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Swiss-based Digital Assets AG launches tokenized stock offerings on Solana
24.6.2021
Tokenized shares of Facebook, Google-parent Alphabet, Netflix, Nvidia, PayPal, Square and Tesla will be available to trade at the launch
FTX Becomes MLB’s Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Brand in Long Term Deal
23.6.2021
Following the naming rights deal for the NBA’s Miami Heat arena and the partnership with the esports giant TSM, FTX Trading Limited revealed a long term partnership with the professional baseball organization Major League Baseball (MLB). FTX Partners With Major League Baseball FTX Trading...
FTX becomes official crypto sponsor of MLB
23.6.2021
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and CEO of FTX and Alameda Research, announced the new partnership on Wednesday
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried: Institutions are ‘desperate’ for crypto
18.6.2021
Is SBF going to lobby the government on behalf of crypto? How badly do institutions want in on the blockchain game? When's a moat an impediment to growth, and not a protective shield?
Finance Redefined: The shadow DeFi conference in Miami! June 2-9
10.6.2021
Talking with big brains about DeFi, regulation, CBDCs, and institutional adoption at the Bitcoin conference in Miami!
Solana Aims to Raise $450 Million to Battle Ethereum Supremacy
8.6.2021
Solana, a proof-of-stake, smart contracts-enabled currency, is aiming to raise $450 million in a funding round that was extended last March. The Solana ecosystem, which is backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of derivatives exchange FTX, would use these funds to take on Ethereum supremacy...
FTX Lands Naming Deal With Esports Giant TSM for $210 Million
5.6.2021
On Friday, FTX Exchange announced signing a naming rights deal with U.S. professional esports organization TSM for $210 million. The cryptocurrency exchange’s multi-year partnership arrangement will allow the crypto firm to rename the company to “TSM FTX.” Esports Firm TSM Will...
Circle Captures $440 Million in Financing, Rumors of SPAC Deal Follow
29.5.2021
The Boston-based cryptocurrency finance firm Circle has announced the company has raised $440 million in financing in order to “drive market expansion and growth.” The investment was led by prominent finance firms like Digital Currency Group, Fidelity Management and Research Company...
Cobie Livestream Raises $800,000 in Crypto to Pay Child’s Cancer Treatment
16.5.2021
Cobie, the host of the Uponly podcast and a popular crypto Twitter personality, bolstered a fundraising session for John Oliver, a six-year-old kid that is currently battling leukemia. The initiative was quite successful, getting the attention of the likes of FTX executive Sam Bankman Fried,...
Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Starts Offering Lumber Futures Amidst Commodities Price Boom
7.5.2021
FTX, one of the largest derivatives exchanges, has started to offer lumber-based futures markets for its customers, given the recent interest in speculating on commodities prices. Lumber has been one of the key commodities that have skyrocketed in price during these last months, affecting...
Yearn Finance Founder Andre Cronje Set to Fight the Rug Pulled Crypto Messiah in a Dubai Boxing Match
6.5.2021
South African crypto entrepreneur and Yearn Finance founder, Andre Cronje, is set to brawl Crypto Messiah in a physical fight at a Dubai crypto conference. The event, which has been dubbed the Cryptocurrency International boxing match, is scheduled to take place on October 15. Pledged Prize Goes...
3X as many crypto figures make it onto Forbes 2021 billionaires list as last year
8.4.2021
Twelve crypto billionaires have made the Forbes list for 2021, with Sam Bankman-Fried the leader in crypto with a net worth of $8.7 billion
Crypto Exchange FTX on the Verge of Winning Naming Rights for the Miami Heat’s Arena
24.3.2021
Samuel Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange is reportedly one vote away from winning a naming-rights deal for the arena of the NBA’s Miami Heat. The deal, which is believed to be worth $135 million, is set to be approved on March 26 by the Miami-Dade County Commission. Miami-Dade to...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX to purchase Miami Heat arena naming rights
13.3.2021
Last purchased for $2 million per year, the naming rights will mark a crypto first among major American sports leagues
Sam Bankman-Fried: The crypto whale who wants to give billions away
24.2.2021
“The brutal or inspiring truth... is that the more you put in, the more you get out.”
Solana announces DeFi hackathon offering $200k in seed funding
9.2.2021
Solana will host a DeFi hackathon offering a $200,000 prize pool and $200,000 in seed funding to aspiring developers
SBF says he's amassed a $10 billion fortune in just three years in crypto
4.2.2021
FTX exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is worth an estimated $10 billion according to a New York Magazineinterview
FTX Token (FTT) rallies 105% as interest in derivatives trading grows
30.1.2021
In the last 30 days, FTX Token rallied 105% as its exchange surpassed BitMEX and Deribit's open interest, but is there room for further upside?
SBF leads $50M funding round to bring DeFi to Maps.me's 140M users
18.1.2021
A travel and mapping application with 140 million users worldwide has raised $50 million to integrate decentralized finance protocols into its platform
The Smart Way to Talk About DeFi’s $22B
8.1.2021
"TVL isn't the best indicator when ETH and all other crypto is green for weeks," one observer said of DeFi's recent growth