Crypto Currency and NFT News and Discussion Thread
#641
AZ Community Team
Incredulous New CEO Says FTX Used QuickBooks to Manage Billions
WTF!?!?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankm...154744385.html
That last sentence sounds like wire fraud to me but I'll have to ask my daughter the accountant.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankm...154744385.html
Newly appointed FTX CEO John Ray could barely disguise his disbelief as he listed all the failures at the now-bankrupt crypto exchange before Congress on Tuesday—among them, the use of QuickBooks to manage the finances of the multibillion-dollar company.
Ray took the stand in front of the House Financial Services Committee as FTX’s founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, arrived at court in the Bahamas on charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and more.
“I’ve done probably a dozen large-scale bankruptcies over my career, including Enron,” said Ray, who took over the company shortly after it filed for bankruptcy last month. “The FTX group is unusual.”
Ray expressed astonishment that there was “no record-keeping whatsoever” at the business. Employees passed along invoices and expenses via Slack as opposed to a formal process, he said, and used QuickBooks to manage its finances. There was also no independent board to serve as a watchdog, he said.
Asked whether he trusted the company’s audited financial statements, Ray added: “We’ve lost $8 billion dollars of customer money, so by definition I don’t trust a single piece of paper in this organization.”
Sam Bankman-Fried Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Charges Unsealed
Ray also claimed that Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old former crypto wunderkind, took multiple personal loans from his trading firm, Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried told regulators he re-invested the money back into the exchange, but Ray said there is no documentation of what the loans were for or how they were used.
In at least one case, Ray said, Bankman-Fried signed the loan as both the issuer and recipient.
Ray took the stand in front of the House Financial Services Committee as FTX’s founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, arrived at court in the Bahamas on charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and more.
“I’ve done probably a dozen large-scale bankruptcies over my career, including Enron,” said Ray, who took over the company shortly after it filed for bankruptcy last month. “The FTX group is unusual.”
Ray expressed astonishment that there was “no record-keeping whatsoever” at the business. Employees passed along invoices and expenses via Slack as opposed to a formal process, he said, and used QuickBooks to manage its finances. There was also no independent board to serve as a watchdog, he said.
Asked whether he trusted the company’s audited financial statements, Ray added: “We’ve lost $8 billion dollars of customer money, so by definition I don’t trust a single piece of paper in this organization.”
Sam Bankman-Fried Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Charges Unsealed
Ray also claimed that Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old former crypto wunderkind, took multiple personal loans from his trading firm, Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried told regulators he re-invested the money back into the exchange, but Ray said there is no documentation of what the loans were for or how they were used.
In at least one case, Ray said, Bankman-Fried signed the loan as both the issuer and recipient.
The following users liked this post:
civicdrivr (12-13-2022)
#642
AZ Community Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: N35°03'16.75", W 080°51'0.9"
Posts: 32,488
Received 7,770 Likes
on
4,341 Posts
It's pretty clear to me that whether or not SBF/FTX committed fraud in a legal sense, their actions are mixed with a rather large dose of hubris, ignorance, naivete and stupidity.
SBF is just some bright guy who had an idea and enough drive to make something of it and convince people it had value. 'Wunderkind'? More like Glückskind.
SBF is just some bright guy who had an idea and enough drive to make something of it and convince people it had value. 'Wunderkind'? More like Glückskind.
The following users liked this post:
Will Y. (12-14-2022)
#643
Team Owner
Dude burned a lot of rich folks, I wouldn't be surprised if the cameras in his prison stop working for a few minutes.
The following users liked this post:
#1 STUNNA (12-13-2022)
#644
Team Owner
Did you get your Trump NFT?
https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...d-nfts-2022-12
No shit
https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...d-nfts-2022-12
Trump teases 'major announcement' that ended up being 'Donald Trump Digital Trading Card' NFTs
https://www.collecttrumpcards.com/
No purchase necessary
Last edited by doopstr; 12-15-2022 at 09:36 PM.
#645
Sanest Florida Man
#646
Senior Moderator
This is also very appropriate here: https://acurazine.com/forums/sports-.../#post16860971
@ Shethlete...
