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Despite the crash of the crypto exchange FTX, the Mercedes Formula One team vowed not to remove the company’s logo from its race cars. Still, the F1 squad said they are closely monitoring the situation with the trading venue, hinting it might terminate the partnership in the near future. FTX’s Logo Remains on the Runway One of the best-performing Formula One teams – Mercedes – said the emblem of FTX will still be visible on the cars driven by Lewis Hamilton and George Russel...

About four months after commencing voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, crypto lender Celsius Network is yet to execute the much-talked-about restructuring plan.  The troubled lender has now filed a motion requesting the court’s approval to extend the deadline for the submission of its reorganization plan. Celsius Files for Extension of Exclusivity Period Celsius announced the filing on Thursday via Twitter, stating that the work is complex and requires rigorous...

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has expressed his belief in the ability of the crypto market to heal itself once the full impact of FTX’s implosion is felt. Speaking at a conference in Indonesia, CZ said that more companies would be affected by FTX’s downfall, considering how big the crypto exchange was.  “With FTX going down, we will see cascading effects. Especially for those close to the FTX ecosystem, they will be...

Elon Musk recently said that he had a conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried before the Twitter deal. He also shared some predictions going forward. The world’s richest man recently joined a discussion on Twitter with over 60,000 listeners to talk about the FTX hack and bankruptcy. Musk revealed that he had a conversation with the exchange’s former CEO – Sam Bankman-Fried and that his opinion of him wasn’t the best. … I got a ton of people telling he’s got huge amounts of money...

The problems with FTX don’t seem to stop. After failing to honor customer withdrawals, revealing a multi-billion hole in its balance sheet, and ultimately declaring bankruptcy, the exchange is suffering another major exploit. Millions of dollars seem to have been drained from FTX addresses. Upwards of $400 million in crypto left the exchange wallets late Friday night with little to no explanations as to why that happened. The company’s General Counsel, Ryne Miller, took to...

FTX has lost several potential rescuers after shady details of the internal workings continue to emerge. The biggest setback was Binance pulling out of the deal. But according to the crypto giant’s CEO, the deal with FTX did not make sense. While speaking at the Indonesia Fintech Summit, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao weighed on the takeover that never materialized and the reason behind it. “From a financial perspective, there is a big hole. From new users, we have very high overlaps....

FTX’s collapse has significantly dented the confidence of investors in centralized crypto exchanges. Amidst the subsequent financial turmoil and reports about the troubled crypto exchange tapping customer funds to fund risky bets, the golden rule of crypto – “not your keys, not your coins” has taken a center stage in popular discourse once again. Abdicating control over users’ coins has cost many dearly. As a result, mass withdrawals from exchanges have now been reported....

The President of El Salvador – Nayib Bukele – reportedly dismissed the arising rumors that his country holds its bitcoin stash on the battered cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The information was revealed by Binance’s CEO – Changpeng Zhao – who said he discussed the matter with the political leader. The Central American nation became the first to make bitcoin legal tender inside its borders. It has purchased over 2,381 coins on a macroeconomic level which equals over $41 million...

Europe’s largest digital asset investment and trading group – CoinShares – revealed that approximately 11% of its total net asset value is situated on the crypto exchange FTX. Another firm experiencing similar issues is Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, which holds more than $76 million worth of exposure to the troubled firm. In a recent interview for Bloomberg, CoinShares said nearly $26 million of its exposure to FTX consists of US dollars and Circle’s stablecoin USDC....

Major venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has written down the value of its investment in the beleaguered crypto exchange FTX, to zero. Notably, the company was part of the investors who participated in FTX’s $900 million funding round in July 2021, which brought the exchange’s valuation to $18 billion at the time. Sequoia Marks Down FTX Investment to $0 In a note to limited partners (LPs), which was revealed via Sequoia’s Twitter handle on Thursday (November 10, 2022), the...