Here's What Former FTX US Chief Knew About Firm

“Use powers of inference” Former FTX US Chief Brett Harrison

January 9, 2023 Story: Mohd Javed

Responding to a question on what he was aware of and when, former FTX US president Brett Harrison said he’ll provide more details in due course.

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“Use powers of inference”, Harrison replied in response to a comment “he’s not in jail”.

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But he didn’t respond to a follow-up query on whether he’s working with US regulators.

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FTX and Alameda Research were among some 130 groups that went bankrupt last year in November.

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It was reported that FTX founder SBF misled investors and misused billions of dollars of FTX customer funds to pay off debts and expenses of Alameda.

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SBF pleaded not guilty last week in FTX bankruptcy case and is set to face a trial in October.

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Harrison, who had stepped down as FTX US president in September last year, has been seeking for funds to create a crypto software company.

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