Gibraltar

Celsius Network LLC et al v. 168 Trading Ltd.: Complaint (‘$1.6M Preferential Transfers’)

July 12, 2024

Complaint to void and recover “preferential transfers” in Mohsin Y. Meghji, as Litigation Administrator for Celsius Network LLC, Celsius KeyFi LLC, Celsius Lending LLC, Celsius Mining LLC, Celsius Network Inc., Celsius Network Limited, Celsius Networks Lending LLC, Celsius US Holding LLC, GK8 Ltd., GK8 UK Limited, and GK8 USA LLC v. 168 Trading Limited, of Gibraltar, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Andrew Haynes v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Fernside Holdings Ltd.)

June 10, 2024

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Fernside Holdings Limited in Andrew Haynes, of Gibraltar v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

USA v. Douglas Edelman et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion on $350M of Income’)

May 16, 2024

Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion on more than $350 million of income received "as a defense contractor during the United States' post-9/11 military efforts in Afghanistan and the Middle East" involving bank accounts and/or companies in Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates in USA v. Douglas Edelman, described as a citizen of the USA, and Delphine Le Dain, described as a citizen of France who is married to Edelman, both of whom "have lived in recent years in the United Kingdom and Spain, but currently live in Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati et al: Notice of Supplemental Authority

March 8, 2024

Notice of Supplemental Authority in support of the Defendants' motion to dismiss in the Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, Ascom Group S.A., of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Sunil Kavuri et al v. FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Foreign FTX Customers’)

January 31, 2024

Complaint by "Customers of FTX.com located outside the United States of America, who held accounts on the FTX.com platform as of the Petition Date" seeking "a declaration that assets customers deposited, held, received, or acquired on the FTX.com platform are customer property and not property of the Debtors’ estates" in Sunil Kavuri, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom; Ahmed Abd-El-Razek Noia Capital SÀRL, of Luxembourg, and Patrick Rabbitte v. FTX Trading Ltd., Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd, Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, West Realm Shires Services Inc., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., Ledger Holdings Inc., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Europe AG, FTX Property Holdings Ltd, LT Baskets Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd, Allston Way Ltd, Analisya Pte Ltd, Atlantis Technology Ltd., Bancroft Way Ltd, Blue Ridge Ltd, Cardinal Ventures Ltd, Cedar Bay Ltd, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd, Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd, Paper Bird Inc, Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd, Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd, SNG INVESTMENTS YATIRIM VE DANISMANLIK ANONIM SIRKETI, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd, FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, Alameda Aus Pty Ltd, Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd, Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research Pte Ltd, Alameda Research Yankari Ltd, Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Blockfolio, Inc., Clifton Bay Investments Ltd, Cottonwood Grove Ltd, Crypto Bahamas LLC, Deep Creek Ltd, Digital Custody Inc., FTX Canada Inc, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd, FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd, FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Zuma Ltd, Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Goodman Investments Ltd., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Innovatia Ltd, Island Bay Ventures Inc, Killarney Lake Investments Ltd, Zubr Exchange Ltd, Alameda Global Services Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Euclid Way Ltd, FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX US Trading, Inc., Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, North Dimension Inc, North Wireless Dimension Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, North Dimension Ltd, Quoine Pte Ltd, Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., DAAG Trading, DMCC, FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX EU Ltd., FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX TURKEY TEKNOLOJI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKET, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX Ventures Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd, Good Luck Games, LLC, Hannam Group Inc, Hilltop Technology Services LLC, West Realm Shires Inc., and LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

QuickBit Ltd.: License Revocation (Gibraltar)

January 3, 2024

Public Statement by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission that it has cancelled the registration of QuickBit Limited, which had been licensed as "a Virtual Asset Arrangement Provider", for regulatory breaches.

