FTX Creditors to Receive $6 Billion in RepaymentsThe saga of the FTX collapse took a positive turn as creditors voted in favor of a reorganization plan that would see over $6 billion distributed to affected users. This long-awaited development marks a significant milestone for the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange and its community, following the turmoil caused by its 2022 implosion.
FTX Creditors Approve Repayment Plan
FTX creditors have overwhelmingly supported the repayment plan, with a reported 94% of those in the "dot com customer entitlement claims" class voting in favor of the distribution. This indicates a unified front from users seeking to recover their losses. According to Kroll Restructuring Administration, nearly all creditor classes voted in favor of the reorganization, setting the stage for a smooth transition toward asset distribution.
With the creditors' approval, the plan is now awaiting a formal confirmation hearing scheduled for October 7. Analysts believe this hearing is just a formality, as the overwhelming support makes it highly likely the plan will move forward without major obstacles.
What Does This Mean for FTX Creditors?
Under the terms of the plan, a total of $6.83 billion will be allocated to affected customers and creditors. Those in the "US customer entitlement claims" category are expected to receive around $60.99 million, while creditors in the "dotcom convenience claims" class will see $223.59 million in claims. Many of these users could receive up to 118% of their original claims in cash.
However, it's important to note that these repayments are based on the value of their cryptocurrency holdings at the time of filing. Given the volatility of the crypto market, the actual value of the repayments may be lower than current market rates. Still, this plan represents a crucial step toward compensating victims of the FTX collapse.
Timeline for Distribution
The timeline for the distribution remains a hot topic among creditors. According to analyst Tom Dunleavy, payments could commence within 4 to 8 weeks, meaning users could see their funds before the end of 2024. Three "omnibus hearings" scheduled for October 22, November 20, and December 12 are key dates that will help finalize the process.
This development brings much-needed relief to the crypto community, which has been grappling with the fallout from the FTX scandal for nearly two years.
Fundamental Impacts on TSX:FTT
The FTX Token ( TSX:FTT ) has been riding the wave of this positive news, surging 11% as the distribution plan gained approval. The token, which had been stuck in a falling trend channel since the scandal broke, is now seeing renewed interest. The recent price increase has pushed TSX:FTT above key moving averages, signaling bullish momentum.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) for TSX:FTT currently stands at 69.44, approaching overbought territory. This indicates strong buying pressure but also suggests that traders should be cautious of potential price corrections as it nears the overbought region.
Fundamentally, the successful execution of the repayment plan could restore some faith in the FTX brand, which has been tarnished by the scandal. However, the long-term outlook for TSX:FTT remains uncertain, especially with former FTX executives facing legal consequences. Caroline Ellison, former Alameda Research CEO, was sentenced to two years in prison, while former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year sentence.
Technical Outlook for TSX:FTT
From a technical standpoint, TSX:FTT 's recent rally has lifted the token above key moving averages, indicating a potential trend reversal after months of declines. However, traders should keep an eye on the RSI, as the token's rapid ascent could lead to a short-term pullback.
If the bullish momentum continues, TSX:FTT could break out of its long-standing downtrend, with potential upside targets being the next resistance levels. For now, traders should remain cautious and monitor key technical indicators to gauge the strength of this recovery.
Conclusion
The approval of FTX's reorganization plan and the subsequent repayment of $6 billion to creditors marks a turning point for the company and its community. With TSX:FTT token gaining momentum, the road to recovery seems to be underway, although risks remain.
As the timeline for distribution becomes clearer and FTX continues to address legal and financial hurdles, the future of TSX:FTT will depend on the successful execution of these plans and the restoration of trust within the cryptocurrency community.
For now, all eyes are on the October 7 confirmation hearing and the upcoming repayment process, as users eagerly await the long-promised distributions.
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FTX - BIG NEWS - Everyone Getting Money BackMartyBoots here. I have been trading for 17 years and I am here to share my ideas with you to help the Crypto space. The Bull market is here
FTX BIG NEWS , SETTLEMENT of funds.
