FTX Foundation

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The FTX Foundation iswas a non-profit organization funded by FTX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried.

Projects

In July 2021, FTX Foundation launched FTX Climate, an initiative to make FTX carbon-neutral by the end of 2021; to fund promising research on climate change; and to support various other climate-related projects. The foundation was created in February 2021[1], and shut down in November 2022 when FTX collapsed.[2] In late October 2021,


The foundation’s projects included FTX Foundation announced aClimate, the fellowship program to support individuals working on high-impact projects and to build an effective altruism community in the Bahamas, where FTX is headquartered.[3]

The Future Fund, a philanthropic fund that makes grants and investments to ambitious projects focused on improving humanity's long-term prospects, was launched in late February 2022. That month, the FTX Foundation also launched FTX Community, focused on global poverty, animal welfare, and community outreach.

Further reading

Bankman-Fried, Sam (2021) The FTX Foundation for charitable giving, FTX Research, February 8.Community.

FTX Foundation. | Official website.website (Web Archive).

FTX Climate. | Official website.

FTX Future Fundwebsite (Web Archive). Official website.

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    Bankman-Fried, SamFTX – Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange on Medium (2021) The FTX Foundation for charitable giving, FTX Research, February 8.

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    FTX Foundation (2021) FTX EA Fellowships, Effective Altruism Forum, October 25.

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