SpaceX · Elon Musk · Wall Street · United Kingdom · Decrypt
FTX Creditors with >$50k Claims Recovery still projected at 171% after receiving 96.6% so far
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Key facts
- FTX Creditors with >$50k Claims Recovery still projected at 171% after receiving 96.6% so far
- The filings note that Alameda Research, FTX’s sister trading firm, transferred massive amounts of money to a K5-affiliated entity, and—before the exchange collapsed in November 2022—one of K5’s funds
- SpaceX raised $1.73 billion at a post-money valuation of $125 billion that year, months before Bankman-Fried was accused of orchestrating a multibillion-dollar fraud, according to Forge
- The defunct exchange has doled out $10.3 billion to customers, Barbara Fried noted months ago that’s dedicated to telling the “untold story” of her son, who recently lost a bid to overturn
Summary
SpaceX's stock surge following last week's IPO could benefit FTX creditors, as the defunct crypto exchange took a stake before its collapse. Some anticipate that SpaceX’s climb beyond $2.5 trillion in market cap could ultimately benefit Bankman-Fried’s victims via larger-than-expected payouts. The judge who oversaw Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial once compared the former crypto mogul’s investments to “a thief who takes his loot to Las Vegas.” Some customers harmed by the collapse of crypto exchange FTX under co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are keeping a close eye on SpaceX’s post-IPO performance. As Elon Musk’s rocket-maker has soared far beyond its initial market valuation of $1.77 trillion, the firm’s Wall Street debut has lifted hopes among those tracking the exchange’s bankruptcy proceedings that creditors could walk away with more than previously anticipated.