Tristan Oil Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (British Virgin Islands)

November 8, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Anna Silver, as the Foreign Representative of Tristan Oil Ltd., described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled "special purpose vehicle that is wholly owned by Anatolie Stati, a national and resident of the Republic of Moldova", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘I didn’t try to mislead you about Gibraltar’s Novasigma Ltd.’, writes Cyprus attorney Angelos Shakas

August 24, 2023

Letter from Cyprus attorney Angelos Shakas in which he claimed "there was no intention to mislead" OffshoreAlert in a previous letter in which he claimed that the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission had removed a public warning against Gibraltar-domiciled Novasigma Limited, which was operated by Shakas' client, Georgia-based, Finnish tax advisor Jussi Hallikas, "due to the inaccuracy of its content" - an apparently false claim that led to the GFSC contacting Shakas after reading it in OffshoreAlert.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Set Aside $500M Judgment for Fraud on the Court’)

August 9, 2023

First Amended Complaint to set aside a $500 million judgment “for fraud on the Court” in Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, of Moldova; Ascom Group S.A., of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

‘Remove Gibraltar FSC warning about Novasigma Ltd.’, writes attorney for Jussi Hallikas

July 28, 2023

Letter from Angelos Shakas, a lawyer in Cyprus representing Jussi Hallikas, requesting the removal from OffshoreAlert's website of a warning against his client's firm, Novasigma Limited, by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission on the grounds that the GFSC later removed the warning "due to the inaccuracy of its content".

Agenda Launch – OffshoreAlert London Conference

July 27, 2023

The first version of the agenda for OffshoreAlert's 10th Annual London Conference on December 4-5 is now available. For more information about OffshoreAlert London 2023, sponsorship opportunities, and tickets, please visit www.oalondon.com.

Miracle World Ventures Ltd. v. Alla Babenko et al: Disclosure & Examination Order (‘Crypto Liquidation’)

July 25, 2023

Order for the disclosure of information regarding crypto wallets in the names of Pavel Sidorov and Damian Carreras and for public examination in Miracle World Ventures Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, acting through its Joint Liquidators (Adrian Hyde, Joanne Wild, and Brian Simpson, all of Begbies Traynor) v. Alla Nicolayevna Babenko at Gibraltar Supreme Court.

Joanne Wild v. Castle Trust and Management Services Ltd.: Judgment (Appointment of Administrators)

May 30, 2023

Judgment appointing Administrators due to insolvency in Joanne Sandra Wild v. Castle Trust and Management Services Limited, of Gibraltar, at Gibraltar Supreme Court.

Finsbury Corporate Services Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Caralluma Investments Ltd.)

May 26, 2023

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Caralluma Investments Limited in Finsbury Corporate Services Ltd., of Gibraltar v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

‘Remove incorrect story or I sue’, writes BitQuin’s David Quinn

April 5, 2023

Letter from David Quinn, of Gibraltar-domiciled crypto firm BitQuin Ltd., threatening to sue OffshoreAlert for reporting that BitQuin was 'run' by its 47.5% shareholder and director Karel Manasco, whose assets were frozen on February 21st, 2023 for allegedly stealing £5 million from his former employer, £1.5 million of which was allegedly invested in an unidentified “crypto investment scheme”.

Gibraltar accountant Karel Manasco has assets frozen for allegedly swindling ex-employer out of £5M

March 15, 2023

A £5 million asset freeze order has been entered in Gibraltar against local accountant Karel Manasco - who is currently involved with a crypto trading firm called BitQuin - following allegations that he misappropriated millions of pounds and euros from Mansion Gibraltar online gaming firm while serving as its CEO and CFO.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati et al: Complaint (‘Set Aside $500M Judgment for Fraud on the Court’)

March 1, 2023

Complaint to set aside a $500 million judgment "for fraud on the Court" in Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, of Moldova; Ascom Group S.A., of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Mansion (Gibraltar) Ltd. et al v. Karel Manasco et al: Judgment (£5M Worldwide Freezing Order)

February 21, 2023

Judgment issuing a £5 million worldwide asset freeze order for alleged "serious misconduct" by Karel Manasco in Mansion (Gibraltar) Ltd. and Onisac Limited, which "are part of a wider group of companies (“the Mansion Group”) which together comprise and operate an online gaming enterprise known as “Mansion”" v. Karel Christian Manasco, described as "a qualified accountant and Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants" who served as Mansion Gibraltar's "Chief Executive Officer and de facto Chief Financial Officer", and KM Accountants Limited, of Gibraltar, at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

