FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Reveals Reason Behind Billions Of Dollars Tether Purchase

The come-up of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange has been one of the most inspiring stories out of the crypto space. Its success put its CEO Sam Bankman-Friend on the path to become one of the richest crypto billionaires. The 29-year-old was featured on the Forbes 2021 List of 400 Richest People In America, which saw the CEO named as the richest crypto billionaire. Although FTX has had an impressive track record, the road to the present was not always an easy one. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opened up on some of…

DeFi Perpetuals Exchange Futureswap Launches New Version After $12M Raise

Futureswap has raised $12 million in venture funding from Ribbit Capital, Framework and Placeholder to launch an updated version of its Ethereum-based exchange. The protocol, which taps into v3 of leading automated market maker (AMM) Uniswap, enables leverage of up to 30x on any liquidity pool. “We’re super excited to add this layer as a new primitive,” CEO and co-founder Derek Alia told CoinDesk in an interview. “The amount of possibilities now are very, very cool.” Perpetuals are a crypto-native innovation similar to futures but without an expiration date, enabling…

UK’s Ex-Chancellor Philip Hammond to advise crypto firm Copper

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom, Lord Philip Hammond, has joined cryptocurrency custodial group Copper as a senior advisor with the ambition of “promoting the UK as a global leader in digital asset technology.” The London start-up firm, which provides custodial and infrastructure services in the digital asset sector, reportedly facilitates over $50 billion in transaction value per month for in excess of 400 institutional clients. During his administration as chancellor between 2016 and 2019, Hammond was commended for expanding the nation’s financial technology sector as well…

Bitcoin Skyrockets Above $57K, Recaptures Trillion Dollar Market Cap, Double-Digit Weekly Gains – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

The price of bitcoin continues to climb higher as the crypto asset has captured over 19% in gains during the last seven days. Bitcoin tapped a daily high on Monday reaching $57,678 per unit, jumping 4.4% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin Outperforms the Pack as Speculators Assume ETF Approval Is Coming It seems crypto investors are more attracted to bitcoin (BTC) in recent times as the crypto asset has been outperforming most of the top digital currencies in the last few days. On Monday, BTC has jumped 4.4% in…