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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Hern

FTX ally warned authorities days before Bankman-Fried arrest

Sam Bankman-Fried and Nassau police
Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of the magistrate court building after his arrest, in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13. Photograph: Dante Carrer/Reuters

One of the closest lieutenants of FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, warned Bahamian regulators about improper trades at the cryptocurrency exchange in the days running up to its collapse, according to court filings.

The revelation came in papers published as part of the bail hearing for Bankman-Fried, FTX’s former chief executive, who was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday and charged in the US on Tuesday over alleged fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.

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