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

BIZARRE: Cryptocurrency exchange ftx now worthless says key investor | Mind Blowing Facts

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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