FTX Recovers $7.3B, Begins Recovery Efforts Months After Bankruptcy
- FTX’s new leadership has recovered over $7.3 billion in assets as the bankrupt crypto exchange begins to stabilize.
- FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022 after losing $6 billion in withdrawals in 3 days but has improved controls and accounting.
- FTX's interim CEO says the “dumpster fire is out” but the exchange would need significant new investment to restart full operations.
- FTX's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, faces 13 criminal charges for improperly diverting billions of dollars from FTX to his trading firm Alameda Research.
- FTX is negotiating with stakeholders about restarting the exchange in some form if enough funds can be secured and customers repaid.