Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried (C) arrives to enter a plea before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Manhattan federal court, New York, January 3, 2023.
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Federal prosecutors seized over $697 million in cash and assets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, court filings from Friday show, primarily Robinhood shares that were owned by the FTX founder.
Three accounts were held at Silvergate Bank, in the name of FTX Digital Markets, holding over $6 million. Those assets, held in the name of a Bahamian subsidiary, were seized by the government “on or about” Jan. 11.
Almost $50 million was custodied at Moonstone Bank, a U.S. financial institution with ties to FTX management.
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