FTX per riavviare le operazioni con $7.3B nelle risorse
- It’s uncertain whether Ray and the new management team will pursue a relaunch.
- Sam Bankman-Fried sarà processato a ottobre dopo essersi dichiarato non colpevole di accuse di frode e violazioni del finanziamento della campagna elettorale.
- FTX’s debtors recently announced that a Swiss court had approved a petition permitting the sale of FTX Europe AG, the company’s European division.
- FTX ha presentato istanza di protezione ai sensi del Capitolo 11 in un tribunale fallimentare degli Stati Uniti, insieme ad altre 133 filiali, nel novembre 2022.
Il team legale che rappresenta i debitori di FTX afferma che l'exchange di criptovalute potrebbe prendere in considerazione il riavvio delle operazioni in futuro. Avvocati con Sullivan & Cromwell che rappresentano FTX testimoniato in un'udienza del 12 aprile presso il tribunale fallimentare degli Stati Uniti per il distretto del Delaware che la società di criptovaluta aveva recuperato circa $7.3 miliardi di attività liquide.
Secondo un deposito di marzo dei debitori, i quattro silos della società FTX avevano circa $4,8 miliardi di attività programmate a novembre 2022 e un'indagine sulle attività è ancora in corso. Il team legale afferma che FTX prevede di riavviare lo scambio già nell'aprile 2024.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal in January, John J. Ray III, FTX’s new CEO, revealed that he was considering reopening FTX’s international exchange to recover value for customers and creditors.
Ray has spent decades guiding businesses through bankruptcy, including Enron Corp. He labeled FTX, however, as the worst corporate governance failure he had ever witnessed. The exchange’s crash left creditors with claims of at least $11.6 billion, disrupted the market, and had long-lasting effects on the industry. A restart would be challenging in the face of those difficulties.
Rigetto della richiesta di spese legali di Bankman-Fried
The bankruptcy judge also rejected a motion that would have authorized the court to prioritize paying Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal fees. The judge, however, left the possibility open for the embattled 31-year-old to later provide the court with proof relevant to the motion.
Negando la mozione, il giudice John Dorsey ha dichiarato:
Frankly, I have zero evidence to establish cause here. Mr. Bankman-Fried did not put out any evidence whatsoever as to the balancing of the equities here, what harm is going to occur to him. I don’t know what other insurance policies he has access to, I don’t know what other assets he has access to privately that would allow him to cover these costs and then recover them later under this policy.
Un recente rapporto by FTX’s debtors claimed the exchange’s downfall was mostly caused by poor management skills and control. The report revealed that Bankman-Fried has little or no measures to protect users’ funds and enforced strict measures against employees who oppose his views.
L'ex CEO di FTX, 31 anni, è attualmente in attesa del processo, previsto per ottobre 2023.