On Nov. 9, 2022, a day after the news broke regarding Binance planning to purchase the exchange FTX, the crypto economy dropped 11.17% in 24 hours. The crypto economy has slid under $900 billion for the first time since January 2021. The Binance and FTX news has come as a shock to a lot of…
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BTC and altcoins continue to sell-off, hitting new yearly lows as the collapse of FTX begins to drastically impact investors across the entire crypto market. Crypto markets crumbled for a second day as the fallout from FTX’s liquidity troubles continued to negatively impact investor sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) price fell to a new yearly low at…
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Market manipulation, lending activity and safeguarding of customer funds and assets are some of the many issues Senator Lummis plans to address in the coming days. The feud between the CEOs of crypto exchanges FTX and Binance — Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and Changpeng “CZ” Zhao — not only crashed cryptocurrency prices but also reminded regulators…
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According to on-chain data, FTT token supply increased by 124.3% on September 8 when 173 million FTT tokens were created by a 2019 ICO contract, and Alameda was the recipient. The rumors about the possible liquidity crisis for the world’s third-largest crypto exchange turned out to be true. Just a day after assuring funds are…
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Binance CEO CZ took to Twitter to assure users that the crypto exchange’s insurance funds have been topped off at $1 billion as the debacle with FTX rages on. As the liquidity crisis and acquisition of cryptocurrency exchange FTX continues, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao assured his community of insurance of sufficient funds backing the…
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Did this Coin Metrics analyst uncover the key to the whole Alameda/ FTX story? Because let’s face it, it doesn’t make sense. Both of Sam Bankman-Fried’s businesses were extremely profitable. FTX was the world’s third-biggest exchange and growing, why would anyone risk killing that golden goose? There must have been an underlying cause. Did this…
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The call for a more detailed disclosure of liquidity through the use of “Proof-of-Reserves” has been backed by many high-profile industry figures. Following the liquidity crisis and acquisition of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said his exchange will soon start a Proof-of-Reserves audit system to allow verification of its digital asset holdings.…
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Sam Bankman-Fried no longer ranks in the top 500 on Bloomberg’s billionaire index, but CZ remains at rank 87. Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried may not be able to claim the “billionaire” accolade anymore after an estimated 94% plummet in his personal wealth overnight, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bankman-Fried was once a high rider…
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Did Binance just do what we think it did? The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume will likely buy one of its biggest competitors. The market was in turmoil, the players were in panic mode, but this news calmed the waters in a big way. What’s next, though? Will Binance actually go through with…
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According to a report shared by an FTX staff member, prior to Binance announcing it would acquire the exchange, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained that in 72 hours FTX saw roughly $6 billion in withdrawals. Furthermore, the staff member’s account notes that withdrawals on the exchange FTX.com were “effectively paused.” Report Claims FTX CEO Said Exchange…
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