FTX has recently filed a lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao, demanding a return of $1.8 billion. According to FTX, the fund was fraudulently transferred by its co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, to Binance. This legal development has sparked speculations in the broader crypto market, especially as it comes as FTX works to recover funds following its collapse two years ago.
FTX Seeks $1.8B Clawback From Binance And Changpeng Zhao
According to a recent Bloomberg report, FTX alleges that Binance and Changpeng Zhao (CZ) received the $1.8 billion as part of a share repurchase agreement in July 2021. In this transaction, Sam Bankman-Fried or SBF reportedly used a combination of FTX’s own token (FTT) and Binance-branded tokens (BNB and BUSD) to repurchase approximately 20% of the international unit of FTX and 18.4% of the US-based entity.
The report notes that at the time, the total value of these assets was around $1.76 billion. In its filing, FTX contends that it and its sister firm, Alameda Research, may have been financially unstable from the beginning and were likely already insolvent by early 2021.
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