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FTX

Defunct crypto exchange. Collapsed Nov 2022 after CoinDesk reported Alameda balance sheet was largely FTT.

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Nassau, Bahamas
SOLETH
Milestones · 2/2100%
2022
Collapsed — Chapter 11 Nov 11, 2022
2019
Launched
Regulatory & legal history

Nov 2023: SBF convicted on all 7 counts of fraud/conspiracy. March 2024: sentenced to 25 years. Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh pleaded guilty.

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coindesk5 days ago
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cointelegraph5 days ago
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cointelegraph7 days ago
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cointelegraph10 days ago
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theblock15 days ago
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cointelegraph20 days ago
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theblock21 days ago
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bitcoinmagazine22 days ago
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cointelegraph22 days ago
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theblock22 days ago
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decrypt22 days ago
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coindesk22 days ago
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cointelegraphabout 1 month ago
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cointelegraphabout 1 month ago
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cointelegraphabout 2 months ago
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decryptabout 2 months ago
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cointelegraphabout 2 months ago
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theblockabout 2 months ago
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decryptabout 2 months ago
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cointelegraphabout 2 months ago
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decryptabout 2 months ago
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bitcoinmagazineabout 2 months ago
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coindeskabout 2 months ago
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theblockabout 2 months ago
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decryptabout 2 months ago
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