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Binance Seeks to Dismiss $1.76B FTX Lawsuit, Blames SBF for Collapse
- Binance filed a motion on May 16, 2025, in Delaware court seeking dismissal of FTX's $1.76 billion lawsuit against it and associated entities.
- The lawsuit arises from claims that Binance received misappropriated customer assets during a 2021 equity repurchase deal amid FTX's alleged insolvency.
- Binance argues the case lacks merit due to jurisdictional issues, absence of false statements in CEO Changpeng Zhao's tweets, and contends internal fraud by FTX founder caused the collapse.
- Binance described the suit as "legally deficient" and emphasized plaintiffs rely on conjecture and hindsight from a convicted fraudster, while Zhao's social media posts were truthful and public.
- The dismissal motion, if granted, could limit FTX Recovery Trust’s efforts to reclaim billions from foreign parties and reinforce that FTX’s collapse stemmed from founder-led fraud, not Binance actions.
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