Overview
- Posting via intermediaries on Feb. 10, Sam Bankman-Fried claimed on X that FTX was never bankrupt and said lawyers filed a “bogus” Chapter 11 to seize control.
- He filed a motion in the Southern District of New York seeking a new trial under Rule 33, asserting due process violations and referencing newly identified witness testimony.
- Court filings and regulatory complaints describe FTX as balance-sheet insolvent at collapse with roughly an $8 billion hole in customer funds, regardless of later asset recoveries.
- Former FTX general counsel Ryne Miller has disputed Bankman-Fried’s solvency narrative, stating assets fell far short of liabilities at the time of the filing.
- Federal prosecutors have publicly denied allegations of improper conduct, including claims of pressure tactics in cases involving former executive Ryan Salame and Michelle Bond.