what's ftx?
FTX was a major centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2019 by Sam Bankman-Fried, offering spot trading, futures, options, and leveraged products for a wide range of digital assets. It aimed to provide a user-friendly platform for retail and institutional traders, including features like high leverage up to 20x, an NFT marketplace, and its native utility token FTT for discounts and governance. The exchange rapidly grew to become one of the largest in the industry, handling billions in daily volume and expanding globally with subsidiaries like FTX.US. However, in November 2022, FTX collapsed amid liquidity crises and allegations of fraud, leading to its bankruptcy filing and the resignation of Bankman-Fried. Currently, under bankruptcy proceedings led by CEO John J. Ray III, FTX is focused on recovering and distributing assets to creditors, with over $16 billion in recoveries enabling near-full repayments to customers. Key ongoing aspects include phased creditor payouts, such as the recent $1.6 billion distribution, and security warnings against phishing scams targeting claimants.
FTX invested over $50M in Minnesota daycare centers in 2021, per bankruptcy court documents.
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Invested more than $50M into multiple daycare centers in Minnesota in 2021, according to court documents filed in bankruptcy proceedings.
Discussed a preliminary rescue package worth at least $1 billion with Justin Sun before collapse, which would have allowed users to withdraw Tron-based tokens, but the plan never materialized after SBF lost control of the exchange.
The SEC proposed settlement agreements for key members of co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's inner circle.
A U.S. class-action lawsuit linked to Silvergate Bank calls on more than 46,000 FTX and Alameda customers to file claims for a proposed $10 million settlement over the bank's alleged role in aiding the firms' misconduct.
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, convicted for her role in defrauding FTX investors, was transferred from prison to an open correctional facility in October 2025 after serving 11 months of her two-year sentence, with scheduled release in February 2026.
Alameda (FTX) unstaked 194,861 SOL ($25.5 million) as part of their monthly unlock schedule.
Estate holds $16.3 billion in assets as of December 10, 2025, exceeding liabilities by 50% and enabling full creditor repayments plus interest. Approximately 38 million SOL remains locked with 930K SOL unlocking monthly through March 2029; 9.53 million SOL was sold or transferred to exchanges between March-October 2025.
FTX creditor distribution schedule shows payments of $454m on February 18th (claims 1996876221276115329
Robinhood and Susquehanna acquire 90% of FTX-linked MIAXdx (LedgerX) to expand into prediction markets, challenging Kalshi and Polymarket.
Robinhood acquires LedgerX, the regulated crypto options exchange that FTX previously acquired for its licenses.
Hearing scheduled for November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM ET addresses restricted jurisdictions motion and FTX Japan COO claim against FTX.
FTX/Kroll completes the November 10th creditor payment distribution round.
FTX stake valued at $28 billion at current market prices, representing 8%.
FTX begins creditor repayments in 2025 with assets valued at 2022 prices: BTC at $18K, SOL at $15, ETH at $3000.
Partnership announced with 0xTrablo (@0xTrablo) to provide on-chain signal bots for community members.
Backpack acquired FTX Europe and reimbursed $50M to victims.
Alameda/FTX estate unlocked 193,000 SOL worth $30 million on November 11, 2025, with funds expected to transfer to exchanges for liquidation to repay creditors. Approximately 5 million SOL remains locked with monthly unlocks continuing through 2026-2028.
New draft crypto market structure bill contains language prohibiting exchanges from commingling customer funds, provisions written because of the FTX collapse.
Sam Bankman-Fried claims Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has ties to crypto investigator ZachXBT.
Creditor representative Sunil confirms next distribution scheduled for January 2026, one year later than previously reported January 2025 timeline, with record date confirmation in December.
Total assets of $16-17bn with $7.1bn distributed across three payments in February, May, and September 2024. Next distribution estimated for January 2025 with record date in December.
Alexandra Shapiro is identified as Sam Bankman-Fried's appeals lawyer handling the appeal case.
SBF claims bankruptcy debtors continue to withhold funds and references Mr. Ji's ongoing fight for Chinese creditors requiring more attention.
Appellate judges met Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal for a new trial with skepticism during the appeals court hearing. A decision on the appeal is expected in a few months.
Judge Barrington Parker questions the $11B forfeiture during SBF's appeal hearing in the 2nd Circuit Court.
Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal claims he was wrongfully convicted after being "presumed guilty," with lawyers arguing media pressure, prosecutors, FTX's new management, and Judge Kaplan contributed to rush to judgment.
FTX withdraws motion seeking to limit repayments in China, Russia and other restricted jurisdictions.
A document allegedly written by SBF from prison titled "FTX: where did the money go?" claims the exchange was solvent with assets worth $136B at current prices if not liquidated by bankruptcy estate, which spent $950M+ on legal fees and sold holdings for less than $10B. Customers receive 119-143% of petition-date dollar claims according to the document.
