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Embattled cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy and its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will step down,
陷入困境的加密货币交易平台FTX于日前申请破产，其首席执行官山姆·班克曼-弗里德将辞职，
marking a stunning reversal of fortune for the 30-year-old crypto executive who was once worth nearly $17 billion.
这标志着这位现年30岁、曾拥有近170亿美元身家的加密货币领域的高管，其个人财富发生了惊人的逆转。
In a statement posted on Twitter Friday, FTX said it has begun voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware.
周五，FTX在推特上发布一份声明，称该平台已经在特拉华州启动了自愿破产程序。
It comes after a week-long saga that began with a run on FTX and an abandoned takeover deal by crypto rival Binance,
这是在长达一周的一连串事件之后发生的：FTX经历了挤兑以及其加密货币领域的竞争对手Binance放弃收购交易，
triggering what could be one of the biggest meltdowns in the industry.
从而引发了可能是该行业最大的崩盘事件。
The liquidity crisis at FTX prompted intervention from regulators around the world as the exchange tried to stave off collapse.
在FTX试图避免破产之际，其流动性危机促使全球监管机构进行了干预。
Sources told Reuters that FTX was scrambling to raise about $9.4 billion from investors and rivals, as the exchange sought to save itself from a flurry of customer withdrawals.
消息人士告知路透社，FTX当时正努力从投资者和竞争对手那里筹集约94亿美元资金，以避免客户大量撤资。
Bankman-Fried, who founded FTX, until recently was hailed as a "white knight" of the crypto world and drew comparisons to billionaire Warren Buffett.
创立了FTX的班克曼-弗里德，直到最近还被誉为加密货币圈的“白衣骑士”，并与亿万富翁沃伦·巴菲特相比较。
Some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment and finance invested in FTX,
体育界、娱乐圈和金融领域的一些大佬都投资了FTX，
including Tom Brady and now ex-wife Gisele Bundchen, Kevin O'Leary of Shark Tank fame, Larry Fink's BlackRock, Dan Loeb's Third Point and Brad Gerstner's Altimeter Capital.
其中就包括了汤姆·布雷迪及其前妻吉赛尔·邦辰、《创智赢家》节目的明星凯文·奥利里、拉里·芬克的贝莱德集团、丹·勒布的第三点管理公司以及布莱德·格斯特纳的Altimeter Capital风险投资公司。
According to the Wall Street Journal, FTX brand ambassadors included basketball's Steph Curry and Shaquille O'Neal, baseball's David Ortiz and tennis star Naomi Osaka.
据《华尔街日报》报道，FTX的品牌大使包括篮球明星斯蒂芬·库里和沙奎尔·奥尼尔、棒球明星大卫·奥尔蒂斯和网球明星大阪直美。
