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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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FTX scraps plan to revive exchange and will repay billions to customers

Sam Bankman-Fried in court in Manhattan in November.
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, in court in Manhattan in November. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

FTX has abandoned efforts to restart its crypto exchange, instead opting to liquidate all assets and return funds to customers, a company attorney said on Wednesday.

The exchange, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, has been negotiating for months with potential bidders and investors, but none were willing to put in enough money to rebuild it, FTX attorney Andy Dietderich said at a bankruptcy court hearing in Delaware.

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