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The collapse of FTX was triggered by Binance, investor Kevin O'Leary claimed at a Dec. 14 United States Senate committee hearing about the crypto exchange's meltdown. O'Leary, who was a paid spokesperson for FTX, provided details about conversations with Sam Bankman-Fried in the days before FTX filed for bankruptcy.

During his testimony, O'Leary said he had questioned SBF regarding how customer funds were used in the past 24 months and was told that almost $3 billion were used to repurchase shares of FTX owned by Binance.

When asked by Senator Patrick Toomey why FTX failed, O'Leary replied, "I have an opinion. I don't have the records," before revealing his view that the heads of Binance and FTX were at war.

O'Leary said that regulation was at the core of the silent war between the heads of the two crypto exchanges. As owners of a nearly 20% stake in FTX, Binance and Changpeng "CZ" Zhao had to comply with regulators' requests and compliance standards in different jurisdictions.

The share purchases hurt FTX's balance sheet, said O'Leary, and Zhao's decision to liquidate Binance's FTX token (FTT) holdings at the beginning of November, citing “recent revelations that have come to light,” and “post-exit risk management" reasons, was intended to push down the token's price.

O'Leary was paid nearly $15 million for his service as a spokesperson for FTX. He reportedly lost over $10 million in tokens held at FTX due to its collapse.