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FTX CEO's Legal Billings Hint at Comeback for the Exchange

The latest billing report of FTX's new CEO John Ray III suggests that the exchange could be rebooted. "The Hash" panel discusses the possibility of building "FTX 2.0" and reacts to a new report from The New York Times on the evidence collected against the disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

By CoinDesk Staff

May 23, 2023 at 4:56 p.m. UTC

May 23, 2023

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FTX CEO's Legal Billings Continue to Hint at '2.0 Reboot'

John Ray III billed just over 6.5 hours in his last cycle reviewing and working on what appears to be FTX 2.0 materials.

By Sam Reynolds

May 23, 2023 at 5:02 a.m. UTC

May 23, 2023

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Former FTX US President Reportedly Quit After ‘Protracted Disagreement’ With Bankman-Fried

A new 45-page report detailing accounting failures at the failed crypto exchange says that at one point employees were instructed by an unnamed higher-up to “come up with some numbers? Idk.”

By Cheyenne Ligon

Apr 9, 2023 at 11:19 p.m. UTC

Apr 9, 2023

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Alameda wallet transfers to trading firms (Arkham Intelligence)

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Alameda-Linked Wallet Sent $100M of Stablecoins to Trading Firms After USDC Depeg

Three other wallets linked to FTX and Alameda sent $188.5 million in stablecoins to crypto exchanges on Tuesday.

By Oliver Knight

Mar 15, 2023 at 12:18 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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FTX Bankruptcy Special Counsel, Advisers Bill $38M for January

FTX’s bankruptcy proceeding has teams of lawyers, investment bankers, consultants and financial advisers working on the case.

By Sam Reynolds

Mar 7, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. UTC

Mar 7, 2023

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House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing On FTX Collapse

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FTX Has ‘Massive Shortfall’ in Assets, Say Bankruptcy Lawyers

So far, $2.2 billion in assets have been identified in the wallets of accounts associated with FTX.com, of which only $694 million are in the most liquid assets.

By Nelson Wang

Mar 2, 2023 at 7:12 p.m. UTC

Mar 2, 2023

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