Tag: FTX

Sequoia Capital marks down entire $214M FTX stake to zero

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Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital tweeted out a letter sent to its partners on Nov. 10 revealing the firm had marked its $213.5 million investments in FTX and FTX US down to $0, claiming them as a complete loss. The letter said that the crisis facing FTX has “created a solvency risk” but claimed its exposure to the exchange is “limited” in its Global Growth Fund III, where its cost basis for the FTX portion of the fund totaled $150 million. Here is the note we sent to our LPs…

SBF tells investors FTX needs $8B in emergency funding: WSJ

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Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly asked investors for $8 billion in emergency funding to cover a shortfall caused by the flood of withdrawal requests to his crypto exchange in recent days. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) citing “people familiar with the matter,” the CEO reportedly made the request to investors in a Nov. 9 call where he outlined ways to help solve FTX’s financial woes. The source suggests that Bankman-Fried is looking to raise $3 billion to $4 billion in equity and that the exchange could raise…

FTX website comes back online with message advising against deposits

Financially-troubled crypto exchange FTX has brought its website back online following a period of intermittent downtime — with the trading platform now sporting a banner confirming withdrawals are halted and advising users against depositing. The FTX website returned online at approximately 9:00 pm UTC  on Nov. 9, after encountering five separate periods of network downtime spanning over two hours, according to the “IS IT DOWN OR JUST ME” website. The crypto community on Twitter has also noticed a new bright red banner that can be seen throughout the website that…

FTX Exposure Limited, Says Venture Capital Giant Sequoia

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FTX Acquisition And Crypto Crash Is Bad For The Community, Says CZ Binance

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CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) gave statements to clarify the air amid the FTX ordeal and circumstances surrounding its acquisition by Binance. On Tuesday, FTT, the FTX native token, went to ruins with over 73% decline. It happened after the exchange liquidated its Ethereum holdings to mitigate its insolvency crisis. Before the crisis became known, the CEO of FTX, Bankman-Fried, debunked rumors of the firm’s financial pressure. He said the firm’s asset remains okay, and there was no threat of insolvency. However, yesterday, Bankman-Fried went on Twitter to reveal FTX’s financial…

Solana TVL drops 32.4% as FTX turmoil rocks ecosystem

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The total value locked (TVL) on the Solana chain has plummeted 32.4% in the last 24 hours, as news stemming from the collapse of FTX has sent waves through the crypto ecosystem.  According to DefiLlama, at the time of writing, Solana’s TVL has fallen to $423.68 million, down 32.4% in the last 24 hours, a far cry from its all-time-high (ATH) of $10.17 billion on Nov. 9, 2021. Total value locked within the Solana ecosystem Source: DefiLlama TVL measures the total value of all assets locked into DeFi protocols. As…

Singapore’s State Investor Temasek Is Engaging With Embattled Crypto Exchange FTX – Bitcoin News

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According to a report published on Nov. 9, 2022, Temasek Holdings, the Singaporean state holding company owned by the government of Singapore is allegedly engaging with FTX amid Binance’s plans to bail out the crypto trading firm. Singapore’s state investor has been known to have invested in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry for quite some time now. Singaporean State Holding Company Temasek Helped Fuel FTX’s Series B and C Funding Rounds, Spokesperson Says Company Is Engaging With FTX On Nov. 9, 2022, The Straits Times (TST) business correspondent Claire Huang…

Crypto Stocks Continue Drop as Binance Walks Away from FTX Deal

Shares of tech firm MicroStrategy (MSTR, which holds about 130,000 bitcoins, fell 20% Wednesday. Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) dropped 9.5%. Crypto-focused bank Silvergate (SI) declined 12%, while financial services firm Galaxy Digital (GLXY.TO) fell 16% in Toronto stock exchange. The stocks of bitcoin miners such as Riot Blockchain (RIOT) and Marathon Digital (MARA) also took a hit. Source