FTX

As bitcoin breached $66,000 and ether hit another new all-time high of $4,700, the overall market cap of all cryptocurrencies topped $3 trillion Monday. Still, bitcoin’s dominance continues to decline. Brett Harrison, president of crypto exchange FTX.US, discusses his crypto market update and outlook and shares insights into stablecoin regulation.

Nov 8, 2021

FTX, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Solana Ventures are investing $100 million in Web 3 gaming development. The funding will go towards gaming studios and technology integrating the Solana blockchain into video games on desktop and mobile platforms. The Hash" group discusses the implications for the initiative, one of the largest capital investments ever in the growing Web 3 gaming space.

Nov 5, 2021

Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX has finalized acquiring regulated futures exchange LedgerX. This follows last week’s meme-friendly raise of over $420 million from 69 investors and a Solana-based NFT marketplace launch earlier this month. FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried shares insights into the crypto empire’s latest developments, discussing what lies ahead.

Oct 27, 2021

Following a $900 million mega-round earlier this year, Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX has raised $420,690,000 in a Series B-1 funding round, valuing the firm at $25 billion. Sixty-nine investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global, joined the fast-growing crypto conglomerate.

Oct 21, 2021

FTX.US, the U.S. wing of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, announced its new marketplace, FTX NFTs, will allow users to trade, mint, auction and authenticate Solana-based NFTs. It plans to support other blockchains in the future, including Ethereum. FTX.US President Brett Harrison shares news regarding the launch and insights into the booming NFT market. Plus, reactions to the reported SEC decision to allow bitcoin futures ETFs.

Oct 15, 2021

Sam Bankman-Fried, head of crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, and co-founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) project Serum discusses institutional adoption of crypto and his conversations with Wall Street. He launched his career as a trader at Jane Street Capital before entering the digital asset space. Plus, his take on plans for FTX following a $900 million raise valuing the firm at $18 billion, crypto regulators reacting to the SEC's case against Coinbase, and transparency around stablecoins. 

Sep 17, 2021

Brett Harrison, president of crypto exchange FTX.US, the American arm of Sam Bankman Fried’s crypto empire FTX, joins “All About Bitcoin” live from the 2021 SALT Conference in New York to discuss what to make of large sums of bitcoin flows moving on his platform.

Sep 14, 2021

Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX is making Chiliz fan tokens available on its platform. It will begin by offering the fan tokens for Italy’s Inter Milan $INTER and Turkey’s Galatasary Sports Club $GAL. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest move from FTX bringing new ways for sports fans around the world to engage with their favorite teams, as it continues to bring crypto and blockchain awareness to the mainstream.

Sep 14, 2021

FTX, Animoca Brands and Litecoin hit by fake news and scams. Korea issues updated crypto exchange death note. China NFT backlash grows. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Sep 14, 2021

“Shark Tank” star, entrepreneur, and O’Shares chairman Kevin O’Leary joins “All About Bitcoin” live from the 2021 SALT Conference in New York to discuss why he’s “more excited about NFTs than anything else.”

Sep 13, 2021