Brett Harrison – DIGIT INFO

FTX financial controls were a ‘hodgepodge’ of apps, says court filings

DIGIT — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 03:00:18 +0000

A court filing alleged apps such as Excel spreadsheets and Slack messages were used to manage the assets and liabilities of FTX and its entities.

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Debt Deflation Warnings, Shibarium Buzz Sees SHIB Rise, Former FTX US President Talks SBF, and More — Week in Review

DIGIT — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 13:30:39 +0000

“The Price of Tomorrow” author Jeff Booth has warned of a “great depression on steroids” if the U.S. Federal Reserve keeps hiking interest rates, while buzz about the anticipated layer two (L2) scaling solution known as Shibarium has been the backdrop for dynamic price movements in shiba inu. In other news, former FTX US president […]

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Former FTX President Launches New Crypto Venture, Raises $5 Million From Leading Investors

DIGIT — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:30:48 +0000

Less than a week ago, Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX US, published a 49-part Twitter thread describing his side of the story when he worked for the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). On Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, Harrison revealed that his new firm, Architect, has raised $5 million from investors such […]

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Scaramucci to invest in crypto firm founded by former FTX US boss

DIGIT — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 01:23:05 +0000

It is understood the crypto software company will enable crypto traders to create algorithmic-based strategies to access different markets.

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Former President of FTX US Shares His Experience and Relationship With CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Detailed Twitter Thread

DIGIT — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:30:45 +0000

The former president of FTX US, Brett Harrison, published a 49-part Twitter thread explaining why he left the firm and his relationship with co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) of FTX. Before his role at FTX US, Harrison worked with SBF at Jane Street and prior to joining FTX, he worked for Citadel Securities. In the Twitter […]

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Former FTX US President lashes out at ‘insecure’ SBF in 49-part Twitter thread rant

DIGIT — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 05:19:45 +0000

Harrison said Bankman-Fried threatened to fire him on the spot and would destroy his professional reputation if he continued to confront the former FTX CEO.

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FTX US Launches Zero-Commission Equities Trading Platform

DIGIT — Thu, 19 May 2022 17:30:52 +0000

FTX US announced on Thursday that the firm has launched an equities trading platform called FTX Stocks which will give U.S.-based customers the ability to purchase stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The launch is currently in a private beta phase for select U.S. customers and equities can be purchased with fiat-backed stablecoins. FTX US Launches […]

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FTX US Raises $400 Million in Series A, Trading Platform’s Valuation Now $8 Billion

DIGIT — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:30:19 +0000

On January 26, the crypto asset exchange FTX US revealed it raised $400 million in a Series A financing round stemming from investors like Softbank, Paradigm, and Multicoin Capital. The Series A investment in FTX US brings the U.S.-based trading platform’s post valuation to $8 billion. FTX US Reveals $400 Million Capital Raise, Firm Aims […]

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Stratos Jet Charters Reveals Crypto Payment Acceptance for Flights via FTX Pay

DIGIT — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:00:11 +0000

The Orlando, Florida-based Stratos Jet Charters Inc. has announced the company has partnered with FTX US and the collaboration will make it so Stratos Jet customers can pay for services with crypto payments via FTX Pay. The CEO of Stratos Jet says the company has been in search of a crypto partner and noted that […]

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FTX.US expands NFT marketplace to support Solana tokens

DIGIT — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:19:42 +0000

After launching its NFT marketplace last month, FTX.US has expanded support to the Solana Blockchain and plans to integrate Ethereum tokens soon too.

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