FTX 首席执行官猛烈抨击班克曼-弗里德在量刑听证会上的“虚假和鲁莽”失实陈述

FTX 首席执行官 John J. Ray III 强烈反驳了陷入困境的创始人 Sam Bankman-Fried 在量刑备忘录中的说法，断然否认利益相关者在正在进行的法律事件中没有受到伤害的说法。 Ray 声称“对客户、贷方和投资者的伤害为零”是“绝对、无情且明显错误的”，并强调 FTX 债务人仅拥有 105 个比特币，而客户权益则接近 100,000 个比特币，账户报表不正确，原因是阿拉米达在班克曼-弗里德的指示下进行“后门”借款。

FTX CEO John J. Ray III Rebuts Bankman-Fried's Misrepresentations in Scathing Response

FTX 首席执行官约翰·J·雷三世 (John J. Ray III) 严厉回应班克曼·弗里德的失实陈述

In a strongly worded response to Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing memorandum, FTX CEO John J. Ray III, acting on behalf of the firm's debtors, has vehemently contested the embattled founder's assertions regarding the extent of harm caused to stakeholders in the ongoing legal saga.

FTX 首席执行官约翰·J·雷三世 (John J. Ray III) 代表公司债务人，对 Sam Bankman-Fried 的量刑备忘录做出了措辞强硬的回应，对这位陷入困境的创始人关于当前法律事件对利益相关者造成伤害程度的说法提出了强烈质疑。

Bankman-Fried, facing charges of fraud and money laundering, had sought to downplay the magnitude of damage inflicted, claiming that the "harm to customers, lenders, and investors is zero" because "[t]he money was there—not lost."

面临欺诈和洗钱指控的班克曼-弗里德曾试图淡化所造成的损害程度，声称“对客户、贷方和投资者的损害为零”，因为“钱就在那里，没有丢失。 ”

Ray, however, has denounced these assertions as "categorically, callously, and demonstrably false." He emphasized that customers "still will never be in the same position they would have been had they not crossed paths with Mr. Bankman-Fried and his so-called brand of 'altruism'."

然而，雷谴责这些说法“绝对、无情、明显错误”。他强调，顾客“如果没有遇到班克曼-弗里德先生和他所谓的‘利他主义’品牌，他们将永远不会处于同样的境地。”

Ray's rejoinder meticulously dismantles Bankman-Fried's claims, including his assertion that FTX "was solvent at the time of the bankruptcy petition." Ray dismissed these statements as "reckless and false," accusing Bankman-Fried of disregarding important qualifications and caveats presented in previous hearings.

Ray 的反驳细致地驳斥了 Bankman-Fried 的主张，包括他声称 FTX“在申请破产时具有偿付能力”的说法。雷驳斥了这些声明，称其“鲁莽且虚假”，并指责班克曼-弗里德无视之前听证会上提出的重要资格和警告。

Discrepancy Between Asset Recovery and Losses

资产追回与损失之间的差异

Central to Ray's argument is the stark discrepancy between the value of assets recovered and the losses suffered by victims. He notes that even in the most optimistic scenario, the Chapter 11 proceedings will not yield a full economic recovery for all creditors and non-insider equity investors, as if the fraud had never occurred.

雷的论点核心是追回的资产价值与受害者遭受的损失之间的巨大差异。他指出，即使在最乐观的情况下，第 11 章程序也不会为所有债权人和非内部股权投资者带来全面的经济复苏，就好像欺诈从未发生过一样。

This is particularly evident in the case of bitcoin holders, who would receive only $16,871 in cash for their bitcoin under the proposed repayments, significantly less than the current market value of $63,048 per bitcoin. This has understandably caused dissatisfaction among Bankman-Fried's victims.

这对于比特币持有者来说尤其明显，根据提议的还款，他们的比特币只能收到 16,871 美元的现金，远低于当前每比特币 63,048 美元的市场价值。这引起了班克曼-弗里德受害者的不满，这是可以理解的。

Moreover, Ray argues that even if claims were recognized at the petition date, they would be inaccurate due to "back door" borrowing (theft) by Alameda at Bankman-Fried's direction. He reveals that FTX debtors did not possess on record the crypto that customers assumed was held in their accounts as of that date.

此外，雷认为，即使索赔在申请日得到承认，由于阿拉米达在班克曼-弗里德的指导下进行“后门”借贷（盗窃），这些索赔也将是不准确的。他透露，FTX 债务人并没有记录客户认为截至该日期持有在其账户中的加密货币。

"Focusing on bitcoin, by way of example, when I took over as CEO, there were only 105 bitcoins left on the FTX.com exchange, against customer entitlements of nearly 100,000 bitcoins. Why were the bitcoins missing?" he questioned.

“以比特币为例，当我接任首席执行官时，FTX.com 交易所上只剩下 105 个比特币，而客户权益则有近 100,000 个比特币。为什么比特币不见了？”他问道。

Unlikely Return to Stockholders

不太可能回报股东

Ray also highlights Bankman-Fried's omission of the fact that his companies raised almost $2 billion by selling preferred stock and over $100 million by selling common stock to non-insiders. Even if non-governmental creditors are fully compensated, "any material return to stockholders is highly unlikely."

雷还强调班克曼-弗里德忽略了这样一个事实：他的公司通过出售优先股筹集了近 20 亿美元，通过向非内部人士出售普通股筹集了超过 1 亿美元。即使非政府债权人得到充分补偿，“股东也不太可能获得任何实质性回报”。

Ray's stance is supported by a detailed account of the arduous undertaking by FTX's restructuring team, under his leadership, to salvage the wreckage left by Bankman-Fried's alleged criminal enterprise. He emphasizes that the increase in asset value or the successful recovery of funds by professionals does not negate the necessity of the Chapter 11 proceedings.

Ray 的立场得到了对 FTX 重组团队在他的领导下为挽救 Bankman-Fried 涉嫌犯罪企业留下的残骸而进行的艰巨任务的详细描述的支持。他强调，资产价值的增加或专业人士成功追回资金并不能否定第十一章程序的必要性。

"It is because of the Chapter 11 cases that we had assets which could rebound in value, and the court process that allowed the estate to chase wrongdoers that now enables the distribution of monies to customers," he wrote. "And make no mistake; customers, non-governmental creditors, governmental creditors, and non-insider stockholders have suffered and continue to suffer."

他写道：“正是因为《破产法》第 11 章的案件，我们拥有的资产可以升值，而且法院程序允许遗产管理机构追捕不法分子，现在可以将资金分配给客户。” “毫无疑问，客户、非政府债权人、政府债权人和非内部股东已经遭受并将继续遭受损失。”

Bankman-Fried, found guilty on seven counts related to fraud and money laundering, faces sentencing on March 28. The government has recommended a 40-to-50-year prison sentence, while his legal team advocates for a reduction to approximately five to six and a half years. The government also seeks a substantial money judgment of over $11 billion and the forfeiture of Bankman-Fried's interests in specified properties.

班克曼-弗里德因七项与欺诈和洗钱相关的罪名被判有罪，将于 3 月 28 日被判刑。政府建议判处 40 至 50 年徒刑，而他的法律团队则主张将刑期减少至约 5 至 6 年半年了。政府还寻求对超过 110 亿美元的巨额金钱做出判决，并没收 Bankman-Fried 在特定财产中的权益。

This briefing was compiled using information from Coin Telegraph and the cited sources. The author has no securities or affiliations related to the organizations mentioned. This is not a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Always conduct thorough research and consult a professional before making investment decisions. The author does not hold any licenses.

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