FTX buys BlockFi for $240 million

    FTX crypto exchange has signed Friday a deal with an option to buy crypto lender BlockFi for up to $240 million, BlockFi CEO Zac Prince said. Lately, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his fund Alameda Research have been seen as a lender of last resort in the crypto space. Moreover, Prince tweeted that FTX has…

    FTX provides crypto exchange BlockFi with a $250 million credit facility

    BlockFi, a сrypto lender and exchange, has secured a $250 million credit from leading crypto platform FTX. While many crypto platforms are struggling amid a bear market, BlockFi hopes the new credit line could help them remain afloat. The agreement also opens the door to future collaboration between BlockFi and FTX. BlockFi CEO Zac Prince…

    Cloudflare outage affects crypto exchanges FTX, OKX, and Bitfinex

    On Tuesday, a Cloudflare outage knocked out numerous popular web services, including big crypto exchanges FTX, OKX, and Bitfinex. Users attempting to visit certain websites were met with a “500 Internal Server Error” notice, raising questions about the security of centralized crypto platforms. The content delivery network (CDN) confirmed via an update posted on June…

    FTX CEO says Alameda could ‘step in’ to prevent wider crypto collapse

    FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said his Alameda Research and FTX could “step in” the situation with Celsius and Three Arrows Capital to prevent further contagion across the crypto sector. He also rejected rumors that Alameda played a part in jeopardizing the stability of Celsius. The downward trajectory that has greeted the crypto market…

    Goldman Sachs reportedly discusses the integration of crypto derivatives with FTX

    Goldman Sachs, a Wall Street investment bank, is reportedly in talks with crypto exchange FTX as it plans to integrate a few features of its derivatives businesses. The CEOs of the two companies met in the Caribbean to discuss a potential partnership. Also, Goldman Sachs might work with FTX to help the exchange to achieve…

    Robinhood shares up over 30% after FTX CEO buys 7.6% stake

    Robinhood Markets shares surged more than 30% after crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed a 7.6% stake in the online brokerage. Bankman-Fried is the founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. On Thursday, Bankman-Fried acquired about 56.3 million shares in Robinhood Markets through his investment firm, Emergent Fidelity Technologies, according to a regulatory filing with the…