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FTX Held Just $900MM In Liquid Assets Vs $9BN In Liabilities As Video Emerges Confirming Alameda Knew It Was Pilfering Client Funds
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fftx-held-just-900mm-liquid-asset ^ | NOV 12, 2022 | TYLER DURDEN

Posted on 11/12/2022 4:37:46 PM PST by Enterprise

What about the liquid assets? Well, the FT report goes on to notes that until Friday afternoon, Bankman-Fried was looking to sell the $472MM of Robinhood shares, the largest liquid asset listed for FTX Trading, in privately negotiated deals he was arranging on the messaging app Signal, according to an FT source. As a reminder, SBF acquired a 7.6% stake in Robinhood in May, a transaction which delayed (but did not halt) the company's collapse into oblivion. As part of the attempted firesale, Bankman-Fried was entertaining offers at a 20% discount to Robinhood’s VWAP price, or about $9 per share, said an FT source, who ultimately declined to buy due to perceived legal risks.

But what is remarkable, is that the proceeds from the HOOD stock offering would not have gone to the now bankrupt FTX estate to satisfy prepetition claims; instead the Robinhood shares were held by an Antigua and Barbuda entity called Emergent Fidelity, which is personally controlled by Bankman-Fried, according to US securities filings. Emergent Fidelity is not among the entities listed in Friday’s bankruptcy filing.

In other words, SBF - who is most certainly on the run at this moment - was hoping to fill up his personal bank account by dumping his HOOD holdings, while giving FTX creditors the finger.

(Excerpt) Read more at 12ft.io ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bitcoin; cryptocurrency; ftx; gangsters; sambankmanfried; tylerdurden; zerohedge
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Long article. But what I understand from the excerpt, is that Fried was trying to sell 427 million dollars of Robinhood shares to put into his personal bank account. He's been a bad bad boy, and there is a Bernie Madoff elegantly furnished cell awaiting him.
1 posted on 11/12/2022 4:37:46 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

There was a big push a few years ago about the “Robinhood’ stuff through the WEF (and Co) IIRC. Before Crypto.


2 posted on 11/12/2022 4:42:46 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Enterprise

He’ll wind up in a country where he can’t be extradited from.


3 posted on 11/12/2022 4:43:18 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Enterprise

A lot SBF’s “personal” money went to support Democrats this election cycle.


4 posted on 11/12/2022 4:43:41 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Enterprise
Not trying to be overly snarky, but this is supposedly his girlfriend, Caroline Ellison. Is she worth going to prison for?


5 posted on 11/12/2022 4:44:26 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: Fido969

Democrats and shady money. It never ends does it?


6 posted on 11/12/2022 4:45:21 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

I expect him to become a Democrat Senatorial candidate.


7 posted on 11/12/2022 4:46:07 PM PST by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: Enterprise

She looks like Hillary Clinton when she was that age; scary.


8 posted on 11/12/2022 4:46:16 PM PST by laconic
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To: Enterprise
If you didn't get a hint from the name Robin Hood you're a moron.
9 posted on 11/12/2022 4:47:34 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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"He’ll wind up in a country where he can’t be extradited from."

Basically true. He would be safe if Republicans were mad at him. If Democrats were mad at him, he would not be able to sleep well at night no matter where he was.

10 posted on 11/12/2022 4:48:12 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise
Robinhood shares

You betcha...

11 posted on 11/12/2022 4:48:25 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

What a tangled web of shysters.


12 posted on 11/12/2022 4:51:09 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

It’s probably not a good idea to get involved with companies based in the Caribbean and avoiding US laws

These are often shell corporations

I would avoid fake digital currency no matter what country


13 posted on 11/12/2022 4:52:05 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: laconic

Exactly! What I said earlier.


14 posted on 11/12/2022 4:55:07 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Enterprise

Was Madoff the 2nd biggest Dem donor, using stolen money in a ponzi scheme to fund Democrat campaigns?


15 posted on 11/12/2022 4:56:19 PM PST by qaz123
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To: Lazamataz
"I expect him to become a Democrat Senatorial candidate."

Pennsylvania elected Fetterman so I think Fried would be elected in a landslide.

16 posted on 11/12/2022 4:56:36 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

“””””Not trying to be overly snarky, but this is supposedly his girlfriend, Caroline Ellison. Is she worth going to prison for?””””


And conversely, is HE worth going to prison for?

From what I understand, both are headed to the slammer.


17 posted on 11/12/2022 4:57:02 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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Nor will the current administration try to.

He served his purpose. He helped the Dems during the election cycle.


18 posted on 11/12/2022 4:57:17 PM PST by qaz123
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To: Enterprise

Doesn’t everyone remember their first one?


19 posted on 11/12/2022 4:58:11 PM PST by qaz123
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To: Enterprise

Yep.


20 posted on 11/12/2022 4:58:22 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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