Paradex airdrops to creditors, with additional projects expected to provide airdrops outside bankruptcy proceedings. Recovery rates in real crypto terms range from 9% to 46% due to higher current prices versus bankruptcy valuation dates.
Actual bankruptcy repayment is less than 50% of owed amounts; in-kind token repayment would total approximately $23 billion at current market prices.
SBF appeal hearing is scheduled for November 4th.
A coordinated campaign circulates in DC and on Twitter to build a pardon narrative for SBF, described as deliberate rather than organic.
Independent analysis reworking 2022 financial data concludes FTX was probably not petition date solvent, with calculations showing a $2 billion shortfall even using mark-to-market value for SRM token. The analysis notes GDA assets remain unsold and explores various valuation assumptions for Solana and Anthropic holdings to determine solvency scenarios.
SBF admits FTX was insolvent, contradicting previous claims that FTX was never bankrupt. The estate's 7.8% Anthropic stake is valued at $14.3 billion.
SBF's new report accuses bankruptcy lawyers Sullivan & Cromwell and John Ray III of destroying $136 billion in value through mismanagement and selling assets like Solana, Anthropic, and Robinhood at fire-sale prices, characterizing the original situation as a short-term liquidity crunch.
SBF's X account claims FTT token would be worth $22-32 billion today, adding a specific valuation claim to previous insolvency denials.
SBF claims 98% of creditors already received 120% repayment, with all customers to receive 119-143% repayment, and the bankruptcy estate retains $8 billion after covering $8 billion in claims and $1 billion in legal fees.
SBF and team allege FTX was never bankrupt and had sufficient funds to pay all users, even when lawyers placed it into bankruptcy.
Architect, led by former FTX US President Brett Harrison, launches its regulated exchange for perpetual futures on traditional assets.
Architect, Brett Harrison's trading platform company, secures Series A funding from Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and SALT Fund.
Former FTX US President Brett Harrison plans to launch a perpetual futures trading platform for stocks and currencies through his firm.
Creditors received a $5.4 billion distribution starting May 30, 2025; 6.5 million SOL was sold April-October 2025 with 38 million SOL remaining under monthly unlocks (~930K SOL/month) through March 2029.
In the Michelle Bond case, prosecutors plan to call Danielle Sassoon as a witness about a guilty plea deal, overriding defense objections.
Many creditors report completing all documentation and Bitgo onboarding but did not receive the September 30th distribution, with no communication provided about next steps.
Polymarket shows SBF pardon odds at 15%.
CZ receives presidential pardon, generating market speculation about a potential SBF pardon and renewed interest in FTX-related trading opportunities.
A hearing on October 23 will address restricted jurisdictions, with 44 countries potentially blocked from compensation due to sanctions.
Bankruptcy proceedings accumulated $1 billion in total fees and expenses across all parties involved.
Distribution providers for creditor payouts identified as Kraken, Bitgo, and Payoneer, with procedures established for restricted jurisdiction creditors to update their information through the claims portal and KYC support channels.
FTT token shows exceptionally high activity levels amid market-wide decline.
New allegations about the bankruptcy process emerge: CEO John Ray billed $1.3-1.6K/hr and received a $40M bonus, Sullivan & Cromwell collected $150M+ in fees, and victims' crypto was frozen at 2022 prices with gains going to the estate rather than creditors.
A hearing involving FTX and Michelle Bond is currently in progress in court proceedings.
Lawsuit filed against Dunamu/Upbit (Korea) for $53.4m in assets held at the exchange, with revelations that Alameda operated a Korean account with special privileges and unlimited credit line connected to the $8bn shortfall.
An influencer with 666k followers authors a piece claiming "FTX was never insolvent," drawing widespread accusations of paid shilling and coordinated history revisionism attempts.
SBF conducts a coordinated and paid image campaign to secure a pardon and rewrite history around the FTX collapse.
SBF posts on Gettr on October 15, 2025 (via a friend managing his account), claiming Biden administration's SEC and DOJ politically targeted him for donating tens of millions to Republicans in 2022 and timed his arrest to prevent congressional testimony on crypto legislation, citing missing communications from former SEC Chair Gary Gensler as suspicious.
SBF publicly shills a new social media platform this week, representing new promotional activity from the convicted former CEO.
FTX/Alameda unstakes 192,900 SOL ($39.41 million) and distributes to 28 addresses for Coinbase and Binance transfers, following a monthly liquidation pattern around the 10th, with 4.41 million SOL ($890 million) remaining staked.
Backpack, an FTX derivative project co-founded by Can Sun, experiences a critical failure on Friday by granting all users the same negative margin exemption that Alameda Research secretly received on FTX.
