SINGAPORE - When news broke earlier this week about a liquidity crunch at cryptocurrency exchange FTX, financial adviser Ng Ming Jie was among those who tried to withdraw crypto from the platform.
The 33-year-old, who had been trading on FTX since mid-2021, was introduced to the platform by financial influencers, or finfluencers, online and stayed because of the comparatively low fees and functionality.
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