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by JohnFen 1297 days ago
>I’m not sure he’s subject to American financial laws at all since ftx was offshore.

He almost certainly is. Under US law, it doesn't actually matter where you're based. If you are engaging in substantial activity in the US, and have a presence in the US, then you are within the jurisdiction of the US, at least for that portion.
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newaccount74 1297 days ago
FTX could probably be sued in every jurisdiction where they had customers.
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HDThoreaun 1297 days ago
I have no idea what the deal with FTX.us is, but the main exchange can plausibly say they had no customers in the US and did no business there. American IPs couldn't enter the site.
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