{"id":158099,"date":"2022-05-23T19:03:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=158099"},"modified":"2022-05-23T19:03:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:03:39","slug":"is-ftx-a-safe-way-to-trade-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/crypto\/is-ftx-a-safe-way-to-trade-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Is FTX A Safe Way To Trade Cryptocurrencies?"},"content":{"rendered":"

FTX is among the most popular crypto exchanges in the world. With over 10 billion USD traded each day through the platform, many crypto-natives wonder if the platform is worth using. The main concern of crypto traders around the world when choosing an exchange is its safety.<\/p>\n

Today, we\u2019ll be looking at whether or not FTX is able to exceed the industry standard when it comes to security.<\/p>\n

FTX At A Glance<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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FTX was founded in May of 2019 by Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried. The former is a serial entrepreneur and novelist multiple successes behind him with while the latter is a highly successful entrepreneur and MIT graduate, <\/p>\n

In September of 2021, FTX decided to move its HQ from Hong Kong to The Bahamas in light of the People\u2019s Bank of China banning all cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n

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FTX is designed to provide a crypto exchange delivering derivative and options trading while maintaining a degree of user-friendliness. The exchange is regarded as highly secure due to the fact it hasn\u2019t been involved in any data breaches or scandals since its inception.<\/p>\n

The FTX platform intends to be both deep enough for professional traders to be able to use advanced features and strategies, while not being overwhelming to beginners. FTX also has its own native token(FTT), as well as a low-fee payment processor called FTX pay.<\/p>\n

How Does FTX Ensure Your Safety<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Keeping Account Protection At The Forefront<\/strong><\/h3>\n

FTX has a great number of security features ensuring that your account stays protected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The exchange uses a combination of cold wallet technology and 2FA to keep your account safe from hacks. Furthermore, you can whitelist certain IP addresses, so that your account can only be accessed from certain IPs. Alternatively, you can make it so that some IP addresses can only look at your account, but not interact with your funds in any meaningful way.<\/p>\n

FTX also understands that people will sometimes want to give access to their accounts to someone.\u00a0 Because of this, FTX allows you to set up subaccounts where you can give someone access to only a certain part of your account.\u00a0 For example, you can set up a subaccount that is read-only, allowing people with that login to look at your account, but not trade or withdraw funds.<\/p>\n

Finally, FTX makes 2FA(2-Factor Authentication) mandatory in order to conduct any kind of transaction on your account.<\/p>\n

Making Withdrawals Difficult For Hackers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Most hackers will look to withdraw the funds from a stolen account as quickly as possible so that they\u2019re not busted. FTX combats this in a myriad of ways:<\/p>\n