FTX Exchange raised $ 420 million in the next round of financing

The owner of the company, Sam Bankman-Fried, believes that the bulk of investors have invested in the trading platform amid the growth of the cryptocurrency market. FTX has closed a new round of B-1 funding. 69 investors took part in the financing. Among them are BlackRock and Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, and billionaires Alan Howard and Israel Englander, who participated in the previous round of funding. The exchange attracted investments in the amount of $…

CFTC investigates the activity of the cryptocurrency prediction market Polymarket

CFTC investigates the activity of the cryptocurrency prediction market Polymarket The activities of the Polymarket sweepstakes, which are preparing for the upcoming round of financing, have repeatedly attracted the attention of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The regulator is investigating the New York cryptocurrency prediction platform for illegal offers to users of swaps and binary options. In addition, the Commission is considering whether the platform should obtain a regulatory license. The CFTC has studied…