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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Finance YouTubers who promoted FTX handed a $1billion lawsuit

Samuel Bankman-Fried departs from federal court in New York, U.S (Credit: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg - Getty Images)

A handful of YouTubers famed for their personal finance expertise are being chased hard for more than $1 billion by victims who lost their fortunes in Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX.

The finance influencers are facing a class action lawsuit claiming they were paid "handsomely" to push the FTX brand prior to its collapse, following similar cases brought against celebrity endorsers like Tom Brady, Madonna and Gwenyth Paltrow.

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