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A Fisher Investments analysis examining the FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapse from a personal finance and due diligence perspective. The article focuses on warning signs investors could have recognized before losing assets, emphasizing the importance of rational, coldly analytical evaluation of investment platforms regardless of hype or trust signals.
Key Points
- •FTX's collapse illustrates the critical importance of conducting rigorous due diligence before entrusting assets to any financial platform, including crypto exchanges.
- •The article identifies warning signs observable in FTX's terms of service and operational structure that investors could have flagged in advance.
- •The authors maintain neutrality on criminal allegations but note customers appear to have lost vast sums regardless of legal outcomes.
- •FTX's failure had minimal contagion effect on traditional markets (stocks/bonds), illustrating limited linkage between crypto and conventional assets.
- •The piece cautions against letting political narratives or celebrity endorsements substitute for rational financial analysis.
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# The Early Lessons for Investors From FTX’s Collapse
## FTX’s collapse is yet another reminder of the importance of conducting coldly rational due diligence.
By
[Elisabeth Dellinger](https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/insights/market-commentary/contributors/elisabeth-dellinger)
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11/16/2022
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16 minutes
[](https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/insights/market-commentary/contributors/elisabeth-dellinger)
Shall we talk about FTX? This now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, whose failure has apparently made billions of dollars’ worth of its customers’ assets disappear, has hogged headlines globally for over a week now. As the saga continues unfolding and investigators swoop in, questions abound: Did the company illegally lend customers’ assets to its sister firm? Were there misrepresentations to clients and investors? Will anyone be made whole? Could better regulation have protected investors? Was the entire firm a front for money laundering? Where do all of the firm’s political donations and international connections fit in? Investigative reporters and federal investigators from several jurisdictions will pursue all of these, and we have no doubt it will be fascinating. For now, though, we think it is most helpful for investors to back-burner these juicy details, tune out the politics (which, as always, we are neutral on) and consider this saga from a personal finance standpoint. Namely: Is there anything FTX’s customers could have done to avoid getting caught in the mess and losing everything? After reviewing the situation, we see some warning signs that all investors benefit from understanding.
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