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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern UK technology editor

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX now worthless, says key investor

Stacked cryptocurrency coins such as bitcoin and ethereum.
FTX was once the second largest cryptocurrency exchange. Photograph: Marc Bruxelle/Alamy

The founder of the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, has apologised for his company’s near-collapse this week, saying he “fucked up” in his calculations and in his communications during the crisis.

Sam Bankman-Fried, a billionaire and major donor to the US Democratic party who has lobbied Washington for tighter regulation of the crypto market, was speaking following a run on his Bahamas-headquartered FTX exchange.

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