London cocoa bean trader Marc-Antoine Julliard, who lost $100,000 on the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, became the first witness in the trial of the exchange's founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Juliard chose FTX in 2021 to diversify his cryptocurrency investments and remained a non-aggressive trader until the platform's collapse in November 2022. During his testimony, Juliard said he felt "extreme anxiety" when he was unable to withdraw $100,000 worth of crypto assets from FTX and was left in limbo along with thousands of other customers after the company filed for bankruptcy.