FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, raised $900 million in a round of financing from investors such as Sequoia Capital, Paradigm and Coinbase Ventures. The company, launched in 2019, is valued at US$18 billion. More than 60 investors participated in its Series B fundraiser – the biggest ever for a cryptocurrency exchange “[It was] a lot of work. But it looks like it's really going to pay off in terms of building a lot of relationships, especially outside of the ecosystem, that we didn't have before,” Bankman-Fried told Decrypt. FTX has grown stronger in recent months, he said. Revenues increased more than tenfold in 2022, and more than one million users now use the platform, which averages over $10 billion in daily trading volume. The company plans to use most of the funds for mergers and acquisitions, Bankman-Fried said, putting it in a unique position to become one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges.
Brokerage FTX is valued at US$18 billion after receiving US$900 million
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