The new CEO of FTX charged $690,000 for 2 months of work untangling the failed crypto exchange's chaotic finances
FTX's new CEO John J. Ray III charged the failed crypto exchange $690,000 for just under two months of work steering the collapsed exchange through bankruptcy, he told a Delaware judge on Monday.
From November 11 through the end of December, Ray racked up $690,000 in hourly fees after disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried resigned as chief executive officer and filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. He has been tasked with overseeing FTX's bankruptcy process in an attempt to recover billions of dollar worth of funds to pay back customers and creditors. indicating that he worked 75 hours per week during his nearly two months untangling the company's chaotic finances.