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A Kellogg School of Management fintech expert analyzes the collapse of FTX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, examining the causes of its failure, the broader implications for the crypto industry, and the challenges of introducing regulation without stifling innovation.
Key Points
- •FTX was considered one of the most stable and reputable crypto exchanges before its collapse and bankruptcy filing in November 2022.
- •The exchange was seen as a regulatory advocate, making its fraudulent activity particularly shocking to the crypto community.
- •A key challenge going forward is designing regulation that protects investors without strangling crypto innovation.
- •The FTX collapse is part of a broader crypto downturn including high-profile currency collapses in late 2022.
- •The fallout from FTX's bankruptcy is expected to be widespread across creditors and the broader crypto ecosystem.
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What Went Wrong with FTX—and What’s Next for Crypto?
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# What Went Wrong with FTX—and What’s Next for Crypto?
## One key issue will be introducing regulation without strangling innovation, a fintech expert explains.
Based on insights from
[Sarit Markovich](https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/author/sarit-markovich)
Yevgenia Nayberg
Based on insights from
[Sarit Markovich](https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/author/sarit-markovich)
Late 2022 has not been kind to the crypto space. The [meltdown](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/11/ftx-bankman-fried-bankruptcy/) of the FTX exchange, along with the high-profile collapses of several currencies, have many investors thinking twice about their positions in the sphere.
FTX, the third largest of the centralized exchanges where people go to trade all manner of cryptocurrencies, has recently filed for bankruptcy. [The fallout](https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1137054976/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-crypto-alameda-research-bankruptcy) is expected to be [widespread](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/technology/crypto-ftx-bankruptcy-creditors.html).
Kellogg Insight caught up with [Sarit Markovich](https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/markovich_sarit.aspx), a clinical professor of strategy and fintech expert, to discuss what happened, what we can learn from it, and where the industry may be headed next.
_This conversation has been edited for length and clarity._
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