Bankman-Fried begged for funds from Sequoia, Apollo Global in FTX's frantic final days

Bankman-Fried begged for funds from Sequoia, Apollo Global in FTX's frantic final days

FILE PHOTO: FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried poses for a picture, in an unspecified location, in this undated handout picture, obtained by Reuters on July 5, 2022. FTX/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

As customers withdrew billions of dollars from crypto exchange FTX one frantic Sunday this month, founder Sam BankmanFried worked the phones in a futile bid to raise $7 billion in emergency funds.

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