SBF: The value of collateral FTX uses for lending has fallen by $51 billion YTD

11/23 10:59

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried apologized to his former colleagues and explained why the crypto exchange failed in a new letter. It started with the market's crash in Spring, followed by credit "drying up" and ending with customers withdrawing their funds en masse, Bankman-Fried said. Adding to those issues, FTX's poor margin management and risk controls ultimately led the company to file for bankruptcy protection, according to the letter. According to Bankman-Fried, FTX had around $60 billion in collateral and $2 billion in liabilities this spring, but a market crash meant the collateral's value was reduced to half. The drying up of credit in the industry meant FTX's collateral was worth around $25 billion, though liabilities jumped to $8 billion. Another crash in November "led to another roughly 50% reduction in the value of collateral over a very short period of time," at $17 billion at the time. Then a bank run, caused by what Bankman-Fried called "attacks" in November, reduced the collateral to $9 billion, he said. Despite the bankruptcy proceedings, Bankman-Fried still reckons there is a chance to save FTX.

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