{"id":169612,"date":"2023-10-06T22:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=169612"},"modified":"2023-10-06T22:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:24:04","slug":"sam-bankman-fried-ordered-special-privileges-for-alameda-account-on-ftx-gary-wang-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/sam-bankman-fried-ordered-special-privileges-for-alameda-account-on-ftx-gary-wang-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Bankman-Fried ordered ‘special privileges’ for Alameda account on FTX \u2014 Gary Wang – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gary Wang, FTX\u2019s co-founder and former chief technology officer, again appeared in court on the fourth day of the criminal trial of former CEO Sam \u201cSBF\u201d Bankman-Fried to speak on the connections between the crypto exchange and Alameda Research.<\/p>\n

According to reports from Inner City Press, Wang returned<\/a> to a New York courtroom on Oct. 6 and testified that Alameda\u2019s account on FTX was the only one authorized to trade more than it had available \u2014 a featured called \u201callow negative\u201d. The former CTO reportedly claimed Bankman-Fried had ordered Wang and former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh to implement the feature in 2019.<\/p>\n

The \u201callow negative\u201d addition to FTX code\u2019s, according to Wang, allowed Alameda to achieve a negative balance that was more than FTX had in revenue in 2020 \u2014 $200 million versus $150 million. He reportedly testified that Bankman-Fried had given Alameda a $65-billion line of credit<\/a> despite making contrary statements to the public on the relationship between the two firms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had said we wouldn’t use funds like this,\u201d said Wang according to reports. \u201cAfter I said the Alameda balances were off by billions, [SBF] asked to meet in The Bahamas office. He asked me about the bug, and then he told Caroline [Ellison] Alameda can go ahead and return the borrows.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Wang, Bankman-Fried claimed Alameda\u2019s \u201cspecial privileges\u201d on FTX were centered around the exchange\u2019s FTT token, which the firm used for trading \u201cwhen its account balance was below zero\u201d. The former CTO reportedly testified Alameda had been able to withdraw funds directly off FTX.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the center of the prosecution\u2019s case against Bankman-Fried are allegations the former CEO was responsible for using FTX user funds at Alameda without customers\u2019 consent. During his testimony on Oct. 5, Wang admitted to committing crimes<\/a> with Bankman-Fried and former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison, having already pleaded guilty to fraud charges in December 2022.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>FTX exploiter moves $36.8M in Ether as Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s trial starts<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c[J]ust as the Elizabeth Holmes trial was not about diagnostic testing, the SBF trial is not about crypto,\u201d Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, told Cointelegraph. \u201cSam is having a spectacular and ongoing implosion, and as this trial continues, we expect to see further evidence that Sam was out there primarily for himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bankman-Fried\u2019s criminal trial is expected to continue through November, as Ellison and Singh are also likely witnesses against the former CEO. Between his stints in court, SBF will likely remain in jail through the trial following Judge Lewis Kaplan revoking his bail in August. It\u2019s unclear if Bankman-Fried plans to take the stand himself.<\/p>\n

Magazine: <\/em><\/strong>Can you trust crypto exchanges after the collapse of FTX?<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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