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    FTX

    FTX Trading Ltd. is a bankrupt company that formerly operated a cryptocurrency exchange and crypto hedge fund. Sam Bankman-Fried and Zixiao "Gary" Wang founded it in May 2019. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2022.

    ftx.com
    Chief executive officer
    John J. Ray III

    Key facts

    Founded
    May 2019source
    Founders
    Sam Bankman-Fried and Zixiao "Gary" Wangsource
    Headquarters
    The Bahamassource
    Valuation
    July 2021; raised $900 million at an $18 billion valuationsource
    Bankruptcy
    Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2022source
    CFTC order
    $12.7 billion in monetary relief: $8.7 billion restitution and $4 billion disgorgementsource

    WYDE coverage of FTX

    WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about FTX, from Jul 18, 2026 to Sep 13, 2026. FTX is the subject of 3 stories and a founder in 1 story. The most recent is Sam Bankman-Fried Asks the Supreme Court to Void His Fraud Conviction and $11 Billion Forfeiture.

    Crypto & DeFi

    Sam Bankman-Fried Asks the Supreme Court to Void His Fraud Conviction and $11 Billion Forfeiture

    The FTX founder's petition argues jurors never heard that customers were repaid, and that the $11.02 billion forfeiture is an unconstitutional excessive fine.

    Sep 13, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    JPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals.

    Record child hunger and food insecurity collide with a wall of institutional crypto money, from Citi custody to the SEC and Treasury rulebooks, plus $105 billion for one AI data center. This week in the WYDE Newsroom.

    Aug 22, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    The CFTC Closes Its FTX Cases With Five-Year Trading Bans for Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang and No Fines

    Consent orders filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York ended a case opened in December 2022. The CFTC sought no monetary penalty and no disgorgement, citing the pair's cooperation against Sam Bankman-Fried.

    Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Visa built stablecoin rails, Wyoming set a giving record, and the EAT Card hit the App Store. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Visa's stablecoin platform, DTCC's first live tokenized trades, the Senate's unanimous no-pardon vote on SBF, WyoGives' record $6.46 million, Lilly's $100 billion endowment, and the EAT Card iOS launch.

    Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read · Founder

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