History The exchange was created by the Alameda Research Foundation, also founded by Sam. However, the idea of launching a new exchange caused controversy within the company. This was a very risky solution, as the company was considered to be "extremely understaffed". It was a very risky solution. However, in April 2019, FTX was registered in Antigua and Barbuda. Work began a month later. The main technical issues of the project were solved by Gary Wang, a former Google programmer. The main c...