Even tho the bull market is here FTX has not fully mooned yet there is still time to buy on DIPS . The market has just hit a critical level . This is a bullish structure and dips are buys, when these dips happen FTX can start its move higher . This needs to be watched carefully .
FTX can get very bullish with the ETH ETF launch also so we need to watch carefully
This can moon
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 yearsIn a shocking turn of events, cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, has been handed a hefty 25-year prison sentence for charges including fraud and money laundering. The sentencing, delivered by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan federal court, marks a dramatic chapter in the saga of FTX's downfall.
Witness testimonies during the trial painted a grim picture of FTX's inner workings, revealing a culture of risky financial practices and lax oversight. These revelations, coupled with damning evidence presented by prosecutors, led to Bankman-Fried's conviction on seven charges, sealing his fate for the next quarter-century.
Prior to sentencing, Bankman-Fried offered a heartfelt apology to those affected by FTX's collapse, acknowledging the profound loss of trust and financial devastation endured by customers, investors, and employees alike. However, his apology could not sway the court from holding him accountable for his role in the debacle.
The fallout from Bankman-Fried's sentencing extends far beyond the courtroom, sparking debates about the need for tighter regulatory oversight in the cryptocurrency industry. Many see this case as a cautionary tale, highlighting the potential risks inherent in unregulated financial markets.
As FTX grapples with bankruptcy proceedings to recover lost funds and compensate creditors, the broader cryptocurrency community faces a reckoning. The episode serves as a stark reminder of the importance of transparency, accountability, and regulatory scrutiny in safeguarding investors and preserving trust in the digital asset landscape. But the question remains is there hope for TSX:FTT ?
As regards the sentencing, the TSX:FTT token plummets by 4.72% trading below its respective moving averages. With a weak Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 45.
For Crypto to "Win", it Has to Solve its Own ProblemsThe idea of "smart investing" comes with the assumption that the market rewards reason and punishes irrationality in the long-term. What they don't tell you, though, is that the opposite is often true in the short-term. If you want to make money, more often than not you do have to have the discipline to move contrary to what most are doing.
It's been almost a decade since I started getting into this stuff but the above still seems to hold true. Crypto has been mostly flat for about 6 months now, but has stayed mostly stable. The last bull run had a similar pattern where it climbed to new highs (BTC $4000→$16000, ETH $100→$1400) then went back down to where it was prior. (And stayed that way for a few years.)
The projects that were diligently working on their product even after the dip ended up reaping the rewards of the 2020 rally and did very well for themselves. The rivalries between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tezos, Cardano, Ripple, EOS, etc. were there even back in 2018, but the arguments were mostly about technical differences and felt less “personal”. This time, a lot of arguments you see on social media have more personal, political, ideological slants - a sign of the irrationality of mainstream money having arrived, perhaps.
For what it’s worth, despite the FTX scandals and the very negative media coverage of crypto in recent weeks, the price hasn't really moved all that much. Chances are good that the ones that were going to leave are already gone and we're only left with the ones who are in it for the long-haul. While the talking heads gripe about their losses in public, the builders will continue to build, pushing the industry where it needs to be for the future to come. That is the hope, anyway.
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Long-term strategies only work if you're willing to wait at least one market cycle since the system needs time to work itself out - and I haven’t seen any exceptions to this rule, thus far. But having been through 3 crypto winters already, I’m starting to wonder what’s really taking so long for us to get to where we need to be - the “big ideas” in crypto (transparency, accountability, partnership automation) can already be done with distributed ledgers, but the industry has been slow to adapt to it, to say the least. The problem is that we're not really utilizing blockchain technologies the way we should be: case in point, when you look at all the people in the media and social media talking about how much money they’re making, how do we know if what they’re saying is actually true? We have no idea - we’re just taking their word for it, and now we’re finding out that many of them we’re just trying to lie and grift their way to the top. Whatever happened to "verify, not trust"?
