FTX Sues Binance for $1.8 Billion Over Alleged Fraudulent Transaction
FTX has initiated legal action against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), demanding a staggering $1.8 billion in damages.
The lawsuit accuses Zhao and other Binance executives of receiving approximately $1.76 billion in cryptocurrencies from FTX through fraudulent means.
The funds in question were allegedly transferred as part of a stock buyback agreement with Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX’s co-founder, in July 2021. Under the terms of the agreement, Bankman-Fried paid for the buyback using FTX’s native token (FTT) as well as Binance’s own token, BNB.
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This agreement has now become the focal point of the lawsuit, with FTX claiming the transaction was improperly executed and involved misleading actions by Binance and its leadership.
The legal move is a significant development in the ongoing saga between the two crypto giants and their executives, with FTX looking to recover the substantial funds it claims were wrongfully transferred during a period of high volatility in the cryptocurrency market.
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