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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Crypto Exchanges => Topic started by: Tamsialu$$ on June 25, 2021, 02:26:13 AM

Title: Crypto Giant FTX Buying Stake in Stocktwits: Sources
Post by: Tamsialu$$ on June 25, 2021, 02:26:13 AM
The deal makes perfect sense for FTX as it signs more sponsorships and marketing deals in an effort to promote its brand to new customers. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has signed a series of splashy sports and entertainment deals this year. Now, according to multiple sources, FTX and its exuberant founder Sam Bankman-Fried are making a foray into media by taking a stake in Stocktwits, a popular social investing site. According to two sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, the deal will an involve an initial investment by FTX of around $20 million with an option to buy Stocktwits outright. Stocktwits declined to confirm or deny the deal, while FTX and Bankman-Fried did not immediately reply to requests for comment.more (https://decrypt.co/74445/ftx-buying-stake-in-stocktwits)
Title: Re: Crypto Giant FTX Buying Stake in Stocktwits: Sources
Post by: Terrasin on June 26, 2021, 05:58:43 AM
Amid growing concerns about the damaging environmental impact of Bitcoin mining, crypto exchange Gemini has launched “Gemini Green,” a new long-term initiative to offset the carbon emissions created by the cryptocurrency in the exchange’s custody.
Title: Re: Crypto Giant FTX Buying Stake in Stocktwits: Sources
Post by: Terrasin on June 26, 2021, 08:23:02 AM
The deal makes perfect sense for FTX as it signs more sponsorships and marketing deals in an effort to promote its brand to new customers. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has signed a series of splashy sports and entertainment deals this year. Now, according to multiple sources, FTX and its exuberant founder Sam Bankman-Fried are making a foray into media by taking a stake in Stocktwits, a popular social investing site. According to two sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, the deal will an involve an initial investment by FTX of around $20 million with an option to buy Stocktwits outright. Stocktwits declined to confirm or deny the deal, while FTX and Bankman-Fried did not immediately reply to requests for comment.more (https://decrypt.co/74445/ftx-buying-stake-in-stocktwits)

The NFT is tied to a digital animation from Derrick Adams, which features a reinterpretation of the album’s cover art. Titled “Heir to the Throne,” it’s meant to commemorate the album’s 25th anniversary.
Title: Re: Crypto Giant FTX Buying Stake in Stocktwits: Sources
Post by: Logitech50 on June 26, 2021, 03:00:05 PM
FTX of Criptocurrency theSotheby’s has also said that the Adams animation was commissioned by Jay himself (whatever that means), and that a portion of the proceeds from the auction will go to the Shawn Carter Foundation of the Criptocurrency market.