In a perfect world, customers would receive compensation with full interest, but this settlement will at least be better than nothing. By putting a good chunk of the stolen money into valuable assets, Sam Bankman-Fried canmade sure FTX could make some amends by helpingselling FTX sell those holdings and paypaying back most of its victims at 9% interest.
While it's true that something is better than nothing, and that bankruptcies usually result in zero compensation, it's inaccurate to claim customers are being 100% compensated. If FTX didn't outright steal people's property and use it to fund Sam Bankman-Fried's lavish lifestyle, many of these victims would be enjoying incredible profits right now.
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