The protocol announced an agreement that bought out 100% of FTX Ventures and Alameda Research’s equity position.
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Reports Claim Beleaguered Crypto Exchange FTX Seeks Over $9 Billion From Investors
On Nov. 10, 2022, two reports said that FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is canvassing for emergency funds up to $9.4 billion for the embattled exchange. One report says that SBF has solicited crypto companies like Tether, OKX, and Tron founder Justin Sun as well. FTX Is Reportedly Seeking Up to $9.4 Billion in Funding […]Powered by WPeMatico
FTX CEO Updates Crypto Community, Sunsets Alameda Trading, Addresses a Specific ‘Sparring Partner’
On Nov. 10, 2022, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) addressed the crypto community in a thread posted to Twitter. SBF noted that he messed up and “should have done better” and also detailed that at some point he “might have more to say about a particular sparring partner.” SBF Says He Messed Up, Claims ‘Hands […]Powered by WPeMatico
Japan’s financial regulator requests FTX Japan halt operations
Under the orders, FTX Japan will be required to suspend OTC derivatives transactions and related margins as well as new deposits from Nov. 10 to Dec. 9 unless the FSA steps in.
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Shaky USDT Price Stirs Speculation Tied to Alameda Reserves, Tether Freezes 46 Million Tokens
Amid the market fluctuations on Thursday, data shows the stablecoin tether temporarily tapped a low of $0.961 per unit. Tether’s market fluctuations have affected the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve’s 3pool, as the stablecoin pool has become unbalanced Thursday morning. Furthermore, at 9:35 a.m., a report disclosed that Tether has frozen more than 46 million […]Powered by WPeMatico
From a $32 Billion Valuation to Financial Troubles: An In-Depth Look at the Rise and Fall of FTX
During the last two days, the cryptocurrency community has been dealing with the FTX fiasco after Binance revealed that it was backing out of the deal to acquire the rival exchange. Between Nov. 8-9, the crypto economy shed more than $230 billion in value as FTX’s troubles shook investors. The following is an in-depth look […]Powered by WPeMatico
Sam Bankman-Fried apologizes over FTX liquidity crisis: ‘I fucked up twice’
According to the FTX CEO, Alameda Research was also “winding down trading” but United States-based exchange FTX US “was not financially impacted” by recent events.
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Unclear regulations drove 95% of trading activity offshore: Coinbase CEO
The U.S. regulators are currently investigating FTX.US, Coinbase and Binance in the wake of the collapse of the FTX global crypto exchange.
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SBF tells investors FTX needs $8B in emergency funding: WSJ
According to reports, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried asked investors for emergency funding to cover an $8 billion shortfall during a Nov. 9 investors call.
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Galaxy Digital Reveals Update on Ties to FTX, Partnership Has ‘Exposure of Approximately $76.8 Million’
Following the issues surrounding FTX, the publicly-listed firm Galaxy Digital published its third-quarter earnings report and noted it has an “exposure of approximately $76.8 million of cash and digital assets to FTX.” The news follows a great number of exchange executives announcing that they had zero material exposure to the troubled exchange. Galaxy Digital Has […]Powered by WPeMatico