FTX had $2.5 billion in cash and a 27% profit margin at the end of 2021. According to reports, FTX generated $270 million in Q1 2022. When Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies reached record highs in 2021, FTX was one of the several crypto exchanges that witnessed the entire phase.
The firm bought 30 million LUNA in Terra early on and ended up losing. At its peak, the 30 million tokens bought by Hashed were valued around $3.6 billion. Hashed had a $3 billion loss on the Terra investment, according to new information from Bloomberg. According to Simon Seojoon Kim,
With the cryptocurrency market in freefall, investors and funds are looking for utility-based projects that provide real-world value. Companies building despite market conditions continue to develop, grow and support the entire ecosystem. The utility can come in many different shapes and sizes, although the utility desperately needed throughout the industry
DeFi only paid for half of the requested six-month moratorium. Vauld ceased deposits, withdrawals, and transactions at the beginning of July. On August 1, a Singaporean court granted cryptocurrency lending startup Vauld a three-month suspension until November 7, 2022. After receiving demand letters from a few creditors, the judge further
The XRP buyback program is intended to be sold to On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) firms. The use of Ripple’s ODL solution has increased significantly in the last quarter. When Ripple released its Q2 2022 financial report, it revealed that it has been purchasing XRP back from the secondary market. The XRP
FTX and FTX US have collected funds of $400 million as of Jan 2022. Voyager rejected FTX’s proposal as it seemed biased toward the borrower. Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the CEO of FTX, has been the rescuer for various exchanges and firms in the crypto catastrophe. He is either a lender,
Overexposure to Terra, staked Ethereum, and Grayscale’s Bitcoin trust are blamed. Zhu said that when it came to Terra, he originally saw no warning signs. A Bloomberg interview with Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, the two co-founders of the recently collapsed crypto hedge firm Three Arrows Capital (3AC), has broken
Morgan Stanley was preparing to acquire Bithumb for $441 million in March. FTX bought the Japan-based exchange Liquid early this year. According to a report from Bloomberg on Friday, cryptocurrency behemoth FTX is close to acquiring South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb. According to those with direct knowledge of the
Blockchain.com is reducing about 150 employees, due to financial losses. The exchange recently lost $270 million from Three Arrows Capital. As per reports, Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain.com is disbanding 25% of its employees, amid financial losses and the collapse of the global crypto market. The latest workforce reduction will affect
Teneo released a 1,157-page court petition that included the numbers. 3AC filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy on July 1 amid all the confusion. Three Arrows Capital (3AC), a crypto lending platform, owes Genesis $2.36 billion, according to court documents from Trustee Teneo. According to court documents, Genesis Asia Pacific Ltd.
