FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried removes ‘assets are fine’ flood from Twitter
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of the troubled cryptocurrency exchange FTX, appears to have retracted his words about the safety of client holdings on FTX.
Bankman-Fried has deleted a Twitter thread where he tried to assure customers that FTX and the assets on the platform were “fine.”
FTX CEO took to Twitter to post the thread of four different tweets on Nov. 7, claiming that FTX had “enough to cover all client holdings.” Bankman-Fried also stated that the firm didn’t invest client assets and has been processing all withdrawals and “will continue to be.”
“We have a long history of safeguarding client assets, and that remains true today,” one now-deleted tweet said.
According to multiple sources on Twitter, FTX CEO removed his “assets are fine” thread on Nov. 8 at around 10:30 pm UTC, or a few hours after announcing a strategic transaction with Binance. As part of the deal, Binance agreed to acquire FTX in a move to help the troubled exchange overcome a “significant liquidity crunch.”
The acquisition news came shortly after several reports hinted that FTX had temporarily stopped withdrawals for the majority of coins. Many in the crypto community anticipated these events amid sluggish FTX withdrawals, concerns about the leaked balance sheet of FTX’s sister firm Alameda Research as well as Binance’s decision to liquidate its FTX Token (FTT) holdings.
The community has been outraged about SBF opting to delete the tweets, with many blaming the FTX founder for “blatant lies” about the status of assets on the exchange.
One Twitter user, handle Pledditor, also pointed out that SBF previously retweeted a random account that implied an airdrop for those who don’t withdraw their coins from FTX. The crypto enthusiast suggested that
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