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3AC fugitives in disarray as OPNX faces new peril: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.

On Sept. 29, Su Zhu, co-founder of defunct Singaporean hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) — which prior to its collapse last June managed more than $10 billion in digital assets — was apprehended at Singapore’s Changi International Airport while attempting to flee the country following the issuance of a committal order. 

Just days prior to his arrest, Singaporean courts issued an arrest warrant for Zhu after his “deliberate failure to comply with a court order obtained which, in essence, compelled him to cooperate with the liquidator’s investigations and account for his activities as one of the founders of 3AC and its former investment manager.” Zhu, a Singaporean national, was sentenced to four months in prison for the breach. 

Teneo, the appointed liquidator for 3AC, said in an email statement that creditors would “seek to engage with him on matters relating to 3AC, focusing on the recovery of assets that are either the property of 3AC or that have been acquired using 3AC’s funds” during his time in prison.

“The liquidators will pursue all opportunities to ensure Mr. Zhu complies in full with the court order made against him for provision of information and documents relating to 3AC and its former investment manager during the course of his imprisonment and thereafter,” Teneo wrote. 

3AC co-founder Kyle Davies (Left) and Su Zhu (Right)

3AC fugitives in disarray as OPNX faces new peril: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.

On Sept. 29, Su Zhu, co-founder of defunct Singaporean hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) — which prior to its collapse last June managed more than $10 billion in digital assets — was apprehended at Singapore’s Changi International Airport while attempting to flee the country following the issuance of a committal order. 

Just days prior to his arrest, Singaporean courts issued an arrest warrant for Zhu after his “deliberate failure to comply with a court order obtained which, in essence, compelled him to cooperate with the liquidator’s investigations and account for his activities as one of the founders of 3AC and its former investment manager.” Zhu, a Singaporean national, was sentenced to four months in prison for the breach. 

Teneo, the appointed liquidator for 3AC, said in an email statement that creditors would “seek to engage with him on matters relating to 3AC, focusing on the recovery of assets that are either the property of 3AC or that have been acquired using 3AC’s funds” during his time in prison.

“The liquidators will pursue all opportunities to ensure Mr. Zhu complies in full with the court order made against him for provision of information and documents relating to 3AC and its former investment manager during the course of his imprisonment and thereafter,” Teneo wrote. 

3AC co-founder Kyle Davies (Left) and Su Zhu (Right)

3AC fugitives in disarray as OPNX faces new peril: Asia Express

3AC co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore, leaving several disgraced blockchain executives’ entrepreneurial ventures in disarray.

3AC fugitives in disarray as OPNX faces new peril: Asia Express

3AC co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore, leaving several disgraced blockchain executives’ entrepreneurial ventures in disarray.

3AC fugitives in disarray as OPNX faces new peril: Asia Express

3AC co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore, leaving several disgraced blockchain executives’ entrepreneurial ventures in disarray.

3AC fugitives in disarray as OPNX faces new peril: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.

On Sept. 29, Su Zhu, co-founder of defunct Singaporean hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) — which prior to its collapse last June managed more than $10 billion in digital assets — was apprehended at Singapore’s Changi International Airport while attempting to flee the country following the issuance of a committal order. 

Just days prior to his arrest, Singaporean courts issued an arrest warrant for Zhu after his “deliberate failure to comply with a court order obtained which, in essence, compelled him to cooperate with the liquidator’s investigations and account for his activities as one of the founders of 3AC and its former investment manager.” Zhu, a Singaporean national, was sentenced to four months in prison for the breach. 

Teneo, the appointed liquidator for 3AC, said in an email statement that creditors would “seek to engage with him on matters relating to 3AC, focusing on the recovery of assets that are either the property of 3AC or that have been acquired using 3AC’s funds” during his time in prison.

“The liquidators will pursue all opportunities to ensure Mr. Zhu complies in full with the court order made against him for provision of information and documents relating to 3AC and its former investment manager during the course of his imprisonment and thereafter,” Teneo wrote. 

3AC co-founder Kyle Davies (Left) and Su Zhu (Right)

Rise of Ethereum staking came at cost of higher centralization: JPMorgan

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin previously admitted that centralization is one of Ethereum’s main challenges, which could take 20 years to solve.

ConsenSys exec on MetaMask Snaps security: 'consent is king’

ConsenSys head of developer community Francesco Andreoli explained that users could get more transaction insights through MetaMask Snaps.

First Look: Art gallery in Dubai to educate artists on NFTs, Web3

37xDubai founder Danilo Carlucci said the gallery uses NFTs based on the Tree of Life art display as its membership token.

Binance spot market share drops for 7th consecutive month: Report

Binance’s lost spot trading volume has been reportedly distributed among exchanges like HTX (formerly Huobi), Bybit and DigiFinex.

Bitcoin bulls keep pressure on $28K while calls for BTC price dip grow

Bitcoin is being treated with suspicion on short timeframes, with repeated pushes into resistance met with rejection.

UNESCO and Netherlands design AI supervision project for the EU

The United Nations’ UNESCO and the Dutch government launched a new project for supervising AI to help create a framework for the wider EU area.

Retail stablecoin trading in Hong Kong not allowed yet, official says

Hong Kong will not allow retail investors to trade stablecoins until they are officially regulated, which is projected to happen by the end of 2024.

Retail stablecoin trading in Hong Kong not allowed yet, official says

Hong Kong will not allow retail investors to trade stablecoins until they are officially regulated, which is projected to happen by the end of 2024.

OKX exec says KYC will ‘raise the bar,’ bring real capital into crypto: Blockchain Economy Dubai 2023

Lennix Lai, OKX’s global chief commercial officer, told Cointelegraph that bringing traditional finance investors into the space would require raising compliance standards.

UK must loosen KYC demands for crypto to outpace US in Web3 — Think tank

Policy Exchange published its report on Web3 containing 10 proposals for the U.K. government.

European regulator publishes second consultation on MiCA

The regulator will publish a final report based on feedback received and submit the draft technical standards to the European Commission by June 2024.

THORSwap goes into 'maintenance mode' to counter illicit funds movement

THORSwap acknowledged the ongoing illicit use of the DEX and are acting to find a permanent block to the misuse.

Canadian regulatory body clarifies stablecoin rules for exchanges and issuers

The umbrella organization for Canada's securities regulators has set out conditions for the trading and issuance of stablecoins.

SocialFi app Stars Arena dispels ‘coordinated FUD' after patching ‘noob’ vulnerability

A fault in the Stars Arena price function allowed hackers to escape with roughly $2,000, however the vulnerability has since been patched.

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