Supermodel and former Victoria’s Secret Angel Gisele Bündchen, who became an FTX shareholder in 2021, could have lost “millions of dollars” as a result of the collapse of the crypto exchange. Writes about it Daily Mail.
In an interview Vanity Fair she said she was “no different from everyone else and was blind” when she trusted the hype surrounding FTX founder Sam Bankman-Freed. Bündchen did not share financial details, but noted that her advisers called the company a “solid and excellent” investment.
In June 2021, the ex-husband of the model, NFL football player Tom Brady, became an ambassador and shareholder of the exchange. Bündchen also invested in FTX and joined her as an advisor on environmental and social initiatives.
Both stars received a signing bonus in an unnamed cryptocurrency.
According to the Daily Mail, Brady allegedly owned 1.1 million shares of FTX Trading, which were valued at $93 million at their peak. According to the publication, Bündchen had “more than 680,000 securities” worth $57 million. whether the ex-spouses have these shares as part of an agreement with the stock exchange or have invested their own money.
Recall that on December 13, 2022, the authorities of the Bahamas arrested the founder of FTX at the request of the US Department of Justice. He was later extradited to the States, where he was released on $250 million bail.
In January 2023, the head of SkyBridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci, called Bankman-Fried a traitor and spoke about the consequences of the collapse of the exchange for him.
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