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Texas investigates FTX for securities violations after objecting to Voyager auction
17.10.2022
The Texas State Securities Board enforcement director downloaded an FTX Trading app – not an FTX US app – in Texas using his own information and was able to earn interest on it
Texas Securities Regulators and Attorney General Object to FTX Purchasing Voyager Digital
17.10.2022
Regulators from the state of Texas and the state’s attorney general are objecting to FTX purchasing Voyager Digital, as the state’s securities commissioner needs to “determine whether FTX US is complying with the law.” Texas State Securities Board, Department of Banking, and Attorney General File...
Crypto Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried No Longer Looking to Spend $1 Billion on Political Donations
17.10.2022
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has made a U-turn on his statement to spend up to or even more than $1 billion in political donations in the run-up to the 2024 United States presidential election.
Back in May, the 30-year-old billionaire said he plans to give “north of $100 million” in the next...
Bankman-Fried agrees to knowledge tests for trading
17.10.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried and Christy Goldsmith Romero have expressed their support for knowledge tests by accepting tests for trading and the profits of reports. The entire conversation happened on Twitter after Christy Goldsmith Romero kick-started the discussion. Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commissioner...
Bankman-Fried '100%' supports knowledge tests for retail derivatives traders
17.10.2022
The FTX founder said a knowledge test for derivative retail customers “could make sense” but it doesn’t need to be specific to crypto
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Backtracks on $1B Political Donation, Calls It 'Dumb Quote'
14.10.2022
The head of crypto exchange FTX is a political mega-donor and had earlier said he might donate up to $1 billion in the 2024 U.S. presidential election
Bankman-Fried: Rescue market is drying up, and we’re all to blame for its existence
12.10.2022
The crypto billionaire said he would look at Celsius, but he saw little left to rescue otherwise; the mess is the price of inaction on the part of regulators and the industry
Sam Bankman-Fried announces efficiency updates to FTX
10.10.2022
The crypto derivatives platform is expected double its order throughput and significantly reduce order latency, according to its CEO
Report: Hong Kong-Based Asset Management Firm Acquires Controlling Stake in Asian Crypto Exchange Huobi
10.10.2022
Li Lin’s controlling stake in Huobi, one of Asia’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, was recently acquired by About Capital Management for an undisclosed sum. Huobi’s acquisition by the Hong Kong-based asset management firm came shortly after the crypto exchange had exited...
Visa and FTX Partner to Launch Debit Card in 40 Countries – Here's What You Need to Know
8.10.2022
Payments giant Visa and crypto exchange FTX have inked a partnership to allow crypto holders from 40 countries to spend their digital assets when shopping. ...
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Binance CEO Zhao Taking Different Acquisition Tack Than FTX's Bankman-Fried
7.10.2022
The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance might still spend $1 billion on acquisitions this year
FTX and Visa partner to permit crypto payments in 40 countries
7.10.2022
FTX token surged over 7% on the news that Sam Bankman-Friend's company, FTX would roll out a debit card in partnership with payments giant Visa
Here’s What Crypto Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried Thinks About Markets – Have We Bottomed?
6.10.2022
While many industry observers ask themselves whether the crypto markets have reached their bottom level before they will rebound, Sam Bankman-Fried, the outspoken CEO and founder of major crypto exchange FTX, believes that the coming months could see crypto pegged to the general outlook for...
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...