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FTX Bankruptcy—What Could Be Next for the Industry?

by Yoon-Young Lee, Tiffany J. Smith, Matthew B. Kulkin, Michael Held, Susan Schroeder and Eliza Gonzalez.

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges—FTX Trading Ltd.—and many of its affiliates filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. [1] While the full impact of the FTX bankruptcy is not yet clear, various responses from the executive branch and federal and state regulators indicate that, in the short term, agencies will continue to use their existing authorities to seek information about the practices of crypto market participants and to enforce existing rules to protect customers and avoid further market contagion. [2] The following statements may indicate what market participants should expect.
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