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December 17, 2021 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), the international payment tech partner of major brands, announced that it has entered into a partnership with FTX Trading LTD, which is the owner and operator of FTX.COM, a global crypto exchange. This partnership with Nuvei will allow FTX… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The NBA’s Golden State Warriors and FTX US have announced a new and “first-of-its-kind” cryptocurrency partnership in professional sports. As the Warriors’ Official Cryptocurrency Platform and NFT Marketplace, the franchise will “drop NFTs on FTX.us, beginning in early 2022.” As mentioned in an update shared… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today (December 8, 2021), the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on digital assets. As was previously reported, the witnesses included top crypto executives and thus provided the opportunity for a unique discussion between House members and crypto entrepreneurs. Chairwoman of the Committee,… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX US (West Realm Shire Services Inc.), a digital asset marketplace affiliated with fast-growing crypto exchange FTX Trading, says it has finalized its acquisition of Ledger Holdings Inc., the parent company of LedgerX LLC. The FTX said it has also rebranded LedgerX to FTX US… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX Trading and West Realm Shires Services Inc., owners and operators of FTX.COM and FTX.US, have formed another sports-focused partnership by signing a deal with Ohana Experience, an agency that represents the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) interests of Brigham Young University football players. FTX has… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 2:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fast-growing crypto exchange FTX has raised $900 million in funding at an $18 billion valuation according to multiple reports. Investors in the company include SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, and Third Point. According to WSJ.com, other investors included Israel Englander, Alan Howard; the family of Paul Tudor… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Assets AG, a Swiss-based blockchain firm supporting the issuance of tokenized financial instruments, says its tokenized stock infrastructure will move to the Solana blockchain. Simultaneously, the company said it will launch the first free-floating security tokens allowing the compliant transfer of tokenized stocks on… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Esports firm TSM has announced a $210 million, multi-year partnership deal split between FTX Trading Limited and West Realm Shires Services Inc, owners and operators of FTX.com and FTX.US.  FTX has now secured exclusive naming rights for TSM, which will now be known as ‘TSM… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

American Airlines Arena, home of the Miami Heat NBA team, may be getting a name change following the expiration of the deal with American Airlines. According to a report, the Arena’s name may be picked up by FTX Trading, a cryptocurrency trading platform. First covered… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Blockfolio, a U.S.-based network for mobile cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and management, announced on Wednesday it has been acquired by cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, FTX. Founded in 2014, Blockfolio claims that millions of users trust its platform to stay connected to the “pulse” of the cryptocurrency… Read More

May 23, 2020 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange FTX has introduced a crypto trading platform for US-based users. FTX.US supports spot trading for major virtual currencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), Paxos Gold token (PAXG), and stablecoin Tether (USDT). The new platform will provide up… Read More

May 16, 2020 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets derivatives exchange FTX has introduced Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate futures. These financial products are being offered, so that BTC miners can hedge against the leading cryptocurrency’s continuous mining difficulty adjustments. The Bitcoin hashrate is the amount of computing power securing the BTC blockchain network… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX, a digital assets derivatives exchange that primarily caters to Asian traders and investors, will be introducing a spot exchange in the US markets. Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO at FTX, noted that the company’s US-based trading platform is presently in its beta testing phase. The spot… Read More