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

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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