{"id":538673,"date":"2023-01-10T23:52:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ftx-stakes-held-by-tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-revealed-in-court-docs\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T23:52:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:52:50","slug":"ftx-stakes-held-by-tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-revealed-in-court-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ftx-stakes-held-by-tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-revealed-in-court-docs\/","title":{"rendered":"#FTX stakes held by Tom Brady, Gisele B\u00fcndchen revealed in court docs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dc86cdf6d9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dc86cdf6d9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ftx-stakes-held-by-tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-revealed-in-court-docs\/#%E2%80%9CFTX_stakes_held_by_Tom_Brady_Gisele_Bundchen_revealed_in_court_docs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;FTX stakes held by Tom Brady, Gisele B\u00fcndchen revealed in court docs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFTX_stakes_held_by_Tom_Brady_Gisele_Bundchen_revealed_in_court_docs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;FTX stakes held by Tom Brady, Gisele B\u00fcndchen revealed in court docs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>NFL legend Tom Brady and ex-wife Gisele B\u00fcndchen were among FTX\u2019s largest individual equity holders before the doomed crypto site\u2019s collapse into bankruptcy, court filings revealed Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>FTX shares held by Brady, B\u00fcndchen and other celebrity backers are now essentially worthless as officials scramble to salvage remaining assets and attempt to make jilted customers financially whole.<\/p>\n<p>Brady, 45, owns more than 1.1 million common shares of FTX, according to a list of equity holders released in bankruptcy court. B\u00fcndchen has more than 686,000 common shares. The pair finalized their divorce last year.<\/p>\n<p>FTX is a privately held firm and the exact value of the equity stakes held by Brady, B\u00fcndchen and other investors could not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely be determined, but their value was likely substantial. FTX drew a whopping $32 billion valuation in January 2021, just months before its downfall.<\/p>\n<p>In November, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/chasewithorn\/2022\/11\/10\/exclusive-these-investors-stand-to-lose-the-most-from-ftxs-implosion\/?sh=f6c145226700\">Forbes estimated<\/a> that, on paper, Brady\u2019s stake was worth roughly $45 million and B\u00fcndchen\u2019s stake was worth about $25 million. The outlet based its assertions on documents that Bankman-Fried once provided to Forbes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-03.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen\" class=\"wp-image-25309639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen finalized their divorce last year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Patrick McMullan via Getty Image<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other notable entities listed among FTX\u2019s equity holders included KPC Venture Capital, a firm tied to Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the NFL\u2019s New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>KPC Venture Capital owns more than 110,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> B preferred shares in FTX\u2019s main platform, as well as 479,000 common shares and 43,545 Series A preferred shares in West Realm Shires, the entity that controls FTX\u2019s US-based operation.<\/p>\n<p>Like all individuals and entities caught up in FTX\u2019s collapse, shareholders face an uphill battle to recover their losses. Under US bankruptcy law, customers, suppliers and other creditors are entitled to proceeds before shareholders. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Robert Kraft\" class=\"wp-image-25309641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Robert Kraft-linked firm was a significant FTX stakeholder.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Boston Globe via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additional FTX stakeholders include NBA player Udonis Haslem, the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund and Wall Street firms such as Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global and Thoma Bravo.<\/p>\n<p>Brady and B\u00fcndchen played a key role as FTX brand ambassadors, at one point <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing in a commercial in which they urged a series of everyday people such as plumbers and doctors to invest in crypto. The former couple received equity stakes in exchange for their promotional efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, B\u00fcndchen appeared alongside disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at the Salt Crypto Bahamas Conference, where they shared the stage to discuss sustainability efforts in the cryptocurrency industry.<\/p>\n<p>Brady and B\u00fcndchen topped a list of high-profile FTX backers who were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit on behalf of customers who lost money in the bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sam Bankman-Fried\" class=\"wp-image-25309637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/ftx-brady-bundchen-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sam Bankman-Fried faces eight federal charges.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the days after FTX\u2019s bankruptcy, Brady quietly scrubbed tweets in which he promoted the company.<\/p>\n<p>Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to eight federal charges. 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