Joewy Gonzalez filed the action on behalf of himself and others in a similar position.
In the Southern District Court of California, clients of insolvent cryptocurrency firms FTX and Alameda Research have filed a class action complaint against Silvergate Bank, Silvergate Capital Corporation, and Silvergate CEO Alan Lane.
The lawsuit accuses Silvergate of playing a part in the collapse of FTX. By routing customer contributions to Alameda’s bank accounts. Thus triggering widespread panic in the cryptocurrency market and ultimately resulting in the insolvency of both companies.
Plaintiff Joewy Gonzalez filed the action on behalf of himself and others in a similar position. The lawsuit claims that the plaintiff put his money into cryptocurrencies through the FTX exchange. Because it assured users that they could “store assets securely as they gained in value, cash them out or trade them for other assets.”
Holding Silvergate Responsible for Compensation
Moreover, the lawsuit claims that Silvergate’s unlawful transfers, loan of user monies, and comingling of funds enabled FTX’s fraudulent actions and the exchanges’ violations of fiduciary responsibility. For “furthering FTX’s investment fraud,” the complaint claims Silvergate is responsible for compensating the plaintiff and other investors.
The loss of billions of dollars during the FTX collapse was the subject of a letter. Which was sent to Silvergate by three senators of the United States on December 6. Lane was pressed for information about the company’s connection to FTX by Senators Elizabeth Warren, John Kennedy, and Roger Marshall.
Meanwhile, FTX’s legal team has lately asked for approval to sell off FTX Europe, FTX Japan, its derivatives exchange LedgerX, and its stock-clearing platform Embed. The attorneys argue that an expeditious selling procedure is warranted. Since the value of the assets is at stake due to the regulatory pressures being placed on the enterprises.