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Bankruptcy Move: FTX Ventures Cuts Deal with Dave for $100 Million Stake
6.1.2024
Source: Sora Shimazaki / Pexels Dave, a fintech firm specializing in financial services through its mobile application, is set to acquire a $100-million convertible promissory note previously issued to FTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. The deal involves Dave...
FTX Unveils Reorganization Strategy, Proposing ‘Offshore Crypto Exchange’ and New Trust
1.8.2023
In the midst of the bankruptcy proceedings, FTX presented its primary reorganization strategy and term sheet to the U.S. bankruptcy court, detailing an ambitious plan to reinvent FTX as an “offshore crypto exchange” while also founding a new limited liability trust. At this time, the proposed...
Former FTX Ventures Head Amy Wu Joins Menlo Ventures
15.6.2023
The 47-year-old firm has $5 billion in assets and has backed the likes of Uber and Roku
FTX Boss Ryan Salame’s Maryland Home Searched by FBI in Unexplained Raid
28.4.2023
According to unnamed sources, the home of Ryan Salame, the former co-chief executive of FTX Digital Markets, was searched by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday. The grounds for the raid remain unknown, and neither Salame nor his legal representative have offered...
Mysten Labs to Buy Back Equity, Token Warrants From FTX Bankruptcy Estate for $96M
23.3.2023
FTX Ventures invested $101 million in Mysten Labs just months before Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire collapsed. Now, Mysten is buying back the stake (and Sui token warrants) for $96 million through bankruptcy court
FTX Firms Had $6.8B Hole in Balance Sheet at Time of Bankruptcy
17.3.2023
The group of companies had debts of about $11.6 billion against $4.8 billion in assets, according to a presentation filed by its advisers
FTX’s Odd Relationship With Vertical Farming Firms — A Look at Exchange Boss Ryan Salame’s and Bahamian PM Philip Davis’ Trip to 80 Acres
8.12.2022
After discovering that ten holding firms associated with FTX Digital and Alameda Research invested roughly $5.4 billion into nearly 500 firms and projects, people have been curious about a few specific investments. One specific investment made by FTX Ventures Ltd. was for $25 million into...
FTX Ventures Was a Disorganized Mess With Missing Financials, Bankruptcy Documents Say
17.11.2022
The latest documents claim that the venture capital arm’s funds were barely tracked
'Need to update my LinkedIn' — FTX Ventures head resigns: Report
11.11.2022
Amy Wu’s resignation followed the news 134 companies associated with the FTX Group would be filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the United States
LayerZero Labs bought back its stake from FTX Ventures and Alameda
10.11.2022
The protocol announced an agreement that bought out 100% of FTX Ventures and Alameda Research's equity position
FTX website comes back online with message advising against deposits
10.11.2022
Neither FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried nor any FTX official has provided its users with clarity as to why FTX’s website was taken down
Alameda Research and FTX Ventures websites go dark
9.11.2022
Pages for the quantitative trading firm and the venture capital arm have been taken offline and made private
Alameda Research, FTX Ventures Websites Go Dark
9.11.2022
Two websites tied to the Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX have gone dark in the wake of the latter’s liquidity crisis and the subsequent news that it plans to be acquired by rival exchange Binance
Yuga Labs, Circle, SkyBridge Among Investments FTX Ventures Made Prior to Liquidity Issues
9.11.2022
FTX Ventures invested in some of the biggest names in crypto. Meanwhile, TradFi giants such as Tiger Global have participated in FTX's funding round
Proof-of-Stake L1 Blockchain Token Aptos Climbs Close to 20% Higher in 24 Hours
22.10.2022
Five days ago, the Aptos blockchain went live after the project received an influx of capital from venture capital (VC) firms and crypto exchanges like a16z, Binance, and FTX. During the past 24 hours, aptos (APT) is up more than 19% against the U.S. dollar and up 11.1% against bitcoin’s...
Celestia Raises $55 Million to Solve Blockchain Modularity Challenge
21.10.2022
Celestia, a project that aims to solve the perceived centralization problem in current monolithic blockchains, has announced it has raised $55 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Polychain Capital, also saw the participation of Delphi Digital...
VC-Backed Blockchain Project Aptos Reveals Protocol’s ‘Mainnet Has Arrived’
18.10.2022
A new layer one blockchain network called Aptos announced the launch of its mainnet on Monday, following a slew of capital injections from a number of venture capital (VC) firms. The blockchain protocol, crafted with a Rust-centric programming language dubbed Move, is backed by VC companies such...
FTX Ventures, Jump Crypto Lead $20M Fundraise for Executable NFT Wallet
28.9.2022
Backpack, a forthcoming project from Solana developer Coral, will give users ownership of application code
FTX Ventures, DCG Back $9.6M Funding for Decentralized Database Solution Kwil
23.9.2022
The community-owned platform could make it easier for Web2 developers to move into Web3
Sui Developer Mysten Labs Raises $300 Million to Address Web3 Scalability
10.9.2022
Mysten Labs, developer of a new blockchain project called Sui, raised $300 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by FTX ventures, also had the support of A16z crypto, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. The funds will...