FTX resolves Payoneer distribution issues by sending funds back to Payoneer, which has now issued payments to affected creditors' bank accounts.
Creditor claims over $50k receive 78.2% total distribution across May 30th (72.5%) and Sept 30th (5.7%) payments, with remaining 21.8% plus interest scheduled for future distribution dates.
SBF and his parents file appeal to vacate his conviction, alleging Sullivan & Cromwell law firm improperly took control of FTX, installed John J. Ray III as CEO, and profited nearly $250 million in legal fees while playing a critical role in his conviction.
Security alert warns of phishing emails pretending to be from Kroll or FTX Recovery Trust and fake FTX Customer Portal sites attempting to scam users; official reminder confirms legitimate communications never request wallet connections.
Customer distribution of $1.6 billion occurs today as part of ongoing creditor payouts.
FTX begins major creditor payout tomorrow, distributing over $5 billion in stablecoins to creditors.
FTT token experienced a 45% price increase following a "gm" post from the SBF account.
Sam Bankman-Fried's social media post on X triggers 24% price surge in FTT token.
Former FTX COO/Co-CEO is involved in launching Pacifica, a new Solana-based exchange currently in closed beta.
FTX investors face another scam attempt involving the sharing of SBF's contact details.
FTX trust files lawsuit seeking $1.15 billion clawback from Genesis.
SBF tweets 'gm' causing FTT token price to pump.
Clarification emerges that SBF's recent social media activity is being conducted by a friend posting on his behalf, not SBF himself from prison.
SBF returns to social media activity, causing FTT token to pump 30% and briefly turning the broader crypto market green.
Creditor recovery reaches approximately 95% following the latest $1.6B distribution.
Previously disputed accounts are now allowed in the distribution and have received confirmation emails, with $1.9 billion allocated for these accounts as Kraken confirms distribution receipt.
Recovery Trust announces $1.6 billion third distribution to creditors on September 30, 2025, with funds distributed via BitGo, Kraken or Payoneer within 1-3 business days.
Token shows 17.69% performance, ranking 10th in Alt Season Index at 74.
FTT token jumps 22.5% past 1 USDT amid unusual activity on SBF's X account involving mass follows.
FTX & Alameda estate unstaked another 192K SOL worth ~$44.9M, continuing their monthly liquidation schedule that has redeemed 8.98M SOL (~$1.2B) since November 2023.
Agenda filed for September 11 hearing excludes restricted jurisdictions, with next omnibus hearing scheduled for October 23, 2025.
New SEC report shows former Chair Gary Gensler's text messages were permanently lost due to tech failures during the timeframe of the collapse.
Figure announces September 10 IPO targeting $4.13B valuation with $526M fundraise.
Omnibus hearing scheduled for September 11 will address $470M restricted claims, including $380M from China.
Former 8% Anthropic stake held by FTX would now be worth $15B at current $183B valuation, exceeding total bankruptcy debt of $10B.
Claims portal awaiting September 30th distribution update; claims over $50k currently showing disputed status or 72.5% value.
Major funds including Wintermute allegedly orchestrating systematic market manipulation to recover FTX losses.
Current crypto trading platforms exhibit increased complexity and fragmentation compared to 2021, with users reporting inferior experience across Hyperliquid, Polymarket, and Kalshi platforms.
Judge rules on $470M restricted jurisdiction claims, allowing affected parties to change jurisdiction or transfer claims.
Creditor personal data leaked; active phishing campaign impersonates FTX Recovery Trust targeting second distribution claims.
Creditors face ongoing phishing attacks while class action filed against Kroll for alleged data breach.
$2B distribution event scheduled for September 30, following FOMC meeting on September 16-17.
Bankruptcy liquidations reveal $1.36B Anthropic position now worth $170B, while Mysten Labs' 890M tokens sold for $96M would be worth $3.2B today.
Creditors receive identity verification confirmations; claims require KYC, allowed claim validation, tax forms, and distributor completion.
Bankruptcy estate values locked megaSerum tokens while deeming FTT worthless, creating unexpected recovery differentials for creditors.
Former CTO Gary Wang receives time served sentence after cooperation, while launching crypto fraud detection company with government contracts; contrasts with SBF's 25-year sentence.
Creditor personal information exposed; phishing scams target claims process.
Customers expand lawsuit against Fenwick & West law firm, citing new evidence from SBF trial showing firm's role in fraud structure design.
FTX/Alameda transfers 190,000 SOL ($34.09M) to 29 addresses, with 4.727M SOL ($829M) remaining staked; historical patterns indicate likely transfer to major exchanges.
Creditors to receive $1.9B cash distribution on August 15.