Three Arrows Capital Said to Face Probes by US SEC, CFTC Over Investor Conduct Violations

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is facing a probe by two US authorities in the wake of the firm’s bankruptcy. A recent report reveals that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are looking into potential investor conduct violations by Three Arrows. The regulators are explicitly investigating whether the company failed to register with the two organisations and deceived investors about its holdings. The collapse of the Terra ecosystem in May pushed 3AC into a major collapse from being the world’s largest crypto hedge fund.

According to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter, the scrutiny from the regulators could lead to additional penalties for the firms and the individuals. Currently, the whereabouts of Three Arrows founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies remain unknown.

It is worth noting that the SEC and CFTC have not confirmed that an investigation is ongoing. Bloomberg was instead informed of the supposed investigation by an unnamed source.

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) first encountered financial issues when it lost money during the collapse of TerraUSD in May.

The company defaulted on a loan from Voyager Digital on June 27 and was ordered to liquidate assets on June 29. Days later, on July 1, it declared bankruptcy. The case attracted more controversy as the company’s founders abandoned its Singapore offices in July before fleeing the country and failing to make court appearances.

Three Arrows Capital is already under investigation by regulators in Singapore. Those regulators claim that the company provided false information to the company’s monetary authority and exceeded its assets under management (AUM) threshold of $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,100 crore).

Following the bankruptcy, advisory firm Teneo was appointed as the company responsible for liquidating 3AC’s assets. However, Teneo has been unsuccessful in reaching the co-founders of Three Arrows Capital, as they have seemingly disappeared.

The liquidator is now looking for permission to issue subpoenas to these co-founders as a last resort. The company has also complied with orders as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.


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FTX Crypto Exchange Plans Partial Bailout of Bankrupt Voyager’s Customers

FTX said on Friday it was planning to offer Voyager Digital’s customers access to some of their funds, the latest relief measure by the Sam Bankman-Fried-led cryptocurrency exchange for the ailing crypto industry.

Under the plan, Alameda Ventures, the trading firm also founded by Bankman-Fried, would purchase all of Voyager’s digital assets and digital asset loans, except the loans to bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.

Voyager’s customers could then receive some of those funds if they open an account with FTX. Such customers could either withdraw the cash balance immediately or use it to make purchases on FTX’s platform, the company said.

FTX expects to close the deal in early August. Participation in the plan would be voluntary, the company added.

Voyager filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. In June, the company had signed an agreement with Alameda Ventures for a revolving line of credit.

Bankman-Fried has become crypto’s white knight in recent weeks, throwing lifelines to digital asset platforms that have stumbled in the crypto winter.

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Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Suspends Withdrawals, Trading, Deposits to Its Platform

Crypto lender Voyager Digital said on Friday it has suspended withdrawals, trading and deposits to its platform and said it is exploring strategic alternatives to preserve the value of its platform.

The move comes days after the company issued a default notice to embattled hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) for the fund’s failure to make required payments on a loan.

In a statement, Voyager chief executive Stephen Ehrlich said the move gives the company “additional time to continue exploring strategic alternatives with various interested parties” while preserving the value of the platform.

Voyager said in a release that it had hired Moelis & Company and the Consello Group as financial advisors, and Kirkland & Ellis as legal advisors “to support its exploration of strategic alternatives.”

On June 22, Voyager signed an agreement with Alameda Ventures for a revolving line of credit, gaining access to additional capital to meet its customers’ liquidity needs as crypto prices take a hit.

In a release, New Jersey-based Voyager said the value of the crypto assets it holds is $685 million (roughly Rs. 5,408 crore), compared with the more than $1.12 billion (roughly Rs. 8,842 crore) in crypto assets it had loaned.

Voyager said it had lent $350 million (roughly Rs. 2,763 crore) and 15,250 Bitcoins to 3AC. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday that 3AC has entered liquidation.

The move by Voyager comes less than a month after rival crypto lender Celsius Network suspended withdrawals, citing extreme market conditions. Celsius has not yet opened withdrawals back up for its customers.

Many of the crypto industry’s recent problems can be traced back to the spectacular collapse of so-called stablecoin TerraUSD in May, which saw the stablecoin lose almost all its value, along with its paired token.

Bitcoin, the largest and most well-known cryptocurrency, is down 58 percent in the first six months of 2022, its worst first half of year showing ever.

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