Global Online Trading Inc. v. Bahet Commodity Arbitrage Ltd.: Complaint (‘$768K Breach of Contract’)

February 16, 2023

Complaint alleging breach of contract in Global Online Trading Inc. v. Bahet Commodity Arbitrage Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: List of Creditors

January 25, 2023

List of Creditors of 'FTX Trading Ltd. et al' crypto group, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Republic of Kazakhstan v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Discovery Application (Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands)

December 23, 2022

Application by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC regarding "(1) ongoing criminal proceedings against Moldovan oligarch Anatolie Stati, his son Gabriel Stati, and their companies Ascom Group S.A. and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd. in Luxembourg; (2) ongoing civil proceedings in the Netherlands between the Statis and Petitioner; and (3) ongoing and anticipated proceedings against the Statis in the courts of Belgium and other jurisdictions" regarding "a series of complex, multi-faceted fraud schemes, including money laundering schemes, engineered by the Statis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

U.S. firm Newpoint Financial sues Bermuda regulator for ‘rejecting acquisition of Citadel Re’

November 29, 2022

The Bermuda Monetary Authority and two of its employees - Gerald Gakundi and Susan Davis-Crockwell - are being sued for $25 million in California for allegedly rejecting U.S.-based Newpoint Financial Corp's proposed acquisition of Bermuda's Citadel Reinsurance Company after, among other things, receiving information from "the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority".

Newpoint Financial Corp. v. Bermuda Monetary Authority et al: Complaint ($25M)

November 29, 2022

Complaint for damages of $25 million alleging "blatant, intentional bad faith malfeasance in denying Plaintiff’s Newpoint Financial Corp. application to obtain a controlling interest in a Bermudian insurance company [Citadel Reinsurance Company Limited] without any, much less good, cause" in Newpoint Financial Corp., a Delaware company based in California v. Bermuda Monetary Authority, Gerald Gakundi, described as "Director for the Insurance Supervision Department at the BMA", and Susan Davis-Crockwell, described as "Deputy Director of Enforcement for the Legal Services and Enforcement Department at the BMA", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Anatolie Stati v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Supplemental Discovery Application (Moldova)

November 22, 2022

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who, along with his son, Gabriel Stati, and two companies owned by them, had been developing substantial oil fields and energy assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova "for damages caused by the criminal actions of, inter alia, Marat Beketayev [former Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan], Kairat Boranbayev [former head of Kazakhstan’s security services] and Karim Massimov [former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]" and alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail, and attempted blackmail", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Kijani Resources Ltd. et al v. Richard Fagan et al: Judgment (‘Default Judgment Application’)

November 18, 2022

Judgment on default judgment application in Edgar Lavarello and Simon Conway, as Joint Liquidators of Kijani Resources Limited (in Liquidation) and Ratio Limited (in Liquidation) v. Richard Fagan, Simon Hooper, Lisa Billington, and William Redford at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Affidavit Supporting Chapter 11 Petitions (‘Complete Absence of Trustworthy Financial Information’)

November 17, 2022

Affidavit of John J. Ray III, including statements that "Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here" and "related party loans" were made to Sam Bankman-Fried, $1 billion; Nishad Aingh, $543 million, and Ryan Salame, $55 million, in support of Chapter 11 Petitions by 102 entities comprising the FTX crypto group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Motion to Transfer & Stay Chapter 15 Petition

November 16, 2022

Emergency Motion to Stay and Transfer Chapter 15 Petition from New York to Delaware by 101 entities (reduced from 134 identified in the Chapter 11 Petition) comprising the FTX crypto group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In the motion, FTX's new management accused the Bahamas government and regulators of, essentially, misappropriating the group's assets, in conjunction with former FTX principals Samuel Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, as part of an attempt to "undermine these Chapter 11 Cases".

