FTX 将在倒闭两年后向客户退款

在经历严重崩溃后，曾经著名的加密货币交易所 FTX 宣布，预计将向几乎所有客户返还资金，预计总额在 112 亿美元至 163 亿美元之间。这一里程碑标志着自 2022 年开始的动荡时期之后的重大发展，当时 Coindesk 的一份报告引发了人们对 FTX 及其交易公司 Alameda Research 相互交织的财务状况的担忧。随后发生的事件，包括币安最初打算在退出前收购 FTX、BlockFi 的流动性危机以及 FTX 宣布破产，导致该公司垮台，并导致其前首席执行官 Sam Bankman-Fried 受到刑事指控。最新进展包括 Bankman-Fried 的定罪和量刑、币安创始人赵长鹏因纵容非法活动而被单独量刑，以及 FTX 持续努力赔偿其客户。

FTX Announces Customer Repayment, Two Years After Collapse

FTX 宣布倒闭两年后向客户偿还款项

New York City, May 8, 2024 - Two years after the monumental implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the company has announced that it will repay nearly all of its customers' funds.

纽约市，2024 年 5 月 8 日 - 加密货币交易所 FTX 发生巨大爆炸两年后，该公司宣布将偿还几乎所有客户的资金。

In a court filing late Tuesday, FTX disclosed that it owes approximately $11.2 billion to creditors. The exchange estimates that it has between $14.5 billion and $16.3 billion available for distribution.

在周二晚间提交的法庭文件中，FTX 披露其欠债权人约 112 亿美元。该交易所估计可分配的资金在 145 亿至 163 亿美元之间。

Timeline of FTX Collapse and Recovery

FTX崩溃和恢复的时间表

2022

2022年

• November 2: Coindesk reports that Alameda Research, the cryptocurrency trading firm founded by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, holds significant amounts of FTT, a token issued by FTX. This raises concerns about the financial intertwining of the two companies and Alameda's potential cash flow issues.
• November 6: Binance, a rival cryptocurrency exchange, announces plans to sell its FTT holdings. The price of FTT plummets.
• November 8: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao states that Binance has signed a letter of intent to acquire FTX due to the latter's liquidity crisis. However, the deal is contingent on further financial due diligence. The price of Bitcoin drops 13%.
• November 9: Cryptocurrency prices plunge after Binance withdraws its acquisition offer, citing concerns about FTX's financial health. Binance states that it cannot provide liquidity support due to the severity of FTX's issues. Bitcoin prices fall another 14%.
• November 10: Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi halts client withdrawals due to the fallout from FTX's implosion.
• November 11: FTX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and Bankman-Fried resigns as CEO. John Ray III, a veteran bankruptcy litigator known for managing the Enron collapse, is appointed as the new CEO.
• November 17: Ray provides a damning assessment of FTX's operations under Bankman-Fried, highlighting a lack of security controls and the misuse of business funds for personal expenses.
• November 30: Bankman-Fried acknowledges mistakes in an interview with The New York Times but denies knowingly misusing client funds.
• December 12: Bankman-Fried is arrested in the Bahamas, where FTX is headquartered.
• December 13: The United States government charges Bankman-Fried with various financial crimes, alleging that he intentionally misled customers and investors to fraudulently enrich himself.

2023

11 月 2 日：Coindesk 报道称，FTX 首席执行官 Sam Bankman-Fried 创立的加密货币交易公司 Alameda Research 持有大量 FTX 发行的代币 FTT。这引发了人们对两家公司财务交织以及 Alameda 潜在现金流问题的担忧。 11 月 6 日：竞争对手加密货币交易所币安 (Binance) 宣布计划出售其持有的 FTT 股份。 FTT价格暴跌。11月8日，币安CEO赵长鹏表示，因FTX流动性危机，币安已签署收购意向书。然而，该交易取决于进一步的财务尽职调查。比特币价格下跌 13%。 11 月 9 日：币安以对 FTX 财务健康状况的担忧为由撤回收购要约后，加密货币价格暴跌。币安表示，由于 FTX 问题的严重性，其无法提供流动性支持。比特币价格再下跌 14%。 11 月 10 日：由于 FTX 内爆的影响，加密货币贷款机构 BlockFi 暂停客户提款。 11 月 11 日：FTX 根据美国破产法第 11 章申请破产保护，Bankman-Fried 辞去首席执行官职务。约翰·雷三世 (John Ray III) 是一位以管理安然公司倒闭而闻名的资深破产诉讼律师，被任命为新任首席执行官。 11 月 17 日：雷对 Bankman-Fried 领导下的 FTX 运营进行了严厉的评估，强调缺乏安全控制和滥用商业资金11 月 30 日：Bankman-Fried 在接受《纽约时报》采访时承认错误，但否认故意滥用客户资金。12 月 12 日：Bankman-Fried 在 FTX 总部所在的巴哈马群岛被捕。12 月 13 日：美国政府指控班克曼-弗里德犯有各种金融犯罪，指控他故意误导客户和投资者，以欺诈手段为自己谋取利益。2023

• August 11: A judge revokes Bankman-Fried's bail after finding that he attempted to influence witnesses. He is sent to jail.
• October 3: Jury selection commences for Bankman-Fried's trial.
• October 27: Bankman-Fried testifies in his defense. He acknowledges failures but denies charges of fraud.
• November 3: Bankman-Fried is convicted of fraud for embezzling billions of dollars from customers and investors.

2024

8 月 11 日：法官发现班克曼-弗里德试图影响证人后撤销了他的保释。他被送进监狱。10 月 3 日：开始班克曼-弗里德审判的陪审团遴选。10 月 27 日：班克曼-弗里德为他的辩护作证。他承认失败，但否认欺诈指控。11 月 3 日：班克曼-弗里德因挪用客户和投资者数十亿美元而被判犯有欺诈罪。2024

• March 28: Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison. Bitcoin has recovered significantly since the FTX scandal, with prices rising almost 70%.
• April 30: Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, is sentenced to four months in prison for turning a blind eye to criminal activity using the platform.
• May 8: FTX announces that nearly all of its customers will receive their funds, with some receiving more than their initial investment.

This timeline provides a comprehensive overview of the events leading up to and following the collapse of FTX, and the subsequent recovery efforts by the company.

3 月 28 日：班克曼-弗里德被判处 25 年监禁。自 FTX 丑闻以来，比特币已大幅复苏，价格上涨近 70%。 4 月 30 日：币安创始人赵长鹏因对利用该平台进行的犯罪活动视而不见，被判处四个月监禁。 5 月 8 日：FTX宣布几乎所有客户都将收到资金，其中一些客户收到的资金超出了其初始投资。此时间表全面概述了 FTX 崩溃之前和之后发生的事件以及该公司随后的恢复工作。