The Securities and Trade Fee of Cyprus, or CySEC, reportedly issued an announcement amid FTX submitting for Chapter 11 chapter in the USA requesting the trade halt operations for its Europe arm.
In line with a Nov. 11 Reuters report, the CySEC said it had requested FTX Europe to “droop its operations and to proceed instantly with various actions for the safety of the buyers” on Nov. 9. It’s unclear why the monetary regulator selected to reiterate its name to the crypto trade, on condition that FTX Europe is one in every of roughly 130 corporations in FTX Group that will probably be submitting for chapter.
CySEC authorised the FTX arm to function within the island nation from its regional headquarters in March, with its European headquarters based mostly in Switzerland. Amid FTX’s liquidity points, international monetary policymakers have responded with solutions for added rules on crypto companies, in addition to freezing belongings with the trade’s native companies, as was the case within the Bahamas.
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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said on Nov. 11 he can be engaged on “giving readability on the place issues are when it comes to consumer restoration” as quickly as attainable. He resigned amid chapter proceedings, with John Ray taking up as CEO.