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Company announcement/crypto

FTX US buys clearing firm Embed

West Realm Shires Inc. ("FTX US" or "the Company") today announced the acquisition of Embed Financial Technologies Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiary Embed Clearing LLC ("Embed"), a new FINRA, DTC, NSCC, Nasdaq, and IEX member clearing firm. Embed specializes in providing whitelabel brokerage services and APIs to broker-dealers and registered investment advisors.

21 June 2022

News/crypto

FTX to buy Canadian crypto player Bitvo

Crypto giant FTX is set to enter Canada after agreeing to buy Alberta-based outfit Bitvo. Financial terms were not disclosed.

17 June 2022

News/crypto

Robinhood shares soar after FTX chief buys 7.6% stake

Robinhood's share price jumped more than 20% on Friday after it emerged that Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of crypto exchange FTX, has acquired a 7.6% stake in the trading app.

13 May 2022

Company announcement/regulation

FTX signs for Eventus trade surveillance and risk monitoring platform

Eventus, a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, and FTX.COM (“FTX”), a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, announced today that FTX has contracted with Eventus to deploy the firm’s Validus platform for trade surveillance and risk monitoring on all FTX markets throughout the globe.

26 April 2022

News/crypto

FTX invests $100m in Dave as part of crypto partnership

The venture arm of FTX has invested $100 million in Dave as part of a wider partnership between the crypto giant's US business and the banking app to "expand the digital assets ecosystem".

23 March 2022

News/crypto

FTX turns to Stripe for payments and ID verification

Crypto giant FTX and its US subsidiary have chosen Stripe to build an onboarding and identity verification flow for users joining the exchange, and to power payments for people adding funds to their accounts.

11 March 2022

Company announcement/crypto

FTX sets up European unit

FTX Trading Limited ("FTX") a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the establishment of FTX Europe ("FTX Europe" or "the Company"), marking the next phase of the Company's global expansion, by extending its presence into Europe and the Middle East.

07 March 2022

News/crypto

FTX hits $32bn valuation

FTX has raised $400 million in a Series C funding round that values the cryptocurrency exchange operator at $32 billion.

31 January 2022

News/crypto

FTX launches $2bn fund to back web3 startups

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has launched a $2 billion venture capital fund that will invest in firms pushing blockchain and web3 adoption in areas including social, gaming, fintech, software, and healthcare.

14 January 2022

Company announcement/crypto

Nuvei to enable instant payments on FTX crypto exchange

Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, announced today it has entered into a partnership with FTX Trading LTD ("FTX"), owner and operator of FTX.COM, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange. This partnership with Nuvei will enable FTX to provide its users instant payment solutions for an enhanced customer journey and experience.

17 December 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Ledger and FTX partner for digital assets trading

Ledger, the maker of the world’s most popular hardware wallet and gateway to Web3, today announced its partnership with FTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange.

09 December 2021

Company announcement/crypto

FTX US picks Eventus for trade surveillance

FTX US, a leading U.S.-regulated cryptocurrency exchange, and Eventus Systems, Inc., an award-winning global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that the exchange will deploy the Eventus Validus platform to conduct trade surveillance and risk monitoring on FTX US, and FTX US Derivatives, its recently acquired licensed cryptocurrency futures and options exchange and clearinghouse.

08 December 2021