Crypto hedge fund Galois Capital will shut its flagship $200 million fund with half of its belongings nonetheless caught on the fallen crypto trade FTX.
The agency confirmed the shutdown on Twitter on Monday after the Financial Times reported the fund was closing.
The fund suffered from the FTX blow-up final November, admitting that it had a good portion of funds caught on the crypto trade after its collapse.
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In the wake of the FTX collapse, founder Sam Bankman-Fried is going through a trial this October on fraud costs, to which he had pleaded not responsible. Around 1 million collectors have been recognized within the chapter submitting.
In a letter to traders, seen by the Financial Times, co-founder Kevin Zhou wrote that it might return 90% of the remaining cash within the fund, and 10% was nonetheless to be finalized by directors.
“I am proud to say that although we lost almost half our assets to the FTX disaster and then sold the claim for cents on the dollar, we are among the few who are closing shop with an inception-to-date performance which is still positive,” tweeted the Galois Capital account.
The Financial Times reported that Galois offered the declare for round 16 cents to the greenback.
Earlier final 12 months, Zhou foresaw and shorted the collapse of Terra/Luna. But he nonetheless stays hopeful in regards to the crypto trade, saying it is going to “endure” the present setbacks it faces.
Source web site: www.marketwatch.com
