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Ex-Faze Clan Member Says He's Paying Back Scammed Fans
14.8.2021
In June, members of popular gaming group FaZe Clan found themselves in hot water due to their involvement with an apparent pump and dump scheme involving a charity-based cryptocurrency known as SaveTheKids. This led FaZe to suspend several members and boot one, a content creator known as Kay,...
KYC tools can minimize hassle for US crypto market, FTX CEO says
9.8.2021
FTX will now use phone numbers to confirm user's jurisdiction and names in addition to testing new KYC tools
Uncollateralized Lending Platform Truefi Raises $12.5 Million From A16z, Alameda and Blocktower
7.8.2021
Truefi, an uncollateralized loan platform, has raised $12.5 million from three important investors. The token sale was led by Blocktower, a New York-based cryptocurrency investment firm. Other important investors were Alameda Research — owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX —...
FTX launching NFT sports platform, backs LCS esports league with 7 year deal
4.8.2021
FTX is teaming up with Dolphin Entertainment to create an NFT marketplace that will target brands within sectors such as sports, entertainment, gaming, esports, and charity
Regulatory clarity for crypto would take 3 to 5 years, FTX CEO says
3.8.2021
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried expects the governments to take a clearer stance in the next 3 to 5 years and wishes to become a part of the discussions with the regulators “to build out this regime.”
FTX Slashes Leverage Limit from 100x to 20x — Community Suspects Competitors Will Follow Example
26.7.2021
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried told his Twitter followers on Sunday that his crypto exchange has lowered its margin trading limit from 101x to 20x. Prior to the change, FTX supported 50x, 100x, and 101x leverage but Bankman-Fried said these high leverage positions represent “a tiny fraction...
Trading firm of richest crypto billionaire reveals buying 'a lot more' Bitcoin below $30K
21.7.2021
Alameda Research, headed by Sam Bankman-Fried, whose net worth lately reached over $8 billion, has upped its Bitcoin buying around its key psychological support of $30,000
FTX Closes $900 Million Series B — Capital Raise Pushes Exchange Valuation to $18 Billion
21.7.2021
FTX Trading Ltd. announced the firm has closed the largest capital raise in crypto exchange history in a Series B funding round for $900 million. The financing gives FTX a valuation of around $18 billion and the crypto firm aims to expand its global presence. FTX Closes Largest Capital Raise...
FTX smashes crypto funding record with $900m raise to become exchange decacorn
20.7.2021
The crypto derivatives exchange has seen its valuation soar over the past year, reflecting the rapid growth of digital assets over the same period
Billionaire SBF says FTX may one day buy Goldman Sachs and CME
14.7.2021
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has said that acquiring Goldman Sachs and CME “is not out of the question,” if the exchange beats competition from Binance and Coinbase
Werewolves Within Is One Of The Highest-Rated Video Game Movies Ever
13.7.2021
With a “Certified Fresh” 86 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 114 reviews, Ubisoft horror comedy Werewolves Within is one of the highest rated video game movies of all time. What’s its secret? An amazing cast, clever writing, and having barely anything to do with the video game it’s based...
FTX crypto exchange integrates institutional trading tool ClearLoop
13.7.2021
FTX has inked a deal with Copper that could enable access to crypto trading products for over 300 institutional asset managers via the ClearLoop settlement platform
Playboy Collaborates With Superrare Launching the Miami Beach NFT Collection
10.7.2021
The publicly listed and iconic lifestyle company Playboy has announced the entertainment firm has collaborated with the non-fungible token (NFT) digital art marketplace Superrare. The Playboy NFTs expand upon an exhibit showcased to thousands of visitors at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami....
Rust Is Big Again On Twitch, Now With Beautiful Music About A Blood God
8.7.2021
Trends come and go on Twitch, but the Blood God is forever. Or at least, that’s the impression I get from a cult dedicated to this imaginary deity is one of the central throughlines between Rust role-playing’s first popularity explosion late last year and its latest, which is happening right now....
FTX Partners With Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen in Long Term Deal
30.6.2021
FTX Trading Limited has announced the company has partnered with seven-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady and Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen in a long-term deal. Both celebrities will have an equity stake in FTX and receive payments in crypto, the announcement explains. The NFL star Brady...
Goodbye Riley MacLeod, We Never Deserved You
26.6.2021
When Riley Macleod told me he was quitting the first thing he said was, “I’m sorry.” The second was, “Please roast me.”Read more
Goodbye And TKTK
25.6.2021
After almost five and a half years, today’s my last day at Kotaku. A good number of you are now probably scrolling to the bottom of this post to remember what I do here, since my articles aren’t a daily feature of the site. My job, mostly, was to hide out in the background and help. It was a pretty...
Rough Landing
25.6.2021
Sam Amar is an artist from France.Read more
Swiss-based Digital Assets AG launches tokenized stock offerings on Solana
24.6.2021
Tokenized shares of Facebook, Google-parent Alphabet, Netflix, Nvidia, PayPal, Square and Tesla will be available to trade at the launch
FTX Becomes MLB’s Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Brand in Long Term Deal
23.6.2021
Following the naming rights deal for the NBA’s Miami Heat arena and the partnership with the esports giant TSM, FTX Trading Limited revealed a long term partnership with the professional baseball organization Major League Baseball (MLB). FTX Partners With Major League Baseball FTX Trading...