New York Court Expands Asset Freeze to Bolster Singapore’s Multichain Liquidation Efforts

International regulators tighten the noose on troubled crypto protocols as cross-border cooperation intensifies.
Legal Crossfire Escalates
New York's judicial system just handed Singaporean liquidators a powerful new weapon—expanded asset freezes targeting Multichain's remaining holdings. The move signals growing global coordination between regulatory bodies chasing down distressed crypto assets.
Jurisdictional Walls Crumble
When protocols collapse across borders, recovery efforts typically hit legal dead ends. Not this time. The New York ruling demonstrates how traditional finance's playbook—freeze first, ask questions later—is being deployed across the crypto ecosystem with surprising effectiveness.
Liquidation Math Gets Complicated
Tracking scattered digital assets across multiple chains was supposed to be decentralized finance's strength. Turns out it's also becoming liquidators' nightmare—and potentially their payday. Another reminder that in crypto, the 'decentralized' part often disappears when lawyers get involved.