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African Fintech Giant Raises $150 Million in Funding Round Led by FTX, Firm Now Valued at Over $2 Billion
4.11.2021
Chipper Cash, one of Africa’s biggest fintechs, recently concluded a Series C extension funding round in which it raised $150 million, a report by Techcrunch has revealed. New Investors Participate in Latest Round According to the report, this latest funding round — which was led...
FTX Raises $420 Million in Series B-1 — Crypto Exchange Commands $25 Billion Valuation
22.10.2021
The digital currency exchange FTX Trading Limited announced the firm has raised more than $420 million in a Series B-1 fundraise. The capital raise follows the crypto exchange’s financing round at the end of July when FTX raised $900 million. After the raise was announced on October 21,...
FTX crypto exchange raises $420M from 69 investors
21.10.2021
FTX's user base has grown by 48% while its average trade volume increased 75% since a funding round in July
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Inks Long Term Deal With Crypto Exchange FTX
24.9.2021
Following a number of partnerships this year, FTX Trading Limited announced on Thursday that the company has partnered with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. According to FTX, the relationship will “span multiple race seasons” and the FTX logo will be “featured...
FTX crypto exchange expands to Bahamas with new registration
20.9.2021
Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX plans to establish a “substantial presence” in The Bahamas
BTC price crash: Why did it happen? Join Sam Bankman-Fried live on 'The Market Report'
9.9.2021
What caused Bitcoin's latest price crash? Theories are flying everywhere, but Cointelegraph's market experts have arrived to get to the bottom of it. Tune in now!
FTX Launches Cross-Platform NFT Marketplace
7.9.2021
FTX, a spot and cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of an NFT marketplace on its trading platform today. According to the information provided by CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, the marketplace will be available both for customers in the U.S. and in other locations. FTX is likely trying...
Nifty News: Dolce & Gabbana's historic NFTs, '26 minute' CryptoPunk flip, FTX spammed
7.9.2021
People on Twitter were accusing Pranksy of wash trading a CryptoPunk NFT, Dolce & Gabbana is auctioning luxury NFTs to “approved bidders” and FTX was spammed with tokenized fish
Crypto exchange FTX launches NFT marketplace for US-based customers
6.9.2021
Crypto exchange FTX has introduced a native NFT marketplace designed to capitalize on the sector’s parabolic growth over the last year
Expanding ecosystem and LedgerX acquisition send FTX Token (FTT) to a new ATH
1.9.2021
FTT price soared to a new all-time high after FTX exchange added LedgerX to its ever-expanding list of acquisitions and partnerships
FTX.US acquires Bitcoin derivatives platform LedgerX
31.8.2021
FTX.US acquires LedgerX for an undisclosed amount to dive into Bitcoin and Ether futures trading
SBF promotes efficiency of ‘misunderstood’ crypto derivatives
31.8.2021
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says derivatives are necessary to bolster the liquidity and efficiency of markets
Billionaire Simon Nixon's venture capital to increase crypto allocation
26.8.2021
A new report suggests that 4% of the total Bitcoin supply, — 816,379 BTC — is owned by 14 Bitcoin fund issuers and asset managers
Hacked Liquid exchange receives $120M debt funding from FTX
26.8.2021
The funding comes soon after Liquid suffered a major hacking incident last Thursday when the exchange’s warm wallets were compromised
KYC tools can minimize hassle for US crypto market, FTX CEO says
9.8.2021
FTX will now use phone numbers to confirm user's jurisdiction and names in addition to testing new KYC tools
Uncollateralized Lending Platform Truefi Raises $12.5 Million From A16z, Alameda and Blocktower
7.8.2021
Truefi, an uncollateralized loan platform, has raised $12.5 million from three important investors. The token sale was led by Blocktower, a New York-based cryptocurrency investment firm. Other important investors were Alameda Research — owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX —...
FTX launching NFT sports platform, backs LCS esports league with 7 year deal
4.8.2021
FTX is teaming up with Dolphin Entertainment to create an NFT marketplace that will target brands within sectors such as sports, entertainment, gaming, esports, and charity
Regulatory clarity for crypto would take 3 to 5 years, FTX CEO says
3.8.2021
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried expects the governments to take a clearer stance in the next 3 to 5 years and wishes to become a part of the discussions with the regulators “to build out this regime.”
FTX Slashes Leverage Limit from 100x to 20x — Community Suspects Competitors Will Follow Example
26.7.2021
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried told his Twitter followers on Sunday that his crypto exchange has lowered its margin trading limit from 101x to 20x. Prior to the change, FTX supported 50x, 100x, and 101x leverage but Bankman-Fried said these high leverage positions represent “a tiny fraction...
Trading firm of richest crypto billionaire reveals buying 'a lot more' Bitcoin below $30K
21.7.2021
Alameda Research, headed by Sam Bankman-Fried, whose net worth lately reached over $8 billion, has upped its Bitcoin buying around its key psychological support of $30,000