FTX, BankmanFrieds parents bought Bahamas property worth 121 million Reuters

FTX, the now-bankrupt crypto exchange operator, its founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents and the firm’s senior executives bought at least 19 properties worth about $121 million in the Bahamas over the past two years, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing official property records. The majority of the purchases — 15 properties worth about $100 million — were made by FTX’s unit FTX Property Holdings in 2021 and 2022, per the report. The most expensive property purchase was a $30 million penthouse at a resort called Albany. Its deed was reportedly signed by Ryan Salame, the president of FTX Property on March 17, and showed it was intended as a “residence for key personnel.