An unidentified purchaser or consumers may quickly personal a property beforehand linked to defunct cryptocurrency trade FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Washington D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
In accordance with an up to date posting on Realtor.com, the D.C. property was listed as “contingent”, suggesting that the occasion dealing with the deal has accepted a suggestion however the transaction was not but finalized. The townhouse positioned close to the U.S. Capitol constructing was reportedly owned by Guarding Towards Pandemics, a nonprofit group established by Gabriel Bankman-Fried, brother of the previous FTX CEO.
Cointelegraph reported in January that the property had been faraway from actual property listings after having allegedly been bought by misappropriated FTX consumer funds. Realtor.com’s itemizing on the time of publication confirmed a worth of $3 million, whereas out there images didn’t counsel any crypto or blockchain design to the home.
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DC Townhouse Linked to Fallen FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Is Listed for $3.3M420 third St NE, Washington, DC 20002
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Amid the collapse of FTX and prison prices introduced in opposition to Sam Bankman-Fried, U.S. authorities investigated property tied to the crypto trade and its former CEO, together with these used for political donations. Bankman-Fried will face two prison trials — scheduled for October 2023 and March 2024 — for prices together with allegations of marketing campaign finance legislation violations.
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It’s unclear who’s behind the acquisition of the D.C. property and what function the cash behind the sale may play, if any, in FTX’s ongoing chapter case within the District of Delaware. Gabriel Bankman-Fried reportedly stepped down from his place as govt director of Guarding Towards Pandemics in November 2022. Cointelegraph reached out to the nonprofit, however didn’t obtain a response on the time of publication.
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