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FTX has estimated that it will have between $14.7 billion and $16.5 billion available to repay creditors, enough to pay customers at least 118% of the value in their accounts as of November 2022 ...
FTX Trading Ltd., trading as FTX (Futures Exchange), [5] is a bankrupt company that formerly operated a cryptocurrency exchange and crypto hedge fund. [6] [7] The exchange was founded in 2019 by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang and collapsed in 2022 after massive fraud perpetrated by Bankman-Fried and his partner Caroline Ellison forced the company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The collapse of FTX has resulted in a ripple effect across cryptocurrency markets, with the price of Bitcoin falling to its lowest level in two years. [14] In late 2022 and early 2023, key executives from FTX and Alameda, such as Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh, pleaded guilty to defrauding FTX customers and related charges. [15]
The CFTC settlement requires FTX to pay $8.7 billion in restitution and $4 billion in disgorgement, which will be used to further compensate victims for losses suffered during the exchange's collapse.
The FTX estate has recovered up to $16.3 billion to repay customers. Hedge funds that bought customer claims are set to see nine-figure paydays.
Caroline Ellison (born November 1994) is an American business executive and convicted felon. Ellison was convicted of fraud in 2023 in relation to the bankruptcy of FTX.She was the CEO of Alameda Research, a trading firm affiliated with the FTX and founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. [6]
FTX said Tuesday it had recovered assets associated with the exchange at the time of its collapse with an estimated value of between $14.5 billion and $16.3 billion.
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon is a 2023 book by Michael Lewis about Sam Bankman-Fried, a fraudster who founded the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. [1] [2] [3] The book's publication date, October 3, 2023, coincided with the beginning of Bankman-Fried's trial on seven counts of fraud and money laundering. [4]