FTX Tensions Intensify as Bahamas Blasts Firm’s New Chief Ray

(Bloomberg) — The Bahamian authorities blasted the particular person accountable for restructuring crypto trade FTX, the most recent salvo in an escalating struggle over what stays of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crumbled empire.

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Bahamas Lawyer Common Ryan Pinder on Sunday stated that current statements made in US chapter proceedings by John J. Ray III have been “regrettable” and misrepresented actions taken by the nation’s securities watchdog. Ray, a turnaround and restructuring professional, can be performing as FTX’s chief government officer.

“It’s potential that the prospect of multimillion greenback authorized and marketing consultant charges is driving each their authorized technique and the intemperate statements,” Pinder, who can be a senator, stated in a video deal with. “In any case, we urge prudence and accuracy in all future filings,” he added.

Tensions have been rising after greater than 100 FTX firms filed for chapter within the US on Nov. 11. A serious supply of battle has been the Bahamas regulator’s transfer to then seize the digital property of the native FTX unit.

Attorneys for the crypto trade have accused Bankman-Fried of undermining reorganization efforts with “incessant and disruptive tweeting.” They’ve additionally raised the suggestion that some FTX property have been ordered to be transferred to the Bahamian authorities after the chapter submitting.

FTX’s downfall has rippled throughout the crypto markets and solid a highlight on the Bahamas and its burgeoning crypto business. The island nation has staunchly defended its effort to draw digital-asset corporations and insisted that it received’t cease doing so.

“We don’t apologize for our ambition for Bahamians to be on the forefront of this thrilling revolutionary sector,” Pinder stated. “The Bahamas stands behind its determination to manage digital property and associated companies. We stand behind the standard of the laws that exist.”

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