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To: WildHighlander57
What caused FTX to implode?

Crypto exchange FTX lent billions of dollars worth of customer assets to fund risky bets by its affiliated trading firm, Alameda Research, setting the stage for the exchange’s implosion, a person familiar with the matter said.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-tapped-into-customer-accounts-to-fund-risky-bets-setting-up-its-downfall-11668093732

21 posted on 11/13/2022 2:21:53 PM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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To: tlozo

Thanks for the info!

Too much leverage on risky business.

Like what happened before the great depression.


50 posted on 11/13/2022 7:55:43 PM PST by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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