Tag: FTX

Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
September 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange FTX US wins bid to acquire Voyager’s assets

The official announcement stated: FTX US's bid maximizes value and minimizes the remaining duration of the Company's restructuring by providing a clear path forward for the Debtors to consummate a chapter 11 plan and return value to their customers and other creditors. At the end of last March, Voyager has 3.5 million users and 1.19…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
September 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA issues warning against FTX for operating without authorisation

The regulator added: This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. The FCA’s warning fallows the crypto exchange gaining license from the Cyprus Financial Market Regulator CySEC allowing the company founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, to offer products and services to European clients. Last year, the UK regulator banned FTX's…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
September 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX Ventures plans to acquire 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital

The deal follows a multi-year partnership between SkyBridge and FTX partnership to sponsor global SALT conferences in North America, Asia and the Middle East, and co-present Crypto Bahamas, the institutional digital assets conference that launched in April 2022. With the new deal, the two firms will expand their collaboration on venture and digital asset investing…

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Robinhood
June 28, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX exploring acquisition of Robinhood Markets

Bankman-Fried recently bought a 7.6% stake in Robinhood through his company Emergent Fidelity Technologies. Robinhood Markets is controlled by its co-founders, Chief Executive Officer Vlad Tenev and Chief Creative Officer Baiju Bhatt, who hold more than 50% of the voting power. Robinhood Markets’s commission-free model disrupted the retail stock trading industry. The brokerage gained a…

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June 03, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX continues global expansion with launch of FTX Japan

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX and currently serving as Interim CEO of FTX Japan, said: The acquisition not only gives us a technological advantage, but also allows us to work directly with Japanese regulators in a transparent, constructive and positive manner. With the launch of FTX Japan, FTX will be able to provide the Japanese…

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Centroid Solution integrates with FTX
May 30, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Centroid Solution’s connectivity engine integrates with FTX

The firm also said that Centroid clients can establish connections to FTX from the Centroid Bridge engine and gain access to a wide variety of crypto trading products. Cristian Vlasceanu, CEO of Centroid Solutions, commented: The connectivity to FTX is one of many integrations and functionalities that we have been working on, as we look…

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FTX partners with Eventus
April 26, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX taps Eventus for global trade surveillance and risk monitoring

Eventus CEO Travis Schwab said: We’re incredibly honored that FTX.COM has placed its full confidence in our platform after experiencing first-hand its power and versatility for meeting compliance and regulatory goals. The exchange has made abundantly clear the importance of a fulsome trade surveillance program to its overall mission, and we’re particularly pleased that FTX…

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FTX opens Australia business unit
March 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange FTX launches operations in Australia

Australia a is a significant growing market for FTX.  The company highlighted that the launch of FTX Australia shows the its long-term commitment to the local market and represents the natural next step in the FTX's global expansion. Last week, FTX  announced obtaining a license to establish and operate its Virtual Asset Exchange and Clearing…

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FTX Dubai
March 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX Europe obtains license to operate Virtual Asset Exchange in Dubai

FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, commented: FTX is proud to be the first licensee under Dubai's prudential supervision regime. It's an honor to be one of the first approved applicants in such a specialised category and we are excited to be able to introduce complex crypto-derivatives products with centralised counterparty clearing to institutional markets. FTX receiving…

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