Tagged: sam bankman-fried

November 11, 2022 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

In an action that should come as no surprise, FTX (International), along with its affiliated firms, including FTX.us and Alamada Research, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The news was revealed via Twitter in FTX’s main account. What was once the 2nd largest crypto exchange in… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 1:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Some observers believe that the potential collapse of FTX will be the death knell of crypto markets. The lack of regulation, a failure of management, and the destruction of investor trust have impacted the entire crypto industry. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, once the darling of… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

A Fox news correspondent is reporting that Binance has decided purchasing FTX is not a good idea and has declined to acquire the crypto exchange after it got a view of its books. Eleanore Terrett of Fox was first with the news quoting Binance Chief… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 1:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Things are going from bad to worse for FTX, which was the second-largest crypto exchange in the world – just last week. Reports have filtered in that regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are “probing” FTX.us… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The rapid demise of FTX, once the second-largest crypto exchange in the world, continues to impact crypto markets and the industry in general. Bitcoin is now at a year-to-date low, trading at around $17,700. FTT, the native digital asset of FTX, has cratered, trading at… Read More

November 8, 2022 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The dust has yet to settle, and the deal has not yet closed, but Binance’s rapid acquisition of FTX following a liquidity crunch is questioning the entire crypto ecosystem. Just last week, FTX appeared to be Teflon against any attacks lobbed against the digital asset… Read More

November 8, 2022 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the news that Binance will acquire FTX.com due to liquidity problems, Congressman Patrick McHenry, the ranking Republican member on the House Committee on Financial Services, has issued a statement that there is a need for Congressional action. McHenry has long been supportive of Fintech… Read More

November 8, 2022 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The dust-up between Binance and FTX has turned into a bit of a shit show. In the past days, Binance founder and CEO Chengpeng “CZ” Zhou – announced via Twitter it would be selling its FTT, the native token of FTX received from a past… Read More

November 7, 2022 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Chengpeng “CZ” Zhou, CEO and founder of Binance, has thrown some shade at competitor FTX announcing via Twitter it will be exiting its holdings of FTT, the native token of FTX, “due to recent revelations.” The revelations were not disclosed.   As part of Binance’s… Read More

November 7, 2022 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

  Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO and founder of FTX, says a “competitor” is spreading false rumors about his company, adding that FTX is “Fine. Assets are fine.” Bankman-Fried made his claims in a series of Tweets. https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1589598284322328579?s=20&t=HvhVmAJpHWkGiSGKZ1MgYQ According to Bankman-Fried, FTX has enough assets to… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 9:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtual currency trading company CrossTower continues to pursue a potential deal to acquire the assets of the once-leading and now-bankrupt Voyager Digital Ltd. out of bankruptcy, a lawyer for CrossTower noted at a court hearing on Wednesday (October 19, 2022). John Ashmead, CrossTower’s lawyer, a… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regulators in Texas are reportedly probing cryptocurrency platform FTX and company CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The state securities regulator is looking into whether FTX has offered unregistered securities to Texas residents, which could potentially be a violation of state law. According to reports, Texas’ securities regulator… Read More

October 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

West Realm Shires Services Inc. and FTX Trading Limited, the companies behind FTX US and FTX.COM respectively (collectively referred to as “FTX”), and Visa, which claims to be a world leader in digital payments, announced “a long-term global partnership.” As a part of the alliance,… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX, a fast-growing crypto exchange that operates both in the US and around the world, is expected to raise $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $32 billion – the same as its previous round. FTX.us predicts that it will become a market-leading… Read More

September 17, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX Europe announced that it has received approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), to operate “as a Cyprus investment firm (CIF) allowing the Company to fully own the local investment firm it previously acquired.” Patrick Gruhn, Head of FTX Europe, commented: “After… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX Exchange FZE announced that it has received approval “to enter Dubai’s ‘Minimum Viable Product’ (MVP) program for Virtual Assets under the world’s only specialist regime for this sector operated by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).” As a subsidiary of FTX Europe, FTX Exchange… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier, FTX has sent a proposal to Voyager Digital to effectively take over the company’s accounts while leaving the Three Arrows Capital (3AC) loans within the recovery process. FTX would open new accounts for remaining Voyager Digital account holders – potentially funding… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX Trading Ltd., owner and operator of FTX.com, a global cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced a joint offer with West Realm Shires Inc., the owner and operator of FTX US, and Alameda Ventures Ltd, “to provide early liquidity to customers of Voyager Digital, LLC, which filed… Read More

July 1, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX, the trading platform founded by CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, has agreed to purchase BlockFi for up to $240 million, along with providing a $400 million credit facility. FTX had previously provided BlockFi access to a $250 million credit line when things started to go sideways…. Read More

July 1, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Voyager Digital  (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) has issued a statement indicating they have halted all withdrawals due to the collapsing crypto market. Voyager stated that as of 2PM today all trading, deposits, withdrawals and loyalty rewards have been suspended. Stephen Ehrlich, Chief Executive Officer of… Read More