Singapore High Court upholds asset-freezing order against Tokenize Xchange founder and ex-wife
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The Singapore High Court upheld the asset-freezing order against the founder of Tokenize Xchange and his ex-wife.
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【Singapore court freezes assets of Tokenize Xchange founder and ex-wife】
Hong Qi Yu, the former CEO and founder of the entity behind the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange, and his ex-wife Erin Koo had assets worth nearly 53000000 Singapore dollars frozen under a court asset-freezing order. The amount is 249 the total value of claims brought by former customers in the litigation. The injunction prohibits the two from selling, disposing of, transferring, mortgaging, pledging, or otherwise diminishing the value of the relevant assets. The Malaysian couple, both 36 years old, failed to have the injunction set aside at a hearing on September 28 before a Singapore High Court judge, Mohamed Faizal, and the injunction remains in force. Hong Qi Yu denied that he was the sole decision-maker and driving force behind AmazingTech, the operating entity behind Tokenize.
Key points
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Tokenize Xchange has ceased operations.
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Hong Qi Yu was the former CEO and founder of the entity behind Tokenize Xchange.
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Assets worth nearly 53000000 Singapore dollars belonging to Hong Qi Yu and his ex-wife Erin Koo were frozen.
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The amount represents 249 the total value of claims brought by former customers in the litigation.
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The injunction prohibits the two from selling, disposing of, transferring, mortgaging, pledging, or otherwise diminishing the value of the relevant assets.
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The two failed to have the injunction set aside at a hearing before the Singapore High Court on September 28 and the injunction remains in force.
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Hong Qi Yu denied that he was the sole decision-maker and driving force behind AmazingTech.
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A court asset freeze means that the relevant assets temporarily cannot be sold, transferred, or mortgaged, to prevent their value from declining. This asset-freezing order concerns Hong Qi Yu, Erin Koo, and assets worth nearly 53000000 Singapore dollars.
Why it matters to readers
The asset-freezing order may affect the disposal of the relevant assets and may provide an asset-preservation basis for 249 former customers' claims.
This indicates that after the exchange's collapse, customer claims may pursue the relevant assets through court proceedings; the freezing of assets does not mean that customers have already received compensation.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence does not provide the original judgment of the Singapore High Court.
The evidence does not specify the composition or duration of the frozen assets, or the amount ultimately available for compensation.
The evidence does not specify 249 the final determination of liability and outcome of the former customers' litigation.
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