Bankruptcy court filings reveal former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame alerted Bahamian authorities to client fund transfers being sent to cover Alameda's losses.
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A former high-level FTX executive tipped off Bahamian officials about client fund transfers from the spiraling crypto exchange to sister company Alameda Research two days before the platform filed for bankruptcy, and pointed to other FTX leaders, including founderBahamian officials claim in documents filed Wednesday that during a conference call on Nov.
According to court documents, former FTX Digital co-CEO Ryan Salame tipped off Bahamian officials to alleged improper payments to Alameda Research. Salame purportedly warned that the transfers "were not allowed or consented to" by the clients, and said the only individuals with access to carry out the unauthorized payments were Bankman-Fried, FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh or co-founder Zixiao Wang.
The revelations prompted Bahamian officials to request a police investigation into FTX the same day, given that the transfer of client funds could be criminal.
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