The two crypto exchanges have a history of bad blood. Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, may have thought his legal troubles were over when he was recently released from prison.

The lawsuit relates to Binance’s sale of its stake in FTX, the rival exchange founded by the now-imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried.

FTX has filed a lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao for $1.76 billion, asserting Binance’s role in FTX’s 2022 collapse. According to FTX, its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, financed a share buyback using customer funds—a transaction the suit claims was motivated by Zhao’s alleged attempts to sabotage FTX’s market position.

The estate of the crippled digital exchange FTX filed a lawsuit against fellow crypto exchange Binance on Sunday as it tries to get back $1.76 billion in what it claims was a "fraudulent" share agreement.

LONDON - Collapsed cryptocurrency company FTX is suing Binance and its former chief executive Zhao Changpeng, alleging that US$1.8 billion (S$2.4 billion) was “fraudulently transferred” by FTX management to Binance and its executives.

Imprisoned crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried is now accused of yet even more wrongdoing, this time by the defunct exchange he founded.

FTX’s bankruptcy estate has launched a $1.8 billion lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, accusing them of fraudulent transactions.