‘The money is gone’: people who lost out in FTX’s collapse

Smaller investors tell how they found themselves unable to withdraw money as rumours of the exchange's troubles spread

The UK parliament this week heard during testimony on the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX that most of the money it held came from institutions. Yet with about $8bn still owed to depositors, its collapse has still left many individuals nursing significant losses.

Here we speak to some of those retail investors about the huge sums they were unable to withdraw - as much as $110,000 in one case. All of them spoke on the condition of anonymity.