TIMELINE-Rise and fall of crypto exchange FTX
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FTX was commencing bankruptcy proceedings in the United States and its Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned.
FTX was commencing bankruptcy proceedings in the United States and its Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned, the crypto exchange said on Friday, in a spectacular collapse that has sent shivers through the industry. Here is a history of FTX since its foundation in 2019: 2019: May - Former Wall Street trader Sam Bankman-Fried and ex-Google employee Gary Wang founded FTX, the owner and operator of FTX.COM cryptocurrency exchange. 2021: July - A $900 million funding round valued FTX at $18 billion. September - FTX signed a sponsorship deal with Mercedes' Formula 1 team. October - FTX raised capital at a valuation of $25 billion from inve...