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Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, cryptocurrency has played a surprisingly big role.

The folks handling the ongoing FTX bankruptcy admitted Thursday it is still on the hook for around $9 billion in customer funds that it simply cannot locate under the morass of financials left over from the exchange’s collapse.

The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance is facing intense scrutiny as of late, and the pressure doesn’t seem to be letting up.