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Most notable crypto bankruptcies in 2023

Explore the list of crypto bankruptcies in 2023, including detailed insights into the collapse of major exchanges. It’s quite evident that crypto had one of its worst years in 2022. The cascading collapse of two industry giants, Terraform Labs (responsible for LUNA and UST) and FTX, drove one of the harshest crypto winters in recent history. It eventually led to many bankruptcies, layoffs, and shutdowns across the market. So, 2023 mostly saw the fallout from the previous years, as the major bankruptcy proceedings from previous market leaders like Celsius, Voyager, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), BlockFi, and FTX progressed into different stages. Still, some notable crypto bankruptcies and exchange failures made it into the news. Let’s take a look at the list of crypto bankruptcies and failures of 2023. Notable crypto bankruptcies Genesis The year 2023 began under a cloud for the crypto currency sector, with Genesis, a prominent crypto lending subsidiary of Digital Curren...

DeFi: After $766M Bitcoin, Ethereum Loss, Babel Plans to Launch 'Recovery Coin'

In mid-2022, Babel Finance , a Hong Kong-based crypto lender , restricted withdrawals and redemptions from its platform citing unusual liquidity pressures. Soon after, it was revealed that the lender lost more than $200 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum because it could not meet margin calls. According to Bloomberg, Babel estimates that an additional $524 million worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other tokens were “lost” as a consequence of Co-Founder Wang Li’s trading activities. Thus, the proprietary trading desk reportedly accrued a $766 million order-book deficit. Another Co-founder and current Director at Babel, Yang Zhou, is reportedly planning to file a “moratorium of protection” to the high court of Singapore. He intends to ask creditors not to take action against the lender for a period of six months. Furthermore, he is also looking to get their approval on a restructuring plan.  Citing a recent filing viewed, Bloomberg reporte...