According to American media, former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX Trading, a major crypto asset exchange that went bankrupt last month, agreed to be transferred from the Bahamas, where he was arrested, to the United States and arrived at the airport in New York. Did.
This is expected to start a full-scale investigation, and the focus is on whether the cause of the bankruptcy will be elucidated.
Mr. Bankman-Fried was arrested on the 12th of this month by investigative authorities in the Bahamas at the request of the US authorities, and has been charged with eight crimes, including fraud and money laundering.
According to American media, Mr. Bankman-Fried agreed to be transferred from the Bahamas to the United States on the 21st and arrived at the airport in New York that night.
Also on the same day, the New York federal prosecutor's office, which has been investigating FTX trading, indicted two people, including the co-founder, on suspicion of being involved in fraud separately from Mr. Bankman-Fried, and both admitted the charges. made it clear that there is
A full-scale investigation is expected to begin with Bankman-Fried's transfer to the United States, and the future focus will be on whether the cause of the bankruptcy will be elucidated.