La Turquie saisit des actifs appartenant à Sam Bankman-Fried

• Officials in Turkey believe Sam Bankman-Fried mishandled users’ funds and manipulated the market.
• FTX’s collapse was a mixture of a leadership crisis and a run on the bank.

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Les autorités turques auraient saisi des actifs appartenant à l'ancien PDG de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, à la suite de l'effondrement de la bourse. Bannkman-Fried a fait l'objet de multiples enquêtes dans différents pays depuis que FTX a déposé son bilan.

Le ministère turc du Trésor et des Finances publié une déclaration notant qu'elle avait ouvert une enquête sur des allégations de fraude contre Sam Bankman-Fried, 30 ans. Le gouvernement enquête sur FTX ainsi que sur d'autres entités liées à l'échange, telles que les institutions financières et les entreprises qui fournissent des services de cryptographie.

The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), a division of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, is in charge of both investigations, which were initiated in accordance with the nation’s anti-money laundering regulations.

MASAK said it concluded that FTX mishandled user funds, embezzled money from clients through dubious business dealings, and manipulated supply and demand by allowing users to trade listed cryptocurrencies that were not backed by real crypto holdings. In light of these discoveries, MASAK said it confiscated the assets of Bankman-Fried and some of his associates after establishing a reasonable “criminal suspicion” over the aforementioned facts.

FTX’s attorneys recently expliqué how the vast empire built by Sam Bankman-Fried was brought to its knees in a matter of days during a court hearing on Tuesday. They painted a picture of a corporation rife with instability and poor management. James Bromley, an attorney for FTX, said the exchange’s collapse was “one of the most abrupt and difficult collapses in the history of corporate America.”

At its peak, FTX was one of the most well-known crypto exchanges worldwide, and just a few weeks ago, everything seemed fine. But the vast company was reduced to dust in a matter of hours and filed for bankruptcy on November 11. The crypto exchange is currently exploring how to sell off assets, make payments to clients, and satisfy creditors. FTX also ushered in a new team to stabilize the firm, but it appears the damage is beyond repair.

Bromley on Tuesday confirmed the fears of millions of customers, noting that his team discovered that “a substantial amount of assets have either been stolen or are missing.” It appears that users’ funds are currently nowhere to be found.

De nombreux utilisateurs de crypto ont qualifié FTX de plus grande trahison de l'histoire. Les experts juridiques affirment que FTX n'a jamais embauché de professionnels pour auditer ses dossiers financiers, ce qui signifie que les investisseurs n'ont probablement jamais reçu d'informations précises.

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