Episode Details

As lawsuits continue to pile up in the FTX saga, FTX chief John Ray III is focused on clawing back funds from former affiliates to pay back creditors. But how might that play out in court? Founder of 117 Partners Thomas Braziel, who specializes in the trading of bankruptcy claims, explains the different paths Ray may choose to go down and the potential outcomes of these cases.

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Show highlights:

• The chances of FTX winning in court against Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents
• The case against Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman 
• Whether civil cases could turn into criminal ones
• Whether bankruptcy proceedings and the criminal case against Sam Bankman-Fried are a coordinated effort 
• What retail clawbacks are and the likelihood that FTX will pursue them

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Guest

• Thomas Braziel, founder of 117 Partners
• Previous appearances on Unchained:
• Will FTX Reboot? Here’s John Ray’s Internal Deadline for Making a Decision
• Will FTX Customers Ever Recover Their Assets? Two Insolvency Experts Weigh In
• Will Celsius Survive the Bankruptcy Process?
• How Crypto Bankruptcy Claims Buyers Will Profit From the Collapse of FTX

Links

• Previous coverage of Unchained on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX:
• The Chopping Block: Was FTX a Scam From the Very Beginning? 
• How Much Prison Time Is FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Facing? 

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