Never let a good crisis go to waste. A near-existential disaster seems to have hit the cryptosphere: FTX, a big exchange that enjoyed a $32bn valuation in January, has collapsed with an $8bn hole. FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried — hitherto crypto’s friendly face — is mired in allegations that his firm misplaced or misused client money. Confidence in the wider crypto market — its stock-in-trade — has been badly hit, with bitcoin tumbling in value. The time for politicians, policymakers and regulators to put protections in place is now.
永远不要浪费一次好的危机。加密货币领域遭遇的看上去近乎一场灭顶之灾：1月份估值还有320亿美元的大型交易所FTX已经破产，留下80亿美元的窟窿。FTX的创始人萨姆•班克曼-弗里德(Sam Bankman-Fried)——此前一直是形象可亲的加密货币代言人——陷入了对其公司乱配置或滥用客户资金的指控。随着比特币价值暴跌，对整体加密货币市场的信心受到了严重打击。现在是政治家、政策制定者和监管机构出台保护措施的时候了。
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