Having gotten too used to low interest rates, the fiat markets are poised to be in big trouble over the next few years - if not more. The trends do say that when an economic system goes into disarray, crypto adoption tends to go up. But in order for that to happen, the crypto community does need to convince the world that it's safer to park their money in coins rather than fiat - which, if we're being honest - we're not quite there yet.
But unlike fiat institutions that are saddled with legacy and protectionist frameworks, crypto has the tools to fix itself if it wanted to - the advantage of being a new industry that has the energy and flexibility to adapt. The current irony is that crypto is suffering from the very problems it poised to solve - but a lot of it is holdovers of bad habits from Web2 and traditional fiat. You could probably argue the SBF's actions was a product of the fiat world, not crypto - there's a reason why there are those on the “inside” trying to protect him now. But FTX is also a preview, in a way, of what's to come to the fiat worlds as we head further into the recession - what they do to SBF could be them next - which is why they feel like they need to protect him at all costs, despite the blatancy of his misdeeds.
In a way, SBF did the industry a favor in getting the skeletons out of the closer earlier than later. For fiat, the tide is only just starting to pull. Crypto will either set the new standards for transparency, accountability, and decentralized governance - or it’s going to fall into old habits again and go to 0. (There is no reason for people to use crypto if it’s just going to be Web2.1 - the incumbents have that covered already.) It’s going to be an interesting ride over the next few years, either way.
How Sam Bankman got Fried Hi Traders, Investors and Speculators 📈📉
Losing $22 Billion in one day is probably a record for the books. Let's take a closer look at the Sam Bankman-Fried story...
At 30, SBF is(was) the youngest billionaire in the US. In 5 years, he managed to start the fastest growing DEX (FTX), as well as Alameda Research. He is also well connected. VERY well connected, with political ties to big names such as actors including Tom Brady, Naomi Osaka and financial institutions including Coinbase Ventures and Binance Labs. So how is it then that he got burnt and lost it all overnight? Let's take a closer look at the intricacies.
First, let's take a closer look at just how big and interconnected FTX really was:
💰 44 Active investors deposit $1.8 Billion in just a year
💰 Celeb Ambassadors including actors such as Stephen Curry, Tom Brady and Naomi Osaka
...hopefully we've learnt our lesson about trusting actors on crypto with Matt Damon on BTC and Ashton Kutcher with his XRP endorsement right before major crashes.... no?
💰 FTX has a combined value of $40 Billion in 2022
💰 FTX sponsors Mercedes in F1
💰 FTX sponsors Major League Baseball, FTX printed on all shirts (guess who's getting a new wardrobe...)
💰 Fortune Magazine Face - "Next Warren Buffet"
After the SEC forced shutdown in 2018 of crypto exchange broker 1Broker, many crypto moguls decided to take their companies elsewhere. This is also true for Sam, who decided to open FTX in Hong Kong later moving to Bahamas, away from the restrictions and regulations of the US. Binance followed a similar path, later moving it's company from China to Cayman Islands. SBF continues to keep favor with the US as he makes large contributions to Joe Biden's campaign, over $11 million. He reportedly spent over $47 million supporting democratic political campaigns. SBF networking progresses and he often testified to congress about how crypto regulations should proceed, even though he moves his business to the Bahamas (not the US). He positions himself as the voice of reasoning for the future of crypto regulations. During 2021, SBF reaches the peak of his wealth and fame. He nd 9 other youngsters are leading the FTX empire from the penthouse in the Bahamas.
Some say he became overconfident, others say he was sloppy. It seems as though the start of his downfall was due to Rival, CZ from Binance. Back in 2019, CZ hinted on Twitter that SBF was involved in an attempted attack on Binance futures platform. CZ later drives down the price of FTT by publicly stating their exit from FTX after "certain revelations came to light". SBF responds with a tweet "you won, well played".
