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…
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According to a report published on Nov. 9, 2022, Temasek Holdings, the Singaporean state holding company owned by the government of Singapore is allegedly engaging with FTX amid Binance’s plans to bail out the crypto trading firm. Singapore’s state investor has been known to have invested in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry for quite some…
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The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance will not go through with purchasing the rival crypto exchange FTX. The company noted that after due diligence and “news reports regarding mishandled customer funds,” Binance has decided not to pursue the FTX acquisition. Binance Drops the FTX Acquisition After the crypto exchange Binance revealed it would purchase FTX,…
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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…
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Regulators from the state of Texas and the state’s attorney general are objecting to FTX purchasing Voyager Digital, as the state’s securities commissioner needs to “determine whether FTX US is complying with the law.” Texas State Securities Board, Department of Banking, and Attorney General File Objection Against FTX Buying Voyager Digital According to a bankruptcy…
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According to a recent report, the world’s largest derivatives exchange CME Group is looking to register as a direct futures commission merchant (FCM). CME Group’s decision follows the digital currency exchange FTX, as the crypto company applied to become a derivative clearing organization and awaits approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). If…
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According to reports on social media, a number of users have complained that FTX has blocked a transaction that was associated with the Aztec Network’s zkmoney privacy technology. Following the accusations, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained that transactions are monitored for AML compliance but it “does not mean any accounts were frozen.” Journalist Wu Blockchain…
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Celsius has been moving more than a quarter of a billion dollars worth of funds from Aave into the FTX exchange for reasons not specified in addition to suspending withdrawals for users. Crypto staking and lending platform Celsius may be dealing with its rumored liquidity crisis by unstaking $247 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin from…
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Billionaire and FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the leading crypto asset exchange aims to make a number of acquisitions and could spend up to $2 billion on such efforts. The FTX chief executive officer highlighted in a recent interview that a fraction of the funds raised by the company were “explicitly viewed from a potential…
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On Wednesday, the Singapore-based digital currency exchange Crypto.com told the press that the firm purchased a 2022 Super Bowl advertisement slot. The firm follows the exchange FTX after the trading platform purchased a Super Bowl advertisement slot in October. Crypto.com Tells the Press the Exchange Purchased a Super Bowl LVI Advertisement Purchasing an ad slot…
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