Bitcoin News
Bitcoin hits lowest price in two years as Binance cancels FTX acquisition
Just over 24 hours after news of Binance’s planned acquisition of FTX shook the crypto market, a reversal of that decision sent prices even lower.
Lachlan Keller
Lens
FTX
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Regulation
Binance pulls out of FTX buyout; latest updates and commentary
The following is a running compilation of views and comments on Binance’s announcement that it will not go ahead with the acquisition of FTX.com.
Danny Park
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Bitcoin News
Binance likely to back out of FTX deal: report
Binance may scrap its proposal to acquire cryptocurrency exchange FTX, after examining FTX’s “internal data and loan commitments,” according to an unnamed source “familiar with the matter” cited by CoinDesk on Wednesday.
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Regulation
The fall of FTX “not good for anyone,” CZ says
The sudden downfall of top cryptocurrency exchange FTX will bring in more regulatory scrutiny and raise the difficulty of obtaining licenses around the world, Binance founder and chief executive Changpeng Zhao said in an internal note, which he shared with the public via Twitter on Wednesday.
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Altcoins
FTX provided US$4.1 billion bailout to Alameda Research: data
FTX exchange sent Alameda Research 173 million FTT tokens on Sept. 28, worth US$4.1 billion at the time.
Zoltan Vardai
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
Binance’s Changpeng Zhao emerges as ‘winner on all fronts’ of FTX acquisition
Commonly known as "CZ," the Chinese-Canadian founder of Binance appears to have stolen Sam Bankman-Fried's shine, coming out of the FTX acquisition with the most to gain.
Dylan Butts
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Bitcoin News
Binance boosts emergency insurance fund to US$1 billion on market volatility
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has raised its emergency insurance fund “SAFU” to US$1 billion equivalent in cryptocurrencies, founder Changpeng Zhao said in a Tweet on Wednesday.
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Bitcoin News
Binance set to swallow FTX as run on exchange allows CZ to swoop
Top blockchain and crypto news: FTX concedes defeat in long battle with Binance. Crypto eyes Congress races. Hong Kong U-turns on digital assets.
Forkast.News
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Altcoins
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli to Do Kwon: jail isn’t that bad
“Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli has tried to reassure Terra chief Do Kwon that life in jail is “not the worst”, while they discussed the Binance-FTX deal on the UpOnlyTV podcast.
Danny Park
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Regulation
Binance’s pending acquisition of FTX may attract attention of antitrust regulators
Binance chief executive officer Changpeng Zhao already runs the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange so just what are his ambitions?
Lachlan Keller
