Crypto Exchange FTX Raises $900M At An $18B Valuation, Breaks From Binance
Exciting beginning of the week for one of the crypto industry’s richest, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. His derivatives exchange FTX announced $900 million in a Series B fundraising effort. That raises its profile even more. And its value, which is now a whopping $18B, and was $1.2B a year ago. And what a year it’s been. […]
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The crypto derivatives exchange has seen its valuation soar over the past year, reflecting the rapid growth of digital assets over the same period. FTX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, has closed a $900 million funding round – highlighting once again that venture capitalists are shrugging off market turmoil in their quest to uncover quality blockchain plays.The Series B investment round had over 60 participants, including Softbank, Sequoia Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin, VanEck and the Paul Tudor Jones Family. With the raise, FTX’s valuation has....
Binance has reportedly halted services in Israel after the cryptocurrency exchange was approached by the country’s financial regulator inquiring about its activities and the licenses under which it operates. A growing number of regulators have been scrutinizing Binance for operating without a license in their jurisdictions.
Binance Halts Crypto Services in Israel
Israel’s Capital Market, Insurance, and Savings Authority has reportedly approached Binance regarding the crypto exchange’s activities in the country.
The authority, which is responsible....
Binance started the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) in 2018 by allocating 10% of the trading fee. Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange by trading volume, announced its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) reached a $1 billion valuation.The user protection insurance fund was set up in July 2018 to protect users’ interests. Binance committed a portion of the trading fee towards SAFU and began allocating 10% towards the funds. The crypto exchange also revealed the two wallet addresses where the funds are being held in order to ensure transparency. The two wallets contain a....
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, has announced the launch of its own venture capital fund. Binance Labs, the cryptocurrency exchange’s venture capital arm, has raised $500 million to launch a fund that would invest in Web3 and blockchain startups. Binance Labs Raises $500 Million Binance Labs, the company’s venture arm, announced on […]
On January 26, the crypto asset exchange FTX US revealed it raised $400 million in a Series A financing round stemming from investors like Softbank, Paradigm, and Multicoin Capital. The Series A investment in FTX US brings the U.S.-based trading platform’s post valuation to $8 billion. FTX US Reveals $400 Million Capital Raise, Firm Aims to Expand Staff to ‘100-Strong’ Following parent company FTX raising $420.69 million three months ago, the U.S.-based trading platform FTX US announced it has raised $400 million in a Series A funding round. The Chicago-based FTX US....