Hedge funder that lost $65m on FTX says bankruptcy is going better than expected
Show notes
Travis Kling is the Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management — a crypto asset management startup that had a 'large majority' of its assets stuck on FTX when the exchange declared for bankruptcy last year. In this episode, on the eve of former FTX boss Sam Bankman Fried's criminal trial, Kling recounts his story since last November when FTX imploded and explains why he remains optimistic about the potential for recovery. OUTLINE: 00:56 - Introduction 03:01 - Ikigai’s $65 Million FTX Disaster 05:10 - FTX Estate’s Balance Sheet 08:01 - FTX 2.0 12:01 - Problems with Binance 15:41 - Rebuilding Trust with Exchanges 18:03 - SBF Trial 19:14 - Closing Thoughts
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