FTX Digital Markets Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bahamas)

November 15, 2022

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Bahamas by Brian Simms, Kevin Cambridge, and Peter Greaves, as the Foreign Representatives of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., which operates "a digital assets business", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Motion for Joint Administration (‘More Than One Million Creditors’)

November 14, 2022

Motion for Joint Administration and Motion Modifying Certain Creditor List Requirements, Authorizing the Debtors to Serve Certain Parties by E-Mail, and Granting Related Relief in the matter of Alameda Aus Pty Ltd., Alameda Global Services Ltd., Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd., Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., Alameda Research Pte Ltd., Alameda Research Yankari Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd., Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Allston Way Ltd., Altalix Ltd., Analisya Pte Ltd., Atlantis Technology Ltd., B for Transfer Egypt, B Payment Services Nigeria, B Transfer Services Ltd., B Transfer Services Ltd. UAE, B Transfer Services Uganda, Bancroft Way Ltd., BitPesa Kenya Ltd., BitPesa RDC SARL, BitPesa Senegal Ltd., BitPesa South Africa, BitPesa Tanzania Ltd., BitPesa Uganda Ltd., Bitvo, Inc., Blockfolio Holdings, Inc., Blockfolio, Inc., Blue Ridge Ltd., BT Payment Services Ghana, BT Payment Services South Africa, BT Payments Uganda, BT Pesa Nigeria Ltd., BTC Africa S.A., BTLS Limited Tanzania, Cardinal Ventures Ltd., Cedar Bay Ltd., Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Clifton Bay Investments Ltd., CM-Equity AG, Corner Stone Staffing, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd., Crypto Bahamas LLC, DAAG Trading, DMCC, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Deep Creek Ltd., Digital Custody Inc., Euclid Way Ltd., Exchange 4 Free Seychellen, Exchange 4Free Australia Br., Exchange 4Free Ltd., Exchange 4Free South Africa Br., Exchange 4Free Swiss Branch, Finfax Company, FTX (Gibraltar) Ltd., FTX Canada Inc., FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd., FTX Europe AG, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX Property Holdings Ltd., FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Trading Ltd., FTX TURKEY TEKNOLOJİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKET, FTX US Derivatives LLC, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX US Trading, Inc., FTX Vault Trust Company, FTX Ventures Ltd., FTX Ventures Partnership, FTX Zuma Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd., Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Good Luck Games, LLC, Goodman Investments Ltd., Hannam Group Inc., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Hilltop Technology Services LLC, Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd., Innovatia Ltd., Island Bay Ventures Inc., K-DNA Financial Services Ltd., Killarney Lake Investments Ltd., Ledger Holdings Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, Ledger Prime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., LT Baskets Ltd., Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd., North Dimension Inc., North Dimension Ltd., North Wireless Dimension Inc., Paper Bird Inc., Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd., Quoine Pte Ltd., Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd., SNG INVESTMENTS YATIRIM VE DANIŞMANLIK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Tigetwit Ltd., TransferZero, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., and ZUBR Exchange Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Chapter 11 Petition

