A Alameda Research não tinha sinais de colapso
- Baradwaj claimed Bankman-Fried’s relationship with Ellison never spilled into their work at Alameda Research, but both parties stayed professional.
- Ellison foi citado como um dos ex-executivos da FTX que testemunhará no tribunal contra Bankman-Fried.
Um ex-engenheiro da Alameda Research revelou que os sinais de alerta internos não foram a forma como os funcionários da empresa souberam que a empresa comercial estava prestes a entrar em colapso, mas sim uma admissão da ex-CEO Caroline Ellison.
Aditya Baradwaj explained that “it pretty much seemed like business as usual, right up until the end. The days before the company collapsed, it just seemed like a few really busy days of trading.”
Baradwaj added that employees “had no idea that anything was going on until the very last day, and that’s when Caroline pulled us aside and told us what had been going on behind closed doors.”
Baradwaj observou ainda que a Alameda Research tinha procedimentos de segurança e verificações e equilíbrios deficientes. Enquanto Falando with Coindesk, the former Alameda Research employee claimed that “Alameda’s poor security and risk checks stood out, especially when you consider that traditional firms would’ve had these measures in place.”
“The environment at both Alameda and FTX was one where huge monetary decisions were made with minimal oversight. While there were many issues, we never expected outright illegal activities,” Baradwaj said in the interview.
Interestingly, author Michael Lewis shared similar stories in his book “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon,” which focuses on the rise and fall of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Lewis wrote that “FTX had switched off Alameda’s risk limits to make itself more appealing.”
Bankman-Fried and some of his close friends, such as Ellison and Sam Trabucco, founded the Alameda cryptocurrency trading fund. Although Bankman-Fried attempted to separate Alameda from FTX, both companies were intertwined. Several reports discovered that Alameda’s balance sheet included a sizable portion of FTX’s FTT exchange token.
Prosecutors believe FTX founder Bankman-Fried played a role in FTX’s colapso and have charged him with multiple financial crimes. Bankman-Fried’s trial began on Tuesday, October 3, and both sides gave their opening statements on Wednesday.
Bankman-Fried’s attorney argued that the 31-year-old did not steal customers’ funds but instead “acted in good faith and took reasonable business measures.” Bankman-Fried faces decades behind bars if convicted of any wrongdoing.
Cobri algumas histórias interessantes em minha carreira como jornalista e acho as histórias relacionadas ao blockchain muito intrigantes. Acredito que a Web3 vai mudar o mundo e quero que todos façam parte dele.
