A $32 billion crypto exchange collapsed in about ten days

FTX, once valued at $32 billion, fell apart in November 2022 after reporters revealed its sister trading firm Alameda Research was propped up by FTX's own token. Customers rushed to withdraw, FTX couldn't cover an $8 billion shortfall, and founder Sam Bankman-Fried was later convicted of fraud.

— Wikipedia contributors, FTX — November 2022

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