November 11, 2022

Chapter 11 Petition by 134 entities comprising the FTX Group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, namely Alameda Aus Pty Ltd., Alameda Global Services Ltd., Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd., Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., Alameda Research Pte Ltd., Alameda Research Yankari Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd., Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Allston Way Ltd., Altalix Ltd., Analisya Pte Ltd., Atlantis Technology Ltd., B for Transfer Egypt, B Payment Services Nigeria, B Transfer Services Ltd., B Transfer Services Ltd. UAE, B Transfer Services Uganda, Bancroft Way Ltd., BitPesa Kenya Ltd., BitPesa RDC SARL, BitPesa Senegal Ltd., BitPesa South Africa, BitPesa Tanzania Ltd., BitPesa Uganda Ltd., Bitvo, Inc., Blockfolio Holdings, Inc., Blockfolio, Inc., Blue Ridge Ltd., BT Payment Services Ghana, BT Payment Services South Africa, BT Payments Uganda, BT Pesa Nigeria Ltd., BTC Africa S.A., BTLS Limited Tanzania, Cardinal Ventures Ltd., Cedar Bay Ltd., Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Clifton Bay Investments Ltd., CM-Equity AG, Corner Stone Staffing, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd., Crypto Bahamas LLC, DAAG Trading, DMCC, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Deep Creek Ltd., Digital Custody Inc., Euclid Way Ltd., Exchange 4 Free Seychellen, Exchange 4Free Australia Br., Exchange 4Free Ltd., Exchange 4Free South Africa Br., Exchange 4Free Swiss Branch, Finfax Company, FTX (Gibraltar) Ltd., FTX Canada Inc., FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd., FTX Europe AG, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX Property Holdings Ltd., FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Trading Ltd., FTX Turkey Teknoloji ve Ticaret AŞ, FTX US Derivatives LLC, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX US Trading, Inc., FTX Vault Trust Company, FTX Ventures Ltd., FTX Ventures Partnership, FTX Zuma Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd., Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Good Luck Games, LLC, Goodman Investments Ltd., Hannam Group Inc., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Hilltop Technology Services LLC, Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd., Innovatia Ltd., Island Bay Ventures Inc., K-DNA Financial Services Ltd., Killarney Lake Investments Ltd., Ledger Holdings Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, Ledger Prime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., LT Baskets Ltd., Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd., North Dimension Inc., North Dimension Ltd., North Wireless Dimension Inc., Paper Bird Inc., Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd., Quoine Pte Ltd., Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd., SNG Investments Yatirim ve Danişmanlik AŞ, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Tigetwit Ltd., TransferZero, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., and ZUBR Exchange Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Blockster Holdings Ltd.: Directors & Shareholders

October 2, 2022

Report identifying directors and shareholders of Blockster Holdings Limited, obtained from Companies House Gibraltar on October 2nd, 2022.

CFTC v. Adam Todd et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

September 30, 2022

Complaint alleging fraud involving "an illegal digital asset derivatives trading platform" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Adam Todd, Digitex LLC, of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Digitex Limited, of the Seychelles; Digitex Software Limited, of Ireland, and Blockster Holdings Limited, of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Joseph Cammarata: Criminal Indictment (New Jersey)

September 22, 2022

Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving entities in the Bahamas, Colombia, Gibraltar, and USA in USA v. Joseph Cammarata at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

‘Remove my name from Belvedere Group article or I’ll sue’, writes Gibraltar service provider Philip Cartwright

September 19, 2022

Letter from Gibraltar-based corporate services provider Philip Cartwright threatening to sue OffshoreAlert unless we removed his name from an article about the now-defunct, fraudulently-operated Belvedere Group in which he was identified as a director of Ratio Enterprises Limited, which was part of Belvedere client Richard Fagan's fraudulent Ratio Group. In subsequent correspondence, Cartwright informed OffshoreAlert in writing that "I have never been a director of a company called Ratio Enterprises Limited". OffshoreAlert then emailed him a copy of Ratio Enterprises’ 2011 annual return with Gibraltar’s Companies House that he himself signed and in which he twice identified himself as a director of the company.

SEC v. Gabriel Edelman et al: Complaint (‘$4.39M Crypto Investment Fraud’)

September 15, 2022

Complaint alleging a $4.39 million crypto-related investment fraud in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gabriel Edelman, who is "presently a resident of Spain"; Creative Advancement LLC, and Edelman Blockchain Advisors LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Castle Trust and Management Services Ltd.: Annual Return (2022)

September 13, 2022

2022 Annual Return for Castle Trust and Management Services Limited, filed with Gibraltar Companies House.

USA v. Joseph Cammarata et al: Superseding Indictment (Pennsylvania)

September 8, 2022

Superseding Indictment alleging fraud and money laundering involving entities in the Bahamas, Colombia, Gibraltar and USA in USA v. Joseph Cammarata, Erik Cohen, and David Punturieri at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Bloom Protocol LLC: $300K Fine (‘Unregistered Crypto Offering’)

August 9, 2022

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing a fine of $300,000 on Bloom Protocol LLC, of Delaware, for an unregistered offering of crypto tokens that, inter alia, involved Gibraltar-domiciled Bloom Limited.

