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It seems that the affairs at FTX will not be subjected to the scrutiny by an independent examiner for now as parties continue to try to reach an agreement on this issue.

The Judge will not rule today.

The Judge spoke with the parties in Chambers to see whether they could reach an agreement on the motion.

They asked for more time to explore that.

The only agreement I could imagine would be appointment of an Examiner with a very narrow mandate.

— MetaLawMan (@MetaLawMan) February 6, 2023

The presiding judge in FTX's bankrutcy case has decided not to deliver a ruling today as parties continue their efforts to try to reach an understanding.

As a refresher, the bankruptcy court conducted a hearing today on the matter of appointing an independent examiner. Some considered this appointment a necessity in light of the myriad conflicts of interest that kept surfacing in relation to Sullivan & Cromwell, the law firm that is currently representing FTX and hopes to maintain its representation going forward.

Bear in mind that Sullivan & Cromwell has already advised FTX on a variety of thorny issues, including its acquisition of LedgerX, as well as navigating the fallout from the collapse of crypto lender Voyager and stablecoin provider Terra back in 2022.

In what appears to be extremely unpalatable for investors affected by FTX’s collapse, Sullivan & Cromwell has been personally endorsed by FTX’s disgraced former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, who has gone on record to state:

“When I would visit NYC, I would sometimes work out of S&C’s office.”

Moreover, some emails by the lead Sullivan & Cromwell counsel on the FTX case were recently cited by the Voyager Creditors Committee.

FTX bankruptcy saga just keeps getting stranger.

Emails from the lead Sullivan & Cromwell partner now representing FTX are cited by the Voyager Creditors Committee as evidence in a dispute over proofs of claim in Voyager.

These S&C conflicts keep surfacing.

Not normal. https://t.co/ykkdymIros

— MetaLawMan (@MetaLawMan) February 3, 2023

The emails appeared to glorify FTX as “rock solid” and termed the flags raised by Binance on its solvency as “nonsense.” This has, predictably, raised a crisis of confidence in the firm’s ability. Nonetheless, the defunct crypto exchange's current CEO, John Ray, has remained steadfast in his support of S&C, arguing that a proverbial change of guard at this stage would irreparably harm the ongoing efforts to recover the lost funds.

Ray is saying he is not aware that 18 States have joined the motion for appointment of an Examiner.

He is only aware of 2 States joining, Wisconsin & Vermont.

Did Sullivan & Cromwell seriously not bring the other 16 States to Ray's attention?

— MetaLawMan (@MetaLawMan) February 6, 2023

Do note that 18 US states joined the motion to appoint an independent examiner for FTX.

Paul Hastings (Creditors' Committee Counsel) just mentioned they nicknamed a potential restart as "2.0".

He claims the Committee is evaluating potential claims against Debtors pre-petition counsel including lawyers, accountants.

— FTX Creditor (@AFTXcreditor) February 6, 2023

Interestingly, the FTX creditors’ committee counsel mentioned during the hearing that deliberations on the launch of FTX “2.0” are ongoing.

Anyone holding stolen FTX funds has 23 days to return them.

John Ray 3.0 is getting impatient. pic.twitter.com/NeHuEgLy4N

— FTX Creditor (@AFTXcreditor) February 5, 2023

Meanwhile, FTX has given US lawmakers until the 28th of February 2023 to return the political donations made by Sam Bankman-Fried.

BREAKING: FTX is sending letters to politicians who received donations from FTX to return the money they received.

There was not a list of the politicians they gave money to, and the amounts.

Until now.

See it here:https://t.co/uK8CTsLugJ pic.twitter.com/JnN2j8VFDL

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 5, 2023

UnusualWhales has already compiled an exhaustive list of the US lawmakers who received funding from the disgraced former CEO of FTX.

[DB] Binance to Suspend USD Bank Transfers Feb 8th: Spokesperson

Suspension Expected to Last 'A Couple Weeks' Until New Banking Partner Is Established: Person Familiar

— db (@tier10k) February 6, 2023

Lastly, Binance has halted bank transfers denominated in USD for a couple of weeks as it seeks to find a new banking partner.