When the bear market arrives late 2021, SBF is portrayed as a saint as he "invests hundreds of millions" in companies such as BlockFi, Voyager and Celcius whilst they face liquidity problems. A research report from September 2022, reveals a different story. He, infact, invest miniscule amounts or even nothing at all to help these companies! But this article does not make headlines, yet. Then a whistle blower breaks the news - Alameda Research uses $10 billion of customers FTX funds to make a risky investment, which is totally illegal. This is the complete opposite of the terms and conditions on his website as well as the opposite of what he said to Congress during his talks about how regulations should be. This is where the saying "not your keys, not your crytpo" shines. Crypto users and SBF fans are heart broken... How could he??
The final blow: Recently, continuous rivalry on crypto twitter between CZ and SBF fuels the price drops on FTT as CZ claims to sell all remaining tokens. Alameda Research (one of the 9) jumps in and claims to "buy back" whatever CZ has left to sell. But then, another stroke of bad luck - the balance sheets of Alameda Research leaks. As it turns out, they have NO liquidity, especially not enough to make any FTX buyback. And so, overnight, the price drops a whopping 89% and there goes most of SBF's wealth.
Final Thoughts...
If you're smart enough, have the right support structures and a great PR team, you can grow your fortune with fake virtue signaling. Infact, many philanthropes ( unlike Jeff Bezos 's ex wife whom you probably don't even know about ) will only donate when the camera's are on. They also ensure that they are highlighted as kind hearted saints by the media. They do whatever it takes to hide all the corruption and money laundering behind the scenes. SBF was portrayed as the humble, young billionaire face op crypto, and everyone wanted him in their corner due to his trading brilliance and profitable partnerships. Sometimes, however, when the bad deeds start outweighing the good ones exponentially, it becomes increasingly hard to hide the true events from the public .It has, somehow, come to light that instead of being a humble and charitable public servant, SBF was the leader of a group of kids living the highlife in a penthouse in the Bahamas. Misusing funds for corruption and illegal activities including but not limited to money laundering. And so came the fall of Sam Bankman Fried. His downfall involves deception, illegal activities, large political contributions and the misuse of customer funds. It is noteworthy that most of his wealth was in FTT, native crypto to FTX decentralized exchange (DEX) .
💭...This is no uncommon thing. Many people do the same illegal stuff, probably even on a larger scale but somehow, SBF got burnt. You can't help but wonder... Who Fried Sam Bankman ?
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XRP: Could we defy the crypto doom?!XRP
Intraday - We look to Buy a break of 0.4011 (stop at 0.3839)
0.3993 has been pivotal. Bespoke resistance is located at 0.4000. A break of the recent high at 0.3993 should result in a further move higher. Short term momentum is bullish. There is no clear indication that the upward move is coming to an end.
Our profit targets will be 0.4439 and 0.4499
Resistance: 0.3800 / 0.4000 / 0.4250
Support: 0.3700 / 0.3600 / 0.3500
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ETH:If we break we buy!!Ethereum
Intraday - We look to Buy a break of 1346 (stop at 1293)
Prices have reacted from 1070. A break of the recent high at 1345 should result in a further move higher. Although the bears are in control, the stalling negative momentum indicates a turnaround is possible. 1344 has been pivotal.
Our profit targets will be 1479 and 1499
Resistance: 1280 / 1300 / 1345
Support: 1250 / 1220 / 1200
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FTX - A Failure of Crypto, or Fiat?Binance recently announced that they will not be going forward with FTX's bailout - so the future of the company and its holders still hangs in the balance. (The FTT token has been removed from this site since, but last I checked it was down 95%+.) Is this the "end of crypto"?
Well, not quite - MATIC, ATOM, DOGE, ETH, LINK are still in up in the last 6 months, despite the recent drop, highlighting the fact that the fact that the appetite for taking bets on the crypto market is still there. Given that the recession woes are still there, many are likely still on the sidelines waiting for the market to bottom out before deciding to get back in. The downturn was expected, but it's also possible to make the argument that the industry is still doing better than expected.
Here's the tricky part: the FTX scandal is triggering for a lot of people in finance because FTX had their hand in basically everything: crypto, fiat, regulators, celebrities, political parties (SBF and his families have strong ties to the Democratic Party, as records show), the media, and the banking system - both old and new. Unlike previous scams/scandals (e.g. Mt. Gox), FTX had the buy-in of mainstream money and institutions (including regulators) which also calls into question the effectiveness of the institutional safeguards as well.
