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From the WSJ article (https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-01-12-2023-cpi-report-december-inflation/card/sam-bankman-fried-resurfaces-with-f
by Jun8 4y ago
From the WSJ article (https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-01-12-2023-cpi-report-december-inflation/card/sam-bankman-fried-resurfaces-with-fresh-defense-of-ftx-collapse-ywrHd8o20NDTOSeBrSOx https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-01-...):
Mr. Bankman-Fried wrote on his Substack:
* The collapse of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s hedge fund, Alameda Research, stemmed from a broad crypto market meltdown.
* He didn't run Alameda for the last few years.
* FTX could have raised fresh investor cash and made customers whole if it wasn’t forced into bankruptcy.
* Alameda’s insolvency stemmed from failure to hedge its positions and actions by rival exchange Binance.
* Alameda’s contagion spread to FTX.