FTX Financial Woes Deepen as Advisory and Legal Costs Continue to Escalate. According to The Block Research, FTX, the estranged crypto exchange, continues to feel financial pain based on ballooning advisory and legal costs and fees. Despite filing for bankruptcy late last year, FTX has tried to resurrect and untag itself from wrongdoing. As a The post FTX’s Advisor Fees Exceed $120 Million in Just Three Months first appeared on The Crypto Basic .