I'm sorry for your loss but I hope you take this as a lesson that crypto is just snake oil. Some in these comments try and paint this as just an FTX problem but

I'm sorry for your loss but I hope you take this as a lesson that crypto is just snake oil. Some in these comments try and paint this as just an FTX problem but it's not. For cryptoskeptics such as myself it's been fascinating to watch as the crypto world speedruns the lessons of debt, finance and the banking system that led them to work the way they do. A lot of otherwise smart people in other areas discovered those smarts don't automatically transfer to disrupting the financial system. What ultimately underlies the financial system--including crypto--is trust and, beyond that, the military might of governments. To your specific case, I saw a quote (that I can't find) that basically said that any investment consistently offering above-market returns is eitehr a scam or has risks that you cannot see. Bear Stearns returned above market returns every month until it didn't, and that was that.