Who's fault is it? There's likely going to be a lot of finger-pointing in the upcoming months as the mess gets sorted out, but the question for investors right now is whether or not the market is going to see this scandal as a failure of the industry, or a failure of the regulatory framework that currently exists. So far, the results are still unclear.
The irony of the FTX scandal is that these were the sorts of problems that crypto set out to fix - had they used crypto for its intended purpose (on-chain governance, transparency in their financial records and dealings), it's very likely that these issues would have been caught way earlier before it became too late. Some will leave, some will stay, but the ideal outcome to come out of this scandal would be for the people themselves to demand higher standards in accounting and fiduciary duties.
LTC:Relief rally?Litecoin
Intraday - We look to Buy at 54.03 (stop at 51.89)
We are trading at oversold extremes. Bespoke support is located at 54.00. We look to buy dips.
Our profit targets will be 59.38 and 60.38
Resistance: 59.00 / 61.00 / 63.50
Support: 57.00 / 55.50 / 54.00
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BTC:Still bearishBitcoin
Intraday - We look to Sell a break of 15549 (stop at 15931)
A break of the recent low at 15577 should result in a further move lower. Daily signals are bearish. There is no clear indication that the downward move is coming to an end. Our short term bias remains negative.
Our profit targets will be 14606 and 14206
Resistance: 17000 / 17500 / 18100
Support: 16500 / 16000 / 15500
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FTX is Just Another Market Correction: Liquidity and RegulationsI'm sure you've probably already heard the news about FTX so I won't cover everything - but there's a few things we might expect, longer-term, from the scandal this week.
- More Regulations: This incident embarrassed a lot of powerful people as well, so the likelihood of more substantial regulations coming down the pipe is now much higher.
- Increased Liquidity: Lots of people are pulling money outside of crypto right now, which explains why the prices have dropped so much this week, as a whole. (Especially Solana, which took an outsized hit compared to the rest.) But the money is still there - some will leave, but some will come back...hopefully with better research. It may present an opportunity for smaller alts to grow after the dust settles.
The crypto ecosystem has gone through a few exchange collapses already (ex. Mt. Gox) so crypto itself will still continue to press on. But I fully expect for more stories like these to unfold as we head further into the recession - the money printer has run out of ink, after all.
FTT looks like it may trigger this weekly h&s patternIs FTT about to meet the same fate LUNA did earlier this year? Luna also had a pretty nasty looking head and shoulders that it validated a breakdown from. FTTs is similar although the full measured move is negative 42 dollars which isn’t possible…that doesnt mean the pattern won’t still trigger, it just cant reach the full target….it could very easily drop deeply enough to go multiple decimal point places close to zero though if what CZ from binance seems to be suggesting is true about it being worthless. Also a chance that if this did drop to several decimal places close to zero like luna did, that I could try to time it just right and go in on it right before a big dead cat bounce like luna had…then there’s also the chance that this is unsubstantiated FUD and the h&s breakdown ends up being a fakeout, but at the moment that seems like a low probability. Either way I’m not touching this thing. *not financial advice*
Taf's Gun to the HeadTrade Idea : Sell Bitcoin at Market
Reasoning : Fundamentals of the crypto space are in peril after the collapse of FTX and this will show on BTC. Price broke down from a crucial 18200 support level and we seem to have retested it yesteday and now looking for bearish momentum to continue today.
Entry:17271.00
TP: 15005.00
SL: 18251.39
RR: 2.31
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BTC: The anatomy of a crash!Bitcoin
Intraday - We look to Sell at 18699 (stop at 19261)
We are trading at oversold extremes. We look for a temporary move higher. Previous support at 18700 now becomes resistance. Daily signals are bearish.
Our profit targets will be 17311 and 17011
Resistance: 17000 / 17500 / 18000
Support: 16000 / 15500 / 15000
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