Bloomberg Law
Dec. 1, 2022, 2:09 PM

Missing Billions Remain Mystery After Bankman-Fried Grilling (1)

Olga Kharif
Olga Kharif
Bloomberg News
Hannah Miller
Hannah Miller
Bloomberg News

Mystery continues to shroud the missing billions at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after its disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried denied trying to perpetrate a fraud while admitting to grievous managerial errors.

In his first major public appearance following the Nov. 11 implosion of FTX and sister trading house Alameda Research, Bankman-Fried said he “screwed up” at the helm of the exchange and should have focused more on risk management, customer protection and links between FTX and Alameda.

“I made a lot of mistakes,” the 30-year-old said Wednesday by video link at the New York Times DealBook Summit. “There are things ...