Tag: FTX

Crypto exchange giant is continuously intensifying its efforts on heavy marketing. As per the announcement by the exchange, it has selected the world’s one of the highest-ranked tennis players Naomi Osaka as the latest figure in sports and entertainment to endorse it. FTX announced on Monday that Osaka is all set to take an equity […]

The American arm of the global crypto derivatives and spot exchange platform FTX seems to be developing a new blockchain gaming division. The crypto exchange is hiring software developers for its forthcoming blockchain and gaming unit, according to a job posting. The new gaming section will work to attract more game developers to the blockchain-based gaming ecosystem, […]

American venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital has floated a new fund in which it announced a commitment of $500 million to $600 million to deepen its engagements in the digital currency ecosystem. While not a novice investor to digital currencies, the move by Sequoia Capital is aimed at informing its partners that it can position […]

The leading crypto exchange platform FTX US has announced that it will give away free Bitcoin as part of its upcoming Super Bowl LVI ad campaign on February 13. However, the quantity of Bitcoin offering has yet to be established, as it will be set by the time the ad airs on the East Coast. A […]

The Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX US has hit an $8 billion valuation after a new $400 million funding. According to Reuters, Temasek Holdings, SoftBank Group Corp, Paradigm, and Multicoin Capital led the $400 million investment round for FTX’s American affiliate on Wednesday. According to FTX US president Brett Harrison, this move puts their company as one […]

Crypto derivatives exchange giant FTX has called out banks all over the world to discuss the possibility of stablecoins adoption on exchange in return of a $1 million reward. In a tweet on Tuesday, FTX said it was looking into forming partnerships with banks throughout the globe to allow customers to make “near-instant and near-free deposits […]

The company that owns four major professional sports teams in Washington, D.C., has announced FTX US as its official crypto exchange and non-fungible token (NFT) partner.  In a mega agreement for several years, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, or MSE, announced on Monday that FTX US would be the official crypto partner of the Capital City […]

Cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX has started a mission to help policymakers build a better regulatory framework by developing a set of principles and ideas. The policy promotes many top crypto exchanges’ market-structure choices and urges that they be implemented across all jurisdictions. After the chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, Maxine Waters, asked […]

African cross-border payments company, Chipper Cash, has completed its Series C extension funding round. The round saw the company raise $150 million and attain a market valuation of over $2 billion. This comes on the heels of its initial Series C funding where the company raised $100 million in a funding round led by SVB. […]

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, may have just gotten itself an advertisement spot in arguably the most watched TV event in America. The championship game of the National Football League is going to be held in Feb. 2022, and according to Bloomberg’s report, FTX after considering the wide reach of the audience of the sport, have decided […]

At Thursday’s Miami Heat season opener game in front of Milwaukee Bucks, one of the biggest crypto exchanges FTX has handed $500 worth of crypto to every spectator in the FTX Arena section. Every fan in the audience is also offered an exclusive “Opening Night FTX Arena NFT” which could be accessed through a QR […]

Leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX has raised $421 million in its recent Series B-1 funding round and a valuation of $25 billion according to its press release. Participants in the round included Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, via its Teachers’ Innovation Platform, Ribbit Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and more. In all, there were […]

US-based branch of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has unveiled its collectibles marketplace, FTX NFT. Prior to the announcement, you could only trade NFTs that are minted directly on the website on the FTX.US’s NFT marketplace. Now, the new marketplace will support the buying and selling of NFTs based on the Solana blockchain. Speaking about the development, […]

Crypto-derivatives trading platform FTX has officially relocated its headquarters to the Bahamas. The move comes as regulators around the world are stepping up their scrutiny of cryptocurrencies. Previously, the firm operated from out of Hong Kong. It announced on Monday that it had registered its Bahamian subsidiary, FTX Digital Markets, with the Securities Commission of […]

Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has launched Bitcoin (BTC) options trading on Jan. 11. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced in a tweet yesterday that options were listed on the trading platform. Furthermore, later the same day he also claimed that options trading volume on the exchange reached $1 million in about 2 hours. Noteworthy volume for […]