FTX
E1039074
FTX was a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange that became widely known for its rapid rise, high-profile sponsorships, and dramatic collapse amid allegations of fraud and mismanagement.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FTX canonical | 2 |
| FTX Australia | 1 |
| FTX Europe | 1 |
| FTX Japan | 1 |
| FTX Trading Ltd. | 1 |
| FTX US | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13423154 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FTX Context triple: [The Kaseya, previousNamingRightsHolder, FTX]
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A.
FX
FX is an American cable television network known for airing edgy, critically acclaimed original series and dramas.
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B.
FX
FX is the identifying squadron code historically used by No. 92 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
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C.
Cboe Digital
Cboe Digital is a cryptocurrency trading and derivatives platform operated by Cboe Global Markets, offering regulated digital asset spot and futures markets.
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D.
Coinbase
Coinbase is a leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables individuals and institutions to buy, sell, and store digital assets.
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E.
Robinhood Markets
Robinhood Markets is a U.S.-based financial services company best known for its commission-free stock and cryptocurrency trading app that popularized retail investing among younger and first-time investors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FTX Target entity description: FTX was a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange that became widely known for its rapid rise, high-profile sponsorships, and dramatic collapse amid allegations of fraud and mismanagement.
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A.
FX
FX is an American cable television network known for airing edgy, critically acclaimed original series and dramas.
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B.
FX
FX is the identifying squadron code historically used by No. 92 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
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C.
Cboe Digital
Cboe Digital is a cryptocurrency trading and derivatives platform operated by Cboe Global Markets, offering regulated digital asset spot and futures markets.
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D.
Coinbase
Coinbase is a leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables individuals and institutions to buy, sell, and store digital assets.
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E.
Robinhood Markets
Robinhood Markets is a U.S.-based financial services company best known for its commission-free stock and cryptocurrency trading app that popularized retail investing among younger and first-time investors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bankrupt company
ⓘ
cryptocurrency exchange ⓘ defunct company ⓘ |
| allegedMisuseOf | customer deposits ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Alameda Research ⓘ |
| associatedScandal | FTX bankruptcy and fraud scandal ⓘ |
| bankruptcyFilingDate | 2022-11-11 ⓘ |
| brand |
FTX Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
FTX
FTX Europe ⓘ
linked to:
FTX
FTX Japan ⓘ
linked to:
FTX
FTX US ⓘ
linked to:
FTX
|
| CEO | Sam Bankman-Fried ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Gary Wang
ⓘ
Sam Bankman-Fried ⓘ |
| collapseContributedTo | decline in FTT token price ⓘ |
| country | Bahamas ⓘ |
| customerFundsHeld | billions of USD equivalent ⓘ |
| describedByJohnRayAs | unprecedented failure of corporate controls ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gary Wang
ⓘ
Sam Bankman-Fried ⓘ |
| foundedDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Nassau, Bahamas
ⓘ
linked to:
Nassau
|
| impact |
erosion of trust in centralized crypto exchanges
ⓘ
losses for millions of customers and creditors ⓘ regulatory scrutiny of cryptocurrency industry ⓘ |
| industry |
cryptocurrency
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Binance announcement of intent to sell FTT holdings in November 2022
ⓘ
Binance withdrawal from proposed acquisition in November 2022 ⓘ CoinDesk report on Alameda Research balance sheet in November 2022 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
allegations of customer fund misappropriation
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allegations of fraud ⓘ collapse in November 2022 ⓘ high-profile sports sponsorships ⓘ rapid growth in cryptocurrency trading volume ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| majorShareholder |
Alameda Research
ⓘ
Sam Bankman-Fried ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive global news coverage in 2022 ⓘ |
| nativeToken | FTT ⓘ |
| notableCompetitor |
Binance
ⓘ
Coinbase ⓘ Kraken ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | hundreds ⓘ |
| operatedInJurisdiction |
Australia
ⓘ
European Union ⓘ Japan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| parentCompany |
FTX Trading Ltd.
ⓘ
linked to:
FTX
|
| postBankruptcyCEO | John J. Ray III ⓘ |
| predecessorHeadquartersLocation |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
|
| product |
cryptocurrency derivatives trading
ⓘ
leveraged tokens ⓘ spot cryptocurrency trading ⓘ tokenized stocks ⓘ |
| reasonForBankruptcy |
liquidity crisis
ⓘ
run on customer deposits ⓘ |
| restructuringOfficer | John J. Ray III ⓘ |
| sponsorOf |
Gisele Bündchen endorsements
ⓘ
Major League Baseball umpires ⓘ Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team ⓘ Miami Heat arena naming rights ⓘ Team SoloMid (TSM) ⓘ
linked to:
Team SoloMid
Tom Brady endorsements ⓘ various esports organizations ⓘ |
| status |
in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
ⓘ
insolvent ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement action
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action ⓘ United States Department of Justice investigation ⓘ multiple class-action lawsuits ⓘ |
| valuation | 32000000000 USD ⓘ |
| valuationDate | 2022-01 ⓘ |
| website | https://ftx.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FTX Description of subject: FTX was a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange that became widely known for its rapid rise, high-profile sponsorships, and dramatic collapse amid allegations of fraud and mismanagement.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: FTX