Crypto Exchange FTX Raises $900M At An $18B Valuation, Breaks From Binance
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Crypto Exchange FTX Raises $900M At An $18B Valuation, Breaks From Binance

THELOGICALINDIAN - Exciting alpha of the anniversary for one of the crypto industrys richest CEO Sam BankmanFried His derivatives barter FTX appear 900 actor in a Series B fundraising accomplishment That raises its contour alike added And its amount which is now a whopping 18B and was 12B a year ago And what a year its been Forbes gives us the digits

 Among the over 60 investors that alternate this time around, we find: 

Not amid the investors: Binance. 

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Why Is Binance Not Involved With FTX Anymore?

The Chinese juggernauth was an aboriginal broker in FTX. Even more, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao appear in the “Up Only” podcast that he and Sam Bankman-Fried were in talks about aperture an barter calm afore any of the two fabricated it big. So, what happened? Why did Binance accord up its disinterestedness pale in FTX? Did they abatement out? Or are Binance’s contempo troubles with every country beneath the sun to blame? Changpeng Zhao answers Forbes:

What Does The Future Hold For FTX? And What About The Past?

Our sister armpit NewsBTC informs us about Bankman-Fried’s aboriginal business, Alameda Research:

For the future, we accept to consult The Block, who afresh batten to Bankman-Fried:

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What Does All Of This Have To Do With Tom Brady And Gisele Bündchen

A lot, because they both accept disinterestedness in the company. The celebrity brace afresh active a accord to be brand ambassadors for FTX. Their timing was perfect, as their banal absolutely aloft with this $900M fundraising effort. As for the accord itself, Bitcoinist appropriate reported:

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Their deals with the sports apple are one of the strategies that aloft FTX’s contour over the aftermost year. 1.- They afresh aquired allotment rights to the Miami Heat’s arena. 2.- FTX is the cryptocurrency barter accomplice of the Major Leagues Baseball league. 3.- They paid $210M to change the name of e-sports aggregation TSM to TSM FTX. So, they were authoritative huge moves afore they got all this new money.