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FTX Has Sued K5 Global, Seeking To Recover Over $700 Million

Key Points:

  • FTX filed a lawsuit against investment entities associated with it before bankruptcy.
  • The lawsuit alleges that Alameda Research sent $700 million to firms associated with K5 Global, Mount Olympus Capital, and SGN Albany Capital, and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried continued making investments despite employee concerns about K5.
  • FTX’s new management has recovered over $7 billion in assets to potentially refund clients whose cash was frozen during the exchange’s bankruptcy.
FTX filed a case in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court in the United States and sued various investment entities associated with it before bankruptcy.

The case, which was filed on June 22, includes 16 accusations and demands over $700 million in damages from the defendants. In the case, the defendants include incubator and investment companies K5 Global, Mount Olympus Capital, and SGN Albany Capital, as well as associated organizations and K5 Global co-owners Michael Kives and Bryan Baum.

According to the filing, former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried attended a networking event given by Kives in 2022. Alameda Research, an FTX-affiliated crypto trading company, sent $700 million to Kives, Baum, and K5 Global, although the transactions were disguised as originating from shell firms SGN Albany and Mount Olympus Capital. This can be observed when Bankman-Fried relied on K5’s fame and company ties to get rescue finance in the days leading up to FTX’s bankruptcy in November 2022.

The lawsuit showed that Bankman-Fried dismissed FTX employees’ worries that K5 was “trying to nickel and dime” or “scam” the company and continued to make investments in order to bolster his own political and social power.

The filing also demands the recovery of assets moved from Alameda Research to SGN Albany Capital, as well as funds transferred to Mount Olympus Capital from Kives, Baum, and SGN Albany Capital. These trades were regarded as having insufficient value and being unnecessary.

A Bankman-Fried-controlled shell company utilized $214 million in FTX money to purchase a minority position in Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila brand at a time when the tequila company’s assets were valued at just $2.94 million in SEC filings, the lawsuit stated.

An avoidable transaction is one that may be avoided under bankruptcy or other rules in the United States. K5 Global, Olympus Capital, SGN Albany, and others will pay FTX $800 million.

FTX has also filed litigation in connection with its pre-bankruptcy investment in the stock platform Embed and payments to Genesis Global Capital, the insolvent lending arm of cryptocurrency company Genesis. FTX reached a settlement with the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Wednesday, in which the institution promised to refund $550 million in donations from FTX companies in 2022.

After declaring bankruptcy, FTX’s new management recovered more than $7 billion in assets that may be used to refund clients whose cash was frozen when the crypto exchange went bankrupt.

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Harold

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Harold

With a passion for untangling the complexities of the financial world, I've spent over four years in financial journalism, covering everything from traditional equities to the cutting edge of venture capital. "The financial markets are a fascinating puzzle," I often say, "and I love helping people make sense of them." That's what drives me to bring clear and insightful financial journalism to the readers of Coincu.

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