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FTX CEO Reveals $1 Billion Availability For Acquisitions

FTX bailed out Voyager Digital by extending a kind of two-piece line of credit. FTX acquired Canadian exchange Bitvo in June. Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX, said on CNBC’s Squawk Box that the company has at least $1 billion available to be used for mergers, acquisitions, and

September 19, 2022 1 min read

UK Regulator Warns Consumers About Crypto Exchange FTX

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority issued a consumer warning on FTX. The FCA previously issued a similar warning on Binance. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)  issued a consumer warning regarding Sam Bankman-crypto Fried’s exchange FTX, stating that it is not allowed by the regulator to offer financial services or

September 19, 2022 1 min read

FTX Ventures Acquires 30% Stake in SkyBridge Capital

Approximately $40 million of the new capital will be used towards the purchase. Skybridge assured that there was no chance of any assets being liquidated. Sam Bankman- Fried’s FTX Ventures, a cryptocurrency venture capital company, has recently made a splash in the market by acquiring a 30% stake in fellow

September 9, 2022 2 mins read

GameStop As The Retailer Partner of Crypto Exchange FTX.US 

GameStop is now the “preferred” retail partner of FTX.US.  The gaming company’s Q2 2022 net sales drop to $1.136B. On Wednesday, GameStop, the giant game retailer, announced its partnership with the major crypto exchange FTX.US to launch “new e-commerce and online marketing initiatives” unitedly. Along with disclosing its Q2 2022

September 8, 2022 2 mins read

LUNC, USTC Deposits and Withdrawals Will Be Halted by FTX

FTX will suspend deposits and withdrawals of LUNC and USTC. The exchange will also stop its support for Anchor Protocol (ANC) token. According to the recent announcement from the prominent cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, the deposits and withdrawals of Terra Classic (LUNC) and TerraClassicUSD (USTC) will be halted by the platform

September 5, 2022 1 min read

FTX Exchange CEO Denies Rumors of Acquiring Huobi Global

On August 12, speculation about a prospective takeover first surfaced. BlockFi received a credit line from FTX in the month of July. According to FTX, there are no plans to buy Huobi. CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried shot off the reports on August 29 through a tweet. Bankman-Fried was vague

August 30, 2022 2 mins read

Revenue Growth of FTX Surges by Over 1000% To $1.02B in 2021

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.

August 21, 2022 1 min read

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Backs US Crypto Derivatives

First launched in 2019 as a derivatives exchange, FTX has since branched out. The cryptocurrency exchange completed the purchase of Ledger Holding in 2021. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried insists that his focus remains on LedgerX (now rebranded as FTX US Derivatives). In October 2021, the cryptocurrency exchange completed the purchase

August 20, 2022 1 min read

FTX Freezes Privacy Platform ‘Aztec Networks’ Accounts

Aztec claims it has made improvements to discourage money laundering. This caution follows the United States government’s contentious decision. On Friday, Aztec Network, an Ethereum-based privacy-enhancing smart contract platform, responded on Twitter to user concerns that FTX, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, is “freezing” the accounts of users

August 20, 2022 2 mins read

FDIC Scrutinizes FTX U.S Over Deposit Insurance Claims

The FDIC demanded taking down any content implying FDIC-insured. The FDIC requested that they refrain from making any additional such representations. Today, the FDIC revealed that five cryptocurrency firms had misled investors about the extent to which their deposits were insured. Among the entities mentioned were the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.US

August 20, 2022 2 mins read