[leppr]

This whole episode should hopefully bring donation recipients to do more due diligence on where the money comes from, before spending it.

The US president, those researchers, and many, many startups are holding what is pretty directly the money of FTX's unsuspecting users.

The recovery will be a long and painful process.

[bibanez]

I don't really understand the logic here. If you've received a donation, you can't be forced to return any money, specially if you didn't know it had dubious origins

[leppr]

If the money is stolen (as is the case in the articles' story), then yes, you can be legally compelled to return the money to its original owner.

[YetAnotherNick]

Source will be appreciated. What if the money has already been spent? Do they track it all the way through or just one level?

[bibanez]

Yes that is reasonable. What I know is from an account by a relative here in Spain, and it depends on the lawyer. Of cours, infinitessimal amounts compared to the money being talked about here