Binance.US cleared a major hurdle in its effort to acquire the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital in a deal worth over $1b after Michael Wiles, a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of New York, overruled the various objections to the proposed acquisition. The plan, assembled after previous bidder FTX itself filed for bankruptcy protection in November, had been supported by 97% of Voyager creditors who responded to the proposal, which could see them recovering nearly three-quarters of their holdings.