Fiduciary Management Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Aegis Assets Ltd.)

July 28, 2022

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Aegis Assets Limited in Fiduciary Management Limited, of Gibraltar, v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Anatolie Stati v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC: Discovery Application (Moldova)

July 28, 2022

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state’s obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award issued by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail" against Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and others, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Celsius Network LLC et al: Chapter 11 Petition

July 13, 2022

Chapter 11 Petition by Celsius Network LLC, Celsius Network Inc., Celsius Network Limited, Celsius KeyFi LLC, Celsius Mining LLC, Celsius Networks Lending LLC, Celsius Lending LLC, and Celsius US Holding LLC, collectively "one of the largest and most sophisticated cryptocurrency based finance platforms in the world and provide financial services to institutional, corporate, and retail clients across more than 100 countries", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Kijani Resources Ltd. et al: Investor Notice (‘Simon Hooper Approach’)

June 10, 2022

'Investor Notice' by PwC, as liquidators of Kijani Resources Limited and Ratio Limited, both of Gibraltar, warning them about a solicitation from Simon Hooper, a British convicted fraudster whom the liquidators described as "a former director of both companies", regarding the Kijani Commodity Funds.

Ronald Popely et al: Disqualifications

June 9, 2022

Press release by The Insolvency Service, in the United Kingdom that it has imposed disqualifications on Ronald Albert Popely, described as a resident of Gibraltar; Darren James Popely, and Stephen William Dickson for their roles in a scheme "to invest in hotel rooms" involving the Hever Hotel, in Kent, England.

Recovery Partners GP Ltd. et al v. Irakli Rukhadze et al: $142M Judgment

March 25, 2022

Judgment for $142.5 million in Recovery Partners GP Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Revoker LLP, of England v. Irakli Rukhadze, Igor Alexeev, Benjamin Marson, Hunnewell Partners (UK) LLP, Hunnewell Partners (BVI) Limited, Park Street (GP) Limited, Park Street (BR) Limited, Park Street (GS) Limited, and Park Street (L) Limited at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Adrian Hyde et al v. Gregory King: Judgment

March 10, 2022

Judgment regarding an application to prevent an automatic discharge from bankruptcy in Adrian Hyde and Edgar Lavarello, as Joint Trustees of Gregory King v. Gregory Hugh Colin King at Gibraltar Supreme Court.

Kijani Resources Ltd. v. Richard Fagan et al: $134M Judgment Application

March 8, 2022

Application for a default judgment in the amount of $134 million against Richard Fagan, Simon Hooper, and William Redford in Edgar Lavarello and Simon Conway, as Joint Liquidators of Kijani Resources Limited (in Liquidation) v. Richard Fagan, Simon Hooper, Lisa Billington, and William Redford at Gibraltar Supreme Court.

Gibraltar regulator warns public about Mark Crossley’s wealth management firm Tourbillon

February 24, 2022

Gibraltar-based wealth manager Tourbillon Limited, which is operated by 56-year-old United Kingdom national Mark Crossley, is falsely claiming to be licensed in the jurisdiction, the local regulator has warned.

Tourbillon Ltd.: Public Warning (Gibraltar)

February 24, 2022

Public Warning by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission that a former licensee, Tourbillon Limited. "continues to inaccurately state that it is authorised by the GFSC to provide Investment Advisor, Pensions Advisor and Life Insurance Intermediary services. This is no longer the case."

Ratio Enterprises Ltd.: Annual Return (2011)

January 31, 2022

Annual Return for 2011 of Ratio Enterprises Limited, filed with Companies House in Gibraltar.

Kijani Resources Ltd. et al v. Richard Fagan et al: Complaint (‘$82M Fraud’)

November 29, 2021

Particulars of Claim in Edgar Lavarello and Simon Conway, as Joint Liquidators of Kijani Resources Limited and Ratio Limited v. Richard Fagan, Simon Hooper, Lisa Billington, and William Redford at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.