The U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint against Stephen Ehrlich, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt entities Voyager Digital Ltd, Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc., and Voyager Digital, LLC. The complaint alleges that Ehrlich committed fraud and failed to register in relation to the Voyager digital asset platform and its operation of an unregistered commodity pool.
Rumors that Su Zhu, the co-founder of the collapsed and bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), was arrested in Singapore due to his non-compliance with a Singapore court were confirmed. He was ordered to cooperate in the liquidation investigation, which he didn't. Thus, Zhu has been sentenced to a four-month prison term. 3AC was part of the crypto hype between 2020 and 2021 before it collapsed, like many others.
Despite SEC's vague objection, Binance.US cleared a major hurdle in its effort to acquire the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital in a deal worth $1.3 billion. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles approved Voyager's restructuring plan, built around the Binance.US acquisition. Binance.US has agreed to pay $20 million in cash to Voyager and to take on crypto assets deposited by Voyager customers.
On July 5, 2022, Voyager filed a proposed stand-alone Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code to reorganize the company and return to customers all of their funds. The day after the Voyager filing, one of Voyager’s competitors and largest stakeholders, Alameda Ventures Ltd. and FTX Trading Ltd (AlamedaFTX), controlled by Sam Bankman-Fried, issued a press release that allegedly openly disparaged Voyager with highly misleading statements. Voyager rejected the deal and thus triggered a courtroom and social media battle.