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He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Customer restitution is a crucial step to rebuild trust and confidence in the industry, and Backpack is committed to returning FTX EU customers' funds as fast and as safely as possible.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Backpack's origins trace back to FTX, with co-founders Ferrante and Can Sun playing pivotal roles in the now-defunct platform.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrante previously worked as a software developer at <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/alameda-research\/\">Alameda Research<\/a>, while Sun served as FTX's general counsel and was a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sbf-trial-ftx-general-counsel-had-no-idea-that-sbf-was-misusing-customer-funds\/\">key witness<\/a> against <a href=\"http:\/\/ctyptoslate.com\/people\/sam-bankman-fried\">Sam Bankman-Fried<\/a>, the convicted founder of FTX.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these ties, Backpack is carving a new path by prioritizing regulatory compliance and customer trust. Last year, the firm <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/former-ftx-executives-backpack-exchange-expands-to-11-us-states\/\">expanded to 11 US states<\/a>, including California and Colorado.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backpack, a crypto exchange founded by former FTX executives, has taken a significant step into the European market by acquiring FTX EU, the European arm of the defunct FTX platform. According to a Jan. 7 statement, the acquisition was approved by the FTX bankruptcy court and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). 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