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Ftx empire collapses

Edition #42 - 13 NOV 2022


Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., according to a company statement posted on Twitter, followed by reports of the exchange getting hacked for over $400 million.

Bankman-Fried has also stepped down as CEO and has been succeeded by John J. Ray III, though the outgoing chief will stay on to assist with the transition.



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funding rounds

  • Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs raised $70M in a Series B funding round led by Thoma Bravo, with participation from Goldman Sachs, PayPal Ventures, Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures;

  • Crypto payments firm Ramp raised $70M in a Series B funding round led by Mubadala Capital and Korelya Capital. Cogito Capital and previous lead backer Balderton Capital are among investors;

  • ​​Digital assets exchange Archax raised $28.5M in a Series A funding round led by Abrdn, with participation from Bitrock Capital, Blockchain Coinvestors and the Tezos Foundation.

 



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