A court has ordered a US$1.14bil worldwide asset freeze on the founders of collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, the Singapore-based firm’s liquidators said.
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Singapore court freezes US$1.14bil in failed crypto fund assets
SINGAPORE: A court has ordered a US$1.14 billion worldwide asset freeze on the founders of collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, the Singapore-based firm’s liquidators said ...
Court Freezes $1.14bn In Failed Singapore-based Crypto Fund’s Assets
the Singapore-based firm's liquidators said Thursday. Three Arrows Capital filed for bankruptcy last year when its fortunes collapsed after a massive sell-off in assets it had bet on as prices ...