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Crypto Turmoil: 3AC Files for Bankruptcy, FTX and BlockFi Agree, Suspensions at Voyager
2.7.2022
Multiple important news reached the market as another week of harsh crypto winter neared its end, providing more clarity on where some major industry players stand....
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Sam Bankman-Fried Says He’d Consider Acquiring Troubled Crypto Miners Next
1.7.2022
The FTX CEO said helping rescue crypto miners might help mitigate the credit contagion in the crypto sector
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Warns More Crypto Company Insolvencies Are Coming
29.6.2022
In a recent interview, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the popular exchange FTX, warned that some crypto exchanges are “secretly insolvent” and may soon fail. Bankman-Fried’s FTX and Alameda Research have already helped Blockfi and Voyager Digital as the 30-year-old...
FTX CEO: Some Smaller Exchanges Are ‘Too Far Gone,’ ‘Insolvent,’ and Unlikely to Be ‘Saved’
29.6.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the Founder of the crypto trading platform FTX, has warned that more crypto exchange failures “are coming,” and has stated: “There are some third-tier exchanges that are already secretly insolvent.”...
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Crypto exchange FTX is looking into acquiring Robinhood: Report
27.6.2022
Robinhood, a discount brokerage that popularized crypto trading among mainstream users, has fallen on hard times
FTX Token DAO Raises $7M From Community of Sam Bankman-Fried Fans
27.6.2022
The dedicated FTX token (FTT) DAO has raised $7 million from its community members as plans to invest in crypto education and DeFi
Sam Bankman-Fried provides bailouts, ‘Bitcoin dead’ searches soar, and debate over hidden themes behind BAYC continues: Hodlers Digest, June 19–25
25.6.2022
E-Commerce Giant Ebay Acquires NFT Marketplace Knownorigin
23.6.2022
The e-commerce and online auction giant Ebay has announced the company has acquired the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Knownorigin. Ebay declared that the acquisition is an “important step in Ebay’s tech-led reimagination.” Ebay Purchases NFT Marketplace in Order to Make...
Report: Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Pitched a GBTC Arbitrage Trade Before Rumored Collapse
22.6.2022
Last week there was a lot of focus on the crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) as the firm allegedly had a great deal of leveraged positions liquidated and there’s been speculation about insolvency. According to a recent report, 3AC’s over-the-counter (OTC) operation...
SEC’s Peirce Says Crypto’s Lack of ‘Bailout Mechanism’ Is a Strength; FTX CEO as a 'White Knight'
22.6.2022
One of the most crypto-friendly members of the American regulatory Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has claimed that the bear market could boost sustainability in the industry – stating that she wouldn’t bail out ailing crypto companies even if she could....
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Is Sam Bankman-Fried a Modern-Day Robber Baron?
21.6.2022
BlockFi Secures USD 250M Credit Facility from Bankman-Fried's FTX
21.6.2022
Major crypto lender BlockFi said it secured a USD 250m loan from the FTX exchange in an attempt to bolster its balance sheet.
The revolving credit facility, which is a type of credit, "are intended to be contractually subordinate to all client balances across all account types (BIA, BPY & loan...
US Fed to Blame for Downturn, Large Crypto Players Have Responsibility Toward Ecosystem - FTX CEO
20.6.2022
With crypto prices continuing to slide, Sam Bankman-Fried, the outspoken CEO of major crypto exchange FTX, argued that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is to blame for the ongoing downturn, but that large companies such as his have a responsibility to step in and make efforts to contain...
SBF and Alameda step in to prevent crypto collapse contagion
20.6.2022
SBF also rejected rumors that Alameda played a part in jeopardizing the stability of Celsius, noting that “this is definitely false. We want to help those we can in the ecosystem, and have no interest in hurting them.”
FTX plans to acquire crypto exchange Bitvo as part of move into Canadian market
17.6.2022
The company added that the deal was “subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions,” but expected to close in the third quarter of 2022
Report: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Hints at Future Mergers and Acquisitions
5.6.2022
While visiting the World Economic Forum (WEF) event in Davos, Ripple Labs CEO, Brad Garlinghouse discussed the firm’s growth opportunities and despite the crypto economy’s downturn, Garlinghouse spoke about future mergers and acquisitions. ‘I Think We’re More Likely...
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Signs Billionaires’ Giving Pledge
1.6.2022
The crypto billionaire has pledged to give away the majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes
Report: FTX CEO Says Crypto Exchange Is Ready to Spend Billions on Acquisition Deals
29.5.2022
Billionaire and FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the leading crypto asset exchange aims to make a number of acquisitions and could spend up to $2 billion on such efforts. The FTX chief executive officer highlighted in a recent interview that a fraction of the funds raised by the company were...
Bankman-Fried faces down roomful of futures industry insiders at CFTC roundtable
25.5.2022
The discussion of FTX.US’s proposal for non-intermediated margined products clearing highlighted unknown factors and need for more regulatory framework
FTX’s Bankman-Fried Pitches CFTC on Directly Clearing Customers’ Crypto Swaps
25.5.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried faced a full room of derivatives industry giants and regulators to argue for FTX’s proposal to directly clear transactions