Charity tied to former FTX exec made $150M from deal on FTT tokens: Report
The former FTX chief of staff reportedly “donated” FTT tokens he had obtained at a price of $0.05, later selling them after public trading opened for $1.
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The former FTX chief of staff reportedly “donated” FTT tokens he had obtained at a price of $0.05, later selling them after public trading opened for $1.
Story Highlights The live price of FTX is . FTX price, with a potential surge, could go as high as $1.62 by the end of 2024. FTT price could reach a high of $14 by the end of 2030. FTX (FTT) Token shows intriguing movement in 2024 as the bulls are gradually making a comeback.
Despite increased selling pressure within the cryptocurrency market, the FTX price has recorded a bullish price action since the week started. This indicates an increase in the buying-over-selling pressure for the altcoin in the crypto space.
FTX restructuring plan has encountered a major obstacle, particularly affecting holders of the exchange's native FTT token. The official committee of FTX unsecured creditors recently made an announcement that has caused concern in the crypto community.
A local source revealed that Japan's leading crypto exchange, bitFlyer, is negotiating to buy all shares of FTX's Japanese subsidiary. Japan's NHK news confirmed that the FTX firm is making adjustments as it prepare for business expansion and new acquisition.
Ten days ago, the FTX estate overseeing the bankrupt company's proceedings informed customers they would receive more than 100% repayment. Following this announcement, the exchange token FTT from the defunct trading platform rose above $2 per unit.
Spot volume in FTT pairs was $139 million on May 8 — the highest day of volume for the token since the end of December.
In a significant development, defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX has unveiled a reorganization plan to reimburse almost all of its customers. The announcement has sparked a substantial surge in the exchange's native token, FTT, which recorded an uptrend of 52% over the past seven days, reaching a monthly high of $2.29 during Wednesday's early trading session.
A reorganization plan could see FTX customers and creditors receive up to $16.3 billion in total compensation, but not those that held FTT.
During the roast of Tom Brady on Netflix over the weekend, the former NFL quarterback took several hits over his connection with now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.
On the heels of news that FTX customers may reimbursed in full, FTX Token (FTT) registered an impressive run over the past day. FTT is up by 35.6% in the past 24 hours and is trading at $2.
The bearish price sentiment in the cryptocurrency industry is on a constant rise as top altcoins struggle to breach their important resistance levels. However, mid-cap and low-cap altcoins have recorded a positive price action, highlighting a switch of interest among investors toward these altcoins.
The bankrupt FTX exchange emptied its FTT treasury account to a new wallet address on April 18. Arkham Intelligence's dashboard showed that the transferred assets from the FTT Treasury wallet include 195.87 million FTT tokens valued at approximately $247 million, 1,938 ETH valued at around $6 million, and 6.36 million JOE tokens worth $3.25 million.
SBF faces daunting odds in his effort to overturn the conviction resulting from the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange.
Despite a bearish wave in the cryptocurrency industry, with top tokens constantly displaying a neutral trend, the FTT price displayed a positive price action by adding 7.54% to its portfolio within the past 24 hours, making it one of the top gainers of the day in the market.
Galaxy Trading created a $620 million fund to buy up the discounted SOL from the FTX estate, Bloomberg reports.
The team asserted that the proposed decades-long sentence is ‘disturbing' and unfair to the disgraced crypto mogul.
However, WLD prices may run into headwinds as a token unlock worth $165 million is set to begin today, occurring until Feb.26, data from Token Unlocks show.
It was likely that FTX could liquidate FTT to repay customers.
The FTT token, the native token of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has recently faced a significant decline. Speculation arises from FTX's decision not to resume operations, contrasting earlier expectations.
The dream of a revived FTX exchange evaporates, triggering a massive sell-off of its native token, FTT. According to Kaiko, on February 5, FTT, the now utility-free currency of the defunct exchange, plummeted over 30% last week, erasing much of its recent gains fueled by speculation of an FTX comeback.
The crypto industry continues to record constant price fluctuation, highlighting a mixed sentiment in the cryptocurrency market. Moreover, despite a bullish jump, the FTX token fails to break out, indicating a strong bearish influence in the market. The FTX token started the year by trading in a closed range between $2.9126 and $3.
FTT takes a dive as FTX abandon's plans to restart.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved lower, with the cryptocurrency prices trading below the key $43,000 level on Thursday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded losses, trading below the key $2,300 mark this morning.