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- Reportedly, Damian Williams of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York was working on an investigation of Sam Bankman-Fried crypto-empire several months before it collapsed.
- The probe was a part of a wider effort and had compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act as its main focus.
- At the time of writing, it is unknown how far the probe progressed and whether it uncovered anything before FTX filed for bankruptcy.
- FTX’s issues and irresponsible behavior became known after the company went to its main rival, Binance, for help to solve a severe illiquidity crunch.
- There are currently two bankruptcy filings for FTX, one chapter 11 filed in Delaware, and one chapter 15 filed in New York by the Bahaman liquidators.
- The ongoing investigation and liquidation of the affected companies keep uncovering more and more troubling information about how the companies were run.
- At one point FTX loaned Alameda Research $10 billion in users’ funds.
- Recent court documents indicate that the Bahaman government might have been behind a post-bankruptcy hack of FTX and that the chapter 15 bankruptcy filing might be an attempt to obstruct the proceedings in Delaware.
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