Yedidia was called to testify about a bug in FTX’s accounting software that caused it to overstate the amount of money Alameda Research owed exchange customers by $8 billion. This was a big problem, as customers had wired their money to the trading firm and then got credited in their FTX account. The arrangement was one factor in FTX’s subsequent loss of $8 billion in customer funds, according to prosecutors.
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Geography | North America |
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Sentiment | negative |
Relevance Score | 8 |
People | FTX, Alameda Research, Yedidia |
Companies | prosecutors, exchange, trading firm, FTX, Alameda Research |
Currencies | None |
Securities | None |