Lawyers for parent firm iFinex Inc., Bitfinex, USD stablecoin issuer Tether and affiliated entities have submitted a letter to Justice Joel M. Cohen on May 13 asking for more leniency in the use of cash restrictions imposed by last month’s injunction.
On April 24, the office of the Office of the New York Attorney General (NY OAG) had accused Bitfinex of losing $850 million of funds needed for user redemptions, and subsequently using capital from affiliated firm Tether to secretly cover the shortfall.
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