- Bahamas took proceedings to seize FTX Digital Markets’ assets and those of associated parties.
- Bahamas Securities Commission revoked FTX’s registration and assigned an attorney.
According to a press release on Thursday, Bahamian officials have frozen the assets of FTX Digital Markets and linked parties as a “prudent course of action” to preserve assets and stabilize the company. Brian Sims, a senior partner at Lennox Paton, was chosen by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas to serve as the provisional liquidator of the assets along with the suspension of FTX’s registration. A separate company from FTX US, FTX has its headquarters in the Bahamas.
The commission stated:
The commission is aware of public statements suggesting that clients’ assets were mishandled, mismanaged, and/or transferred to Alameda Research. Based on the commission’s information, any such actions would have been contrary to normal governance, without client consent, and potentially unlawful.
Here Is When the FTX Trouble Began
The issues for FTX started on November 6 when Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao announced that the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world was selling its holdings of FTT, the native token of rival exchange FTX.
After relocating from Hong Kong, FTX inaugurated its new offices there in September 2021, citing the Bahamas as one of the few nations that have established a thorough framework for cryptocurrencies. The Bahamas has embraced digital currency, even introducing the Sand Dollar as its official digital currency. Companies like OKX and FTX built headquarters in the island nation due to embracing crypto rules.
