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Binance Backs Out of Buying FTX Crypto Exchange, Cites Mishandled Customer Funds and Regulator Investigations
9.11.2022
Binance is pulling out of the deal to buy FTX. On Tuesday 8 November, Binance signed a letter of intention to acquire the failing crypto exchange, although at the time it said the agreement was subject to a due diligence process.
But as the contagion from the collapse of the FTX leads to...
SBF Warns FTX Investors of Bankruptcy Without More Cash: Bloomberg
9.11.2022
FTX is headed toward bankruptcy without a cash infusion
FTX Site Experiences Temporary Outage, Warns Users Not to Deposit
9.11.2022
MiCA proponent cites FTX in advocating for regulation: 'Crypto assets are not play money'
9.11.2022
"With a global MiCA, the FTX crash would not have happened," said European Parliament economics committee member Stefan Berger
FTX Blowup Puts Trove of Prized Bored Apes at Risk of Liquidation
9.11.2022
Yuga Labs, the NFT collective behind the majority of tokens held in the crypto empire’s wallet, has previously raised capital from FTX Ventures, though Alameda Research is in control of the wallet
With FTX Bloodied, Rival in US Regulatory Fight Adds Another Knife
9.11.2022
An old-guard rival of FTX from the derivatives markets sought to drive a stake through its heart as the crypto company struggled to save itself from financial disaster on Wednesday. A subsidiary of Cboe Global Markets Inc. sent a letter on Wednesday to its customers – addressed as the “crypto...
Binance Backs out of FTX Deal Citing ‘Due Diligence,’ Reports of ‘Mishandled Customer Funds’
9.11.2022
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance will not go through with purchasing the rival crypto exchange FTX. The company noted that after due diligence and “news reports regarding mishandled customer funds,” Binance has decided not to pursue the FTX acquisition....
The Downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX: The Industry Reacts
9.11.2022
FTX's Binance rescue deal falls apart in less than 48 hours
9.11.2022
Binance cited allegations of mishandling of consumer funds and investigation from regulators as reasons for exiting the agreement
Alameda, In Eye of Crypto Storm, Takes $37M of Wrapped Bitcoin Off FTX.US Exchange
9.11.2022
The purpose of the token movements is unclear, and the amount likely a small portion of the overall firm's holdings, but the observation shows Alameda scrambling to arrange its finances – using the Ethereum blockchain
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
Binance’s victory over FTX means more users moving away from centralized exchanges
9.11.2022
Binance faces far less competition in the aftermath of FTX’s fall, but it still may not win a surge in new users
Binance Walks Away From Deal to Acquire FTX
9.11.2022
A spokesperson for the crypto exchange said FTX's issues "are beyond our control or ability to help."
Why Is Crypto Tanking: The FTX-Binance Drama Explained
9.11.2022
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, bailed out one of its major competitors, FTX, in an event that shocked the crypto industry and is catching the attention of regulators
Solana Blockchain Hit by FTX Tremors as Nearly $800M SOL Tokens Set to Be Unstaked
9.11.2022
The scheduled-to-be-unlocked SOL tokens represent around 15% of the token’s circulating supply
Maple Finance Lending Pool Delegate ‘Identified a Number of Key Weaknesses’ Tied to FTX’s Alameda Research
9.11.2022
According to a report from Orthogonal Credit, a delegate of Maple Finance’s lending pools, the firm decided “earlier this year” not to lend to Alameda Research, FTX’s quantitative trading firm. Orthogonal said through “due diligence” it “identified a number of key weaknesses” associated with...
FTX and Alameda Contagion Fears Tank NFT Markets
9.11.2022
Rumors of Alameda liquidating its Solana holdings are sending SOL’s price into free-fall; both Solana and Ethereum-based NFT markets are getting hit hard by the news
Hostaged FTX Funds Firesaled for Pennies on the Dollar in OTC Trades
9.11.2022
Insolvent crypto exchange FTX halted crypto withdrawals on Tuesday, leading panicked customers to offload their bags amongst themselves at steep discounts
Bitcoin Price Prediction – BTC Falls Through $18,000, Here’s Where It’s Headed Next
9.11.2022
During the European session, the cryptocurrency market continued to underperform, with the global crypto market cap down 10% from yesterday and DeFi coins down more than 11%.
Similarly, Bitcoin has dropped more than 10% and is now trading at $16,300. At $18,170, it broke a triple bottom...
Binance-FTX Deal Will Bring Regulatory 'Scrutiny’ on Crypto Exchanges: Blockchain Association’s Kristin Smith
9.11.2022
The executive director discusses why Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX’s fall from grace is likely to “open up a more robust” debate surrounding regulation for exchanges going forward. U.S. Rep. Jim Himes also weighs in