Bahamas regulator: We hold $3.5 billion of FTX client funds
The regulator said in a statement that the funds were transferred to SCB wallets on November 12. At the same time, the freezing of funds from the FTX exchange was reported the day before, on November 11. Also at this time, assets worth over $300 million were withdrawn by the liquidation commission of FTX. About the same amount, unknown hackers (or insiders) managed to withdraw to their wallets. In this connection, US regulators launched their own investigation.
The Bahamas regulator emphasizes that the founders of the FTX exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, do not have access to these funds. The assets will be transferred to the liquidation commission of the exchange for distribution to affected users. SCB has confirmed that it will not require priority payments for residents of the Bahamas.