@ Shethlete...
#647
AZ Community Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: N35°03'16.75", W 080°51'0.9"
Posts: 32,488
Received 7,770 Likes
on
4,341 Posts
Did you get your Trump NFT?
https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...d-nfts-2022-12
No shit
https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...d-nfts-2022-12
Trump teases 'major announcement' that ended up being 'Donald Trump Digital Trading Card' NFTs
https://www.collecttrumpcards.com/No shit
Sold out on the first day?
There really is a sucker born every minute.
#648
Team Owner
I bet Trump told them to put up a sold out sign after 24 hours no matter what. That will cause demand for the next batch of skinny Trump gifs.
#649
Sanest Florida Man
The following users liked this post:
civicdrivr (12-29-2022)
#650
Senior Moderator
If they keep hodling...the $$$ will roar back and they will gain 23421742X in value.
#651
Sanest Florida Man
Should've hodled his kidney
#652
Senior Moderator
Explain to me one more time: Why is the same monkey image...albeit in different clothing, hats, or whatever...but basically the same pose in all images, such a big deal?
Like, in the world of digital art, this is not very special?
What concept here do I need to hodl on to in order to understand the hype for this and that cruder image, those punks?
Like, in the world of digital art, this is not very special?
What concept here do I need to hodl on to in order to understand the hype for this and that cruder image, those punks?
#653
AZ Community Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: N35°03'16.75", W 080°51'0.9"
Posts: 32,488
Received 7,770 Likes
on
4,341 Posts
Explain to me one more time: Why is the same monkey image...albeit in different clothing, hats, or whatever...but basically the same pose in all images, such a big deal?
Like, in the world of digital art, this is not very special?
What concept here do I need to hodl on to in order to understand the hype for this and that cruder image, those punks?
Like, in the world of digital art, this is not very special?
What concept here do I need to hodl on to in order to understand the hype for this and that cruder image, those punks?
With regard to non-differentiated digital art, the key concept you need to hodl is that some people have more money than sense.
#654
Senior Moderator
#655
Team Owner
#657
Sanest Florida Man
Pls bro! Ape strong together! Hodl
Diamond hands, bro, diamond hands
WAGMI bro WAGMI
Diamond hands, bro, diamond hands
WAGMI bro WAGMI
The following 2 users liked this post by #1 STUNNA:
civicdrivr (01-01-2023),
Yumcha (01-02-2023)
#658
Sanest Florida Man
#659
Sanest Florida Man
absolute banger
#660
My first Avatar....
guy summed it up with 2 words: mass delusion
#661
Sanest Florida Man
#662
Senior Moderator
@ Shethlete.
#663
Senior Moderator
Miami is one step closer to the implosion of its crypto dreams
#664
Sanest Florida Man
#665
AZ Community Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: N35°03'16.75", W 080°51'0.9"
Posts: 32,488
Received 7,770 Likes
on
4,341 Posts
I think they mean "hacked" ... wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
#666
Senior Moderator
#667
Sanest Florida Man
#668
Senior Moderator
^ Genesis should hodl longer and they could be rebranded as Revelations.
#669
Sanest Florida Man
I closed down my Coinbase account today, cashed out $12 worth of ETH I still had in there, I hadn't logged in over 5 years.
#670
Senior Moderator
#671
Team Owner
The following users liked this post:
#1 STUNNA (01-21-2023)
#672
Senior Moderator
The following users liked this post:
#1 STUNNA (01-21-2023)
#673
Sanest Florida Man
The following users liked this post:
Yumcha (01-22-2023)
#674
Senior Moderator
There is SBF...and then, there's Ruja Ignatova. Took suckers' $4B...disappeared...and well, I guess those investors just have to hodl on for a bit longer.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/busin...cec/index.html
She's the Cryptoqueen!
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/busin...cec/index.html
She's the Cryptoqueen!
#675
Sanest Florida Man
Never Forget
#676
Sanest Florida Man
#677
Senior Moderator
If that bank hodls, it'll be as big as the biggest of the banks. Give 'em time.
#678
Sanest Florida Man
#679
Sanest Florida Man
#680
Senior Moderator