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Collapsed crypto platform FTX probes $500 million hack

By DW
15 November 2022   |   10:26 am
The troubled platform's new CEO said it was hit by "unauthorized transactions," fueling rumors of a cyberattack or insider theft. FTX filed for bankruptcy protection after a crypto equivalent of a bank run.

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