionality to achieve smooth communication. The asset layer concentrates the liquidity of chains and shards to enable seamless interactions in the game blockchain.

ChainCatcher news, with the approval of the bankruptcy judge, FTX's debtor has reached a $450 million settlement agreement with the bankrupt company Voyager Digital. In documents submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on April 29, Judge John Dorsey approved the terms of the agreement between FTX and Voyager, allowing Voyager to resolve all claims with FTX as part of the creditor compensation plan. Upon approval, both parties will agree to return $5 million held in escrow by Voyager and an additional $445 million related to loan repayment litigation involving Alameda Research to the company's debtors. FTX will also "waive" all rights to these funds.

ChainCatcher news, Voyager Digital has successfully raised $484.35 million through settlements with FTX, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), and Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance to compensate creditors. Among these, the settlement with FTX accounted for the majority, approximately $450 million. The company had filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2022.Additionally, Voyager obtained approximately $675 million in claims from the lawsuit against Three Arrows Capital, of which $20.43 million has already been allocated to Voyager.Aside from these settlements, Voyager is also facing some operational hurdles, including a large number of uncashed checks. The deadline is set for April 20.Voyager is still dealing with issues related to a data breach and is conducting an investigation to determine the source and impact of the leak.Finally, under a restructuring plan, Voyager customers will initially recover 35.7% of their claims, with part of it being provided in the form of cryptocurrency or cash.

ChainCatcher news, the Starknet blockchain explorer Voyager has released the STRK airdrop data dashboard page, displaying "STRK airdrop is coming soon."ChainCatcher previously reported that Starknet has conducted multiple cross-chain tests and recently completed two rounds of stress testing. The native token STRK has been listed as an asset by ecological wallets, and airdrop hunters have uncovered code related to the Claim page for the suspected STRK token.

ChainCatcher news, according to BeInCrypto, Kirkland & Ellis law firm has applied to collect $120 million in fees from the bankruptcy cases of Celsius, BlockFi, and Voyager Digital. The law firm's final fee application for the Celsius case is $76 million, while the cases for BlockFi and Voyager Digital are $27 million and $16 million, respectively. Other major law firms, including White & Case and Latham & Watkins, have also submitted fee applications simultaneously.

ChainCatcher message, Linea announced the launch of Voyage: DeFi event Wave 7: Trading on platform X, with the theme of complex DeFi trading products. The event will last for 9 days, ending on December 16.It is reported that the Linea Voyage: DeFi event will last for 6 weeks, featuring 10 events and 10 core tasks. Users will be able to choose from over 80 DApps to interact with, covering areas such as wallets, bridging, swapping, lending, liquidity provision, and yield farming.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. Federal Judge Gregory Woods has ordered Voyager to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $1.65 billion after announcing a settlement with the FTC in October. As part of the agreement, Voyager will be "permanently restricted and prohibited" from marketing or offering products or services related to digital assets.According to the settlement agreement, parties associated with Voyager must cooperate with FTC officials, including testifying at hearings, trials, and evidence disclosures. One year later, Voyager must also report on its compliance procedures and accept oversight from the commission.The judge stated that the order will not significantly affect the litigation process in Voyager's bankruptcy court, as Voyager filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in July 2022, disclosing liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion. In May, the court approved a plan allowing Voyager users to receive 35.72% of their claims first. In October, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Trade Commission filed parallel lawsuits against Voyager's former CEO Stephen Ehrlich, accusing him of making misleading statements regarding the use and safety of customer funds.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Voyager wallet sent 52 million native tokens VGX to a burn address, worth 7.3 million dollars, accounting for about 30% of the total supply. Subsequently, VGX surged 20% in the short term.Etherscan data shows that the wallet marked as "Voyager 1" conducted its first outgoing transaction in 225 days. After sending 123.45 tokens for testing, the address then sent tokens worth 7.3 million dollars to the burn address, and the purpose of the burn remains unclear.

