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Manhattan US Attorney's Office Opens Probe Into FTX Collapse: Reuters

The investigation is one of several probes into the now-bankrupt company's operations.

Updated Nov 14, 2022, 4:25 p.m. Published Nov 14, 2022, 4:01 p.m.
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Prosecutors working with the Department of Justice’s Southern District of New York have launched a probe into implosion of crypto exchange FTX, a source told Reuters Monday.

Over the weekend, the Financial Crimes Investigation Branch of Bahamas announced a criminal investigation of FTX.

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