FTX appoints five independent directors and is in contact with regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Attorney's Office

According to ChainCatcher news, citing new bankruptcy court documents reported by Bloomberg, FTX has appointed five new independent directors, including former U.S. District Court Judge Joseph J. Farnan Jr., who will serve as the chief independent director overseeing FTX Trading. The other four include Matthew A. Doheny from FTX Trading, Mitchell I. Sonkin from West Realm Shires, Matthew R. Rosenberg from Alameda Research, and Rishi Jain from Clifton Bay Investments.

Additionally, FTX stated that it is in talks with the U.S. Attorney's Office and dozens of U.S. and international regulatory agencies, and has been in contact with authorities including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over the past three days. (Bloomberg)