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⚠️ DEFUNCT COMPANY - FTX was a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2019 that collapsed in November 2022. Prior to collapse, it was the second-to-third largest crypto exchange by volume with over 1 million users, offering spot and derivatives trading with native token (FTT) incentives. The company imploded due to misuse of customer funds by sister company Alameda Research, revealing severe internal control failures. This profile is provided for historical reference only.

Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage infrastructure platform that provides APIs for programmatic access to stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies. It enables fintechs, institutions, and individual traders to build customized investing applications without building brokerage infrastructure from scratch. The platform powers over 9 million brokerage accounts across 40+ countries and differentiates through its full-stack broker-as-a-service model, combining trading APIs with complete regulatory and custody infrastructure.