The new management at bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has hired forensic investigators from consultancy AlixPartners to trace billions of dollars that have gone missing, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The AlixPartners team will be led by Matt Jacques, a former chief accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division, the WSJ said.
John Ray III, a restructuring expert who oversaw the Enron Corp. bankruptcy, took over as CEO when FTX filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11. Jacques’ team is tasked with tracking the funds that went missing from FTX as the firm cratered amid a liquidity freeze last month.
AlixPartners was hired by the U.S. Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) to help recover funds stolen in the Bernie Madoff case, the investigative firm’s website states.
AlixPartners declined to comment. FTX did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
