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FTX Discovers $5.5B in Liquid Assets — Debtors Explore Ways to Maximize Recovery via Potential Sale of Subsidiaries, Real Estate

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FTX Discovers $5.5B in Liquid Assets — Debtors Explore Ways to Maximize Recovery via Potential Sale of Subsidiaries, Real Estate


On Jan. 17, 2023, FTX Trading Ltd. and affiliated debtors updated the public and detailed that the firm’s current administrators have discovered $5.5 billion of liquid assets to date. Top-level executives, including the new FTX CEO and chief restructuring officer, John J. Ray III, met with the bankruptcy case’s committee of unsecured creditors to share the news. FTX Uncovers $5.5 Billion in Liquid Assets Through ‘Herculean Investigative Effort’


FTX has discovered $5.5 billion in liquid assets, according to a press statement released at 2:40 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday. The debtors, including FTX CEO John J. Ray III, announced that the team identified the funds through a “herculean investigative effort.” The company’s press release details that the team found $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency assets, $1.7 billion in cash deposits and roughly $3 million in securities. The new FTX CEO and chief restructuring officer John J. Ray III.


The press release further noted that the FTX team discovered $323 million was lost to unauthorized third-party transfers before the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing was registered on Nov. 11, 2022. Furthermore, $426 million “was transferred to cold storage under the control of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas,” the debtors’ statement details. Screenshot of the FTX debtors’ presentation to the committee of unsecured creditors.


FTX debtors disclose that crypto assets currently held by FTX executives and the restructuring teams are also held in cold storage. “We are making important progress in our efforts to maximize recoveries, and it has taken a Herculean investigative effort from our team to uncover this preliminary information,” Ray explained in the update. “We ask our stakeholders to understand that this information is still preliminary and subject to change. We will provide additional information as soon as we are able to do so.” FTX Debtors Investigate Historical Transactions, Including Voyager and Blockfi Deals, and $93M in Political Donations


The presentation shared with the committee of unsecured creditors is also attached to the FTX press release, and it notes that an investigation “confirmed shortfalls at both international and U.S. exchanges.” Furthermore, the investigation “uncovered the mechanics behind how Alameda Research had the ability to borrow without collateral effectively unlimited amounts from customers.” The debtors’ report insists that a “small group of individuals” had the ability to remove assets from FTX without it ever being “recorded on the exchange ledger.” Screenshot of the FTX debtors’ presentation to the committee of unsecured creditors.


In addition to the recovered $5.5 billion, FTX debtors are exploring multiple facets to maximize the recovery process through the “potential sale” of four subsidiaries. The team is exploring ways to monetize the hundreds of investments made that currently hold a book value of around “$4.6 billion.” Screenshot of the FTX debtors’ presentation to the committee of unsecured creditors.


FTX debtors want to maximize recovery by “marketing real estate in the Bahamas,” and investigators aim to probe “all historical transactions” related to the business. Screenshot of the FTX debtors’ presentation to the committee of unsecured creditors.


The real estate owned by the inner circle is worth around $205.5 million, stretched across 27 different properties located in The Bahamas. The historical transactions being investigated involve the Voyager and Blockfi deals, alongside $93 million worth of political donations FTX executives made between March 2020 and November 2022.


“Hundreds of [mergers and acquisitions] M&A and other transactions under review,” the presentation explains. The presentation also gives a detailed visual map of how the inner circle, mostly Alameda Research, could “withdraw assets without [a] record on the exchange ledger.” Tags in this story Alameda Research, bahamas, Bankruptcy, book value, Cash Deposits, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, collateral, Cryptocurrency Assets, Customers, debtors, FTX Bankruptcy, FTX collapse, FTX debtors, FTX Trading, historical transactions, Inner Circle, Investments, John J. Ray III, liquid assets, M&A, political donations, Real estate, recovery, restructuring, Securities, subsidiaries, unauthorized third-party transfers, unlimited amounts


What are your thoughts on FTX’s efforts to maximize recovery and uncover the truth behind the unauthorized transfers and historical transactions? Share your insights in the comments below. Jamie Redman


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