Crypto

FTX working to secure assets after 'unauthorized' transactions
FTX working to secure assets after 'unauthorized' transactions
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The new CEO of troubled cryptocurrency platform FTX said Saturday the company was making "every effort to secure all assets" following unauthorized transactions potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. FTX US and FTX.com "continue to make every effort to secure all assets, wherever located," Ray, who specializes in corporate turnarounds, said in the statement.

Mercedes F1 team dump crypto partner
Mercedes F1 team dump crypto partner
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The Mercedes team on Friday confirmed they had suspended a sponsorship deal with crisis-hit crypto currency exchange FTX and had removed the company’s logos from their cars ahead of this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Mercedes signed a sponsorship deal with FTX in September, 2021 when they were the reigning champions.

Changpeng Zhao, the undisputed king of crypto
Changpeng Zhao, the undisputed king of crypto
Business and Economy
by  AFP

At parties, on stages and in meetings, Changpeng Zhao is rarely seen without his black polo shirt, emblazoned with the insignia of his crypto firm Binance. And 45-year-old Zhao, who founded Binance in Shanghai in 2017, has emerged as the most central and most visible figure in crypto.

Crypto kid Sam Bankman-Fried falls prey to Binance
Crypto kid Sam Bankman-Fried falls prey to Binance
World
by  AFP

Sam Bankman-Fried has undergone a rapid transformation from top of the heap in the world of cryptocurrencies as chief of the FTX digital exchange to embattled executive forced to seek help from rival Binance. The rapid about-face was a shock: Only Monday, Bankman-Fried insisted FTX was financially stable.