When FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire teetered on the brink of collapse, top lieutenant Caroline Ellison addressed a group of employees. One part of the empire, trading firm Alameda Research, had made risky bets using customer deposits from its sister crypto-exchange FTX and now the money was gone.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8