FTX para reiniciar as operações com $7.3B em ativos
- It’s uncertain whether Ray and the new management team will pursue a relaunch.
- Sam Bankman-Fried será julgado em outubro após se declarar inocente das acusações de fraude e violações de financiamento de campanha.
- 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.
- A FTX entrou com pedido de proteção do Capítulo 11 em um tribunal de falências dos EUA, junto com 133 outras subsidiárias, em novembro de 2022.
A equipe jurídica que representa os devedores da FTX afirma que a exchange de criptomoedas pode estar pensando em reiniciar as operações no futuro. Advogados da Sullivan & Cromwell representando a FTX testemunhou em uma audiência em 12 de abril no Tribunal de Falências dos Estados Unidos para o Distrito de Delaware, a empresa de criptomoeda recuperou cerca de $7,3 bilhões em ativos líquidos.
De acordo com um arquivamento de março dos devedores, os quatro silos da empresa FTX tinham cerca de $4,8 bilhões em ativos programados em novembro de 2022, e uma investigação sobre os ativos ainda está em andamento. A equipe jurídica afirma que a FTX planeja reiniciar a exchange já em abril de 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.
Apelação de Bankman-Fried para honorários advocatícios rejeitada
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 a moção, o juiz John Dorsey disse:
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.
Um recente relatório 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.
Atualmente, o ex-CEO da FTX, de 31 anos, aguarda seu julgamento, previsto para outubro de 2023.
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.
