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TIMELINE-Rise and fall of crypto exchange FTX
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TIMELINE-Rise and fall of crypto exchange FTX

[ad_1] 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...
Funds vanish at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX; probe underway
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Funds vanish at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX; probe underway

[ad_1] Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday. Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday.The embattled company's new CEO John Ray III said Saturday that FTX is switching off the ability to trade or withdraw funds and taking steps to secure customers' assets, according to a tweet by FTX's general counsel Ryne Miller. FTX is also coordinating with law enforcement and regulators, the company said. Exactly how much money is involved is unclear, but analytics firm Elliptic estimated Saturday that $477 million was missing from...