- Sam Bankman-Fried is no longer listed on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
- Binance CEO CZ agreed to buy rival crypto exchange FTX.
- FTX price sank by over 72% in the last 24 hours.
World’s one of the most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s total net worth fell by nearly 94% to $991.5 million in a single day. Also, he has disappeared from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Prior to FTX financial crisis, SBF’s personal wealth was estimated to be $15.2 billion, as its $14.6 billion was destroyed overnight, as per Bloomberg.
Things started to go awry following the Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) liquidation announcement on all of its FTT holdings. As soon as, this announcement was made FTT token soared with selling pressure, and it has seen a massive price decrease. At the time of writing, FTX Token FTT declined by more than 72% in the last 24 hours and over 93% in the preceding year.
However, concerns about the SBF’s FTX potential insolvency, which resulted in a halt in withdrawals and a sink in the price of FTT tokens, prompted CZ to declare on Tuesday that he had signed a preliminary deal to acquire FTX. This was unexpected since CZ rejected Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research, who had offered to buy Binance’s FTT holdings for $22 per token.
One Glance at Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried’s financial success led him to be one of the most well-known personalities in the cryptocurrency industry. Also, in May, Bankman-Fried bought a 7.6% stake in the retail trading platform Robinhood (HOOD). In August, FTX and Busan joined together to enhance Busan’s reputation as Asia’s digital hub.
Meanwhile, most recently, FTX outbid Binance and bought the assets belonging to the insolvent company Voyager Digital. According to reports, FTX paid $50 million for the required assets.