ChainCatcher News: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a settlement with the bankrupt cryptocurrency lending company Voyager Digital, permanently banning it from handling consumer assets.The FTC pointed out that Voyager and its former CEO Stephen Ehrlich misled consumers, resulting in over $1 billion in cryptocurrency losses for consumers after the company's collapse.Under the settlement agreement, Voyager and its affiliates will be permanently prohibited from offering, marketing, or promoting any products or services related to asset deposits, exchanges, investments, or withdrawals. Additionally, the companies have agreed to pay a $1.65 billion judgment, but this amount will be suspended to allow the remaining assets to be returned to consumers in the bankruptcy proceedings.Furthermore, the FTC has also filed a lawsuit against Stephen Ehrlich, accusing him of falsely claiming that customer accounts were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and "safe." Since Ehrlich has not agreed to settle with the FTC, his case will be heard in federal court.Previously, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to file a lawsuit against Voyager co-founder Stephen Ehrlich, accusing him of violating derivatives regulations and misleading users about the safety of their assets.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged the now-bankrupt former CEO of Voyager Digital, Stephen Ehrlich, with fraud and making false statements regarding the operation of the Voyager digital asset platform and the unregistered commodity pool of Voyager. The charges allege that Ehrlich touted the Voyager platform as a "safe haven" to earn high returns and induced customers to buy and store digital asset commodities. The complaint accuses Ehrlich of failing to register.The CFTC stated that it will hold Stephen Ehrlich accountable for his fraudulent operations on the digital asset platform and is seeking restitution, forfeiture of illegal gains, civil monetary penalties, a permanent trading and registration ban, as well as a permanent injunction against further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.

ChainCatcher news, staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) enforcement division have internally recommended that the agency charge former Voyager CEO Stephen Ehrlich with violations for misleading customers on asset safety issues after investigating the company's conduct. According to informed sources, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is voting on whether to approve enforcement action against him in the coming days.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst Yu Jin stated that 14 hours ago, Voyager transferred 12.89 million USDC to Circle to exchange for USD. Since August 12, it has recovered 97.89 million USDC through token sales and withdrawals.As of now, Voyager has sold off the majority of its tokens for USDC and withdrawn the funds. Aside from 52.4 million VGX (6.3 million USD), the total value of the remaining tokens is less than 200,000 USD.

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase Assets announced on social media that due to recent reviews, BarnBridge (BOND), DerivaDAO (DDX), Jupiter (JUP), Multichain (MULTI), Ooki (Ooki), and Voyager (VGX) will be delisted around 0:00 Beijing time on September 7, 2023.At that time, trading of the above 6 tokens will be halted on Coinbase.com, Coinbase Pro, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, since Voyager started selling tokens to convert to USD for user compensation on August 12, it has transferred over 30 types of tokens to Coinbase; withdrawn 82.37 million USDC from Coinbase; and transferred 85 million USDC to Circle to convert into USD.Currently, Voyager still has tokens worth approximately 11.47 million USD yet to be sold, including VGX and BTC, which are valued at over 1 million USD.

According to ChainCatcher news, analyst Tom Wan from 21.co has monitored that Voyager has transferred out a total of $17.5 million in BTC, $12.9 million in ETH, $8 million in SHIB, and $2 million in other tokens over the past 4 days, and has received a total of 51 million USDC.

ChainCatcher news reports that according to Shield monitoring, in the past 24 hours, Voyager has transferred approximately $9.4 million worth of cryptocurrency on Ethereum to Coinbase (3000 ETH, 20 billion SHIB, 2.3 million MANA, 932,000 SAND, 135,000 APE, and 1 million BAT), and received about $21 million USDC from Coinbase.In addition, Voyager also transferred 200 BTC (approximately $5.8 million), part of which (about 10.3 BTC) has been deposited into Binance in the past 24 hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Voyager transferred 1,500 ETH (approximately 2.77 million USD) and 250 billion SHIB (approximately 2.7 million USD) to Coinbase 1 hour ago.In addition, Voyager is consolidating all remaining tokens from its wallet addresses into the main address. Currently, the Voyager address still holds approximately 81.63 million USD worth of cryptocurrency, but these tokens are expected to be sold in the upcoming period.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, bankruptcy cryptocurrency lending company Voyager Digital's lawyer Darren Azman stated that during the reopening of the platform in June, which allowed customers to withdraw remaining funds, its data may have been compromised in the process and could have been targeted by hackers. During this period, customers were able to withdraw assets worth approximately $490 million, nearly 80% of the available assets.Voyager Digital's lawyer reported the potential hacking incident to law enforcement and stated that scammers typically create a fake website claiming that Voyager customers can increase their compensation amount by linking a non-Voyager crypto wallet to a new account. Once a new account is created, the non-Voyager wallet is emptied. Few customers fell victim to the scam, but there were some victims.

ChainCatcher news, the Voyager Quest challenge initiated by the zk-rollup network Linea has officially concluded. The nine-week challenge aimed to engage its community and test its technology. During the challenge, Linea achieved over 30 million transactions, with more than 5.2 million wallets participating, showcasing the strength of its ecosystem.Voyager Quest allowed participants to engage in various on-chain and off-chain activities, including Q&A and voting, to learn more about the Linea ecosystem and its features. The Linea team upgraded key components of the zkEVM architecture, improving network performance, user experience, and transaction costs, laying the foundation for a more scalable, efficient, secure, and user-friendly Ethereum Layer 2 roll-up network. (source link)