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CFTC’s Behnam Calls FTX Idea a Potential ‘Evolution’ in Market Structure

Chairman Rostin Behnam says the FTX proposal for directly clearing certain crypto derivatives without intermediaries is still being weighed and would mark a “significant shift.”

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Backtracks on $1B Political Donation; Russians Face New Crypto Sanctions in the EU

Sam Bankman-Fried, the head of crypto exchange FTX, in an interview with Politico's Morning Money backtracked on his remarks that he would donate up to $1 billion in the next U.S. presidential election. Plus, crypto exchanges LocalBitcoins, Crypto.com and Blockchain.com have notified their Russian users that their services will soon be discontinued and recommended that the users withdraw funds from their accounts.

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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Backtracks on $1B Political Donation, Calls It 'Dumb Quote'

The head of crypto exchange FTX is a political mega-donor and had earlier said he might donate up to $1 billion in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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FTX Partners With Visa For Crypto Debit Cards Across 40 Countries

FTT, the native token of crypto exchange FTX, surged 7% after a report that payment giant Visa (V) has partnered with the exchange to roll out crypto debit cards. “The Hash” panel discusses FTX’s continued bets in crypto and the potential impact on crypto payments.

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Binance CEO Zhao Taking Different Acquisition Tack Than FTX's Bankman-Fried

Both have said they're willing to spend $1 billion in deals this year.

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Crypto Exchange FTX's Token Surges 7% After Visa Partnership Report

FTX has partnered with Visa to roll out crypto debit cards across 40 countries.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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FTX Ventures, Jump Crypto Lead $20M Fundraise for Executable NFT Wallet

The wallet, a forthcoming project from Solana developer Coral, will give users ownership of application code.

Coral founder Armani Ferrante (Coral)

Finance

CEL Token Jumps as SBF Said to Eye Celsius in Buying Spree

The native token of Celsius regained momentum just hours after being rocked by the surprise departure of CEO Alex Mashinsky.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange FTX Is Moving Its US Headquarters From Chicago to Miami

The exchange has been steadily building up its presence in southern Florida, including purchasing the naming rights to the NBA’s Miami Heat arena in 2021 for $135 million.

FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

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FTX Wins Bid to Buy Out Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Digital

Crypto exchange giant FTX won the bidding war against digital asset investment firm Wave Financial to buy the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. This comes as FTX.US president Brett Harrison is stepping down from his role. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for FTX and crypto lending at large.

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