FTX reports $415 million in hacked crypto, Bankman-Fried says FTX US is solvent

By Dietrich Knauth

– Bankrupt crypto trade FTX mentioned in a report back to collectors on Tuesday that about $415 million in cryptocurrency had been stolen in hacks.

FTX has mentioned it had recovered over $5 billion in crypto, money and liquid securities, however that vital shortfalls remained at each its worldwide and U.S. crypto exchanges. FTX attributed among the shortfall to hacks, saying that $323 million in crypto had been hacked from FTX‘s worldwide trade and $90 million had been hacked from its U.S. trade because it filed for chapter on Nov. 11.

Indicted founder Sam Bankman-Fried later challenged points of the corporate’s report in a weblog submit.

Bankman-Fried, who has been accused of stealing billions of dollars from FTX prospects to pay money owed incurred by his crypto-focused hedge fund, Alameda Analysis, pushed again towards FTX‘s calculations late Tuesday, saying that the corporate’s attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell had introduced an “extraordinarily deceptive” image of the corporate’s funds.

Bankman-Fried mentioned FTX has greater than sufficient cash to repay U.S. prospects, whom he says are owed between $181 million and $497 million based mostly on his “finest guess.” Bankman-Fried has not had entry to FTX data since stepping down as CEO in November.

A spokesperson for Sullivan and Cromwell declined to remark. Attorneys on the agency mentioned in a current court docket submitting that they've rebuffed Bankman-Fried’s efforts to remain concerned within the firm’s chapter proceedings.

Bankman-Fried has pleaded not responsible to fraud prices, and he's scheduled to face trial in October.

FTX didn't present an estimate of the quantity owed to FTX‘s U.S. or worldwide prospects, and it didn't instantly reply to questions on Bankman-Fried’s weblog submit.

FTX offered some extra particulars about its restoration efforts on Tuesday, saying it had recovered $1.7 billion in money, $3.5 billion in liquid cryptocurrency and $300 million in liquid securities.

“We're making progress in our efforts to maximise recoveries, and it has taken a Herculean investigative effort from our group to uncover this preliminary info,” Ray mentioned in a press release.

The crypto belongings recovered up to now embrace $685 million in Solana, $529 million in FTX‘s proprietary FTT token and $268 million in bitcoin, based mostly on crypto costs on Nov. 11, 2022. Solana, which was lauded by Bankman-Fried, misplaced most of its worth in 2022.

Throughout FTX‘s preliminary investigation into hacks of its system, it uncovered a November asset seizure by the Securities Fee of the Bahamas, which led to a dispute between FTX‘s U.S.-based chapter group and Bahamian regulators.

The 2 sides settled their variations in January, and Ray mentioned on Tuesday that the Bahamian authorities was holding $426 million for collectors.

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis referenced the dispute throughout a Tuesday occasion on the Atlantic Council in Washington, saying Ray’s group had “come round” and accepted that the Bahamian asset seizure “was acceptable and maybe has saved the day for most of the buyers in FTX.”

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