“Secret Account” Scandal: Why FTX Wants $53M From Upbit
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US crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest exchange Upbit, to recover more than $53 million in assets. The lawsuit, a part of the ongoing FTX bankruptcy proceedings, was filed by FTX’s subsidiary Alameda Research on November 5, 2024, with the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The case is still pending. Sponsored Sponsored Why Is FTX Suing Dunamu? The lawsuit filed by FTX against Dunamu is a “complaint for the return of assets and violation of automatic stay.” The core of the claim is that Dunamu, through its Upbit exchange, is holding FTX’s assets and should return them. According to Alameda Research, the company opened digital asset storage accounts on crypto exchanges worldwide. It opened these accounts not only in its own name but also under employee names or shell companies. The purpose was to create a type of secret nominee account. Unraveling a “Secret Account” Alameda claims that someone opened one of these secret accounts on Upbit under Yang Jai Sung’s name, and an email address, [email protected]. FTX alleges the account was a secret Alameda account. This is based on an internal messenger conversation from March 2022, where an Alameda employee said, “Upbit authentication is complete.” The firm also noted that the seoyuncharles88 email address automatically forwarded to an Alameda address. Sponsored Sponsored Additionally, FTX claims that Yang Jai Sung is the father of Charles Yang, the head trader for Genesis Block. This is an Alameda affiliate, and the claim is based on a lawsuit between FTX and Genesis Block. FTX entered bankruptcy proceedings in November 2022 after revelations of customer fund misuse and accounting irregularities. Misusing customer funds through its affiliate, Alameda, was a significant point of contention. As a result, founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was sentenced…
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