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Sam Bankman-Fried sheds light on how FTX would approach a Celsius bid
3.10.2022
The FTX founder said the company paid the “fair market price” for Voyager’s assets and would look to do the same in a deal for Celsius' assets
FTX Crypto Exchange CEO Considered Buying Twitter with Elon Musk
30.9.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the billionaire CEO of crypto exchange FTX, was interested in joining Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter, according to new court documents that were made public as part of the case discovery process.
Business Insider reports that Will MacAskill, an executive of the SBF-funded...
Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly intended to join the Twitter deal in March
30.9.2022
The FTX owner’s advisor unsuccessfully inquired Elon Musk about joining the acquisition deal
Spain's largest telecom brand dives deep into Web3
30.9.2022
Telecom company Telefónica enabled payments with Bitcoin, Ether and other cryptos for its online marketplace Tu
FTX reportedly considers bailing out Celsius via asset bid
28.9.2022
Acquiring the assets of Celsius would imply FTX's intent to save the lending firm, similar to what FTX US did for Voyager by securing the winning bid of approximately $1.4 billion
Brett Harrison will step down as FTX US president, move into advisory role
27.9.2022
The soon-to-be-former president said he would continue to assist CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried "to ensure FTX ends the year with all its characteristic momentum.”
British Pound Taps All-Time Low Against US Dollar Following BOE’s 50bps Rate Hike
26.9.2022
The world’s oldest fiat currency, the British pound sterling, slid to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar at a little after 1 a.m. (ET) Monday morning. At the time, the pound tapped 1.0327 nominal U.S. dollars per unit, but rebounded against the greenback to 1.0775 by 11 a.m. Monday...
Nasdaq's Crypto Move, $160M DeFi Hack, Hong Kong CBDC + More News
20.9.2022
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FTX Builds $1 billion War Chest to Buy up Distressed Crypto and other Assets
20.9.2022
CEO and co-founder of major cryptocurrency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has revealed that the company has built an estimated $1 billion war chest to continue deploying capital in order to bail out distressed crypto firms and buy their assets. ...
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Alameda Research ‘happy to return’ $200M loan to Voyager Digital
20.9.2022
The trading company will pay back the debt, which has fallen almost twice in dollar estimate, by the end of September
FTX, Bybit among the first exchanges to launch spot ETHW trading
15.9.2022
Bybit officially announced that it launched ETHW trading against the USDT stablecoin, planning to soon open ETHW deposits and withdrawals
Sam Bankman-Fried denies report FTX plans to purchase stake in Huobi
29.8.2022
“We are not planning to acquire Huobi,” said Sam Bankman-Fried, who manages assets at Alameda Research and leads crypto exchange FTX
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Crypto Exchange Is Planning to Acquire Huobi
29.8.2022
Huobi’s native token HT declined about 6% following Bankman-Fried’s tweet
Alameda Research co-CEO Sam Trabucco resigns, Caroline Ellison will become sole head
24.8.2022
After co-leading the company since 2019, Trabucco says he will be an adviser, but not a daily presence in a winding Twitter thread announcing his decision
Reports Say FTX Warns Customers Not to Interact With Aztec Network, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Responds
21.8.2022
According to reports on social media, a number of users have complained that FTX has blocked a transaction that was associated with the Aztec Network’s zkmoney privacy technology. Following the accusations, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained that transactions are monitored for...
FDIC Issues Crypto-Related Cease and Desist Orders to 5 Companies Including FTX US Exchange
21.8.2022
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has sent a cease and desist letter to five companies, including crypto exchange FTX US. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained that FTX does not have FDIC insurance, stating: “We never meant otherwise, and apologize if anyone misinterpreted...
Binance vs. FTX: CZ calls out ‘bad players’ for crypto exchange jitters
20.8.2022
Jitters in crypto trading relate to a trade event wherein an investor’s buy or sell order gets stuck and moves down in the list, allowing newer trade orders to go through
Huobi co-founder reportedly looks to sell majority stake valued at over $1B
12.8.2022
Huobi co-founder Leon Li reportedly informed about his decision to other backers of the company in a July shareholders meeting
Huobi Might Get a New Owner, FTX Among Potential Buyers - Report
12.8.2022
Huobi Group founder Leon Li is in talks to sell his roughly 60% stake in this major crypto exchange, while Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun and Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange are being mentioned among those who’ve had preliminary contact with Huobi....
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Voyager Digital reportedly had deep ties with SBF-owned Alameda Research
10.8.2022
Financial documents of Voyager revealed that they lent nearly $1.6 billion in crypto loans to an entity registered in the British Virgin Islands, the same place Alameda is registered