Binance va racheter son rival, FTX

• FTX et Binance étaient auparavant en concurrence pour acheter les actifs de Voyager Digital. FTX a ensuite remporté l'enchère.
• Some experts have accused CZ of deliberately undermining FTX’s finances.
• L'acquisition marque une énorme chute de grâce pour Bannkman-Fried, qui est devenu l'un des acteurs clés de l'industrie.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has agreed to acquire its rival, FTX, a day after both companies were supposedly set to feud. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao announced in a tweeter que Binance ferait liquider ses participations FTT. Quelques heures plus tard, le PDG de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, s'est adressé à Twitter pour appeler à la collaboration entre les deux échanges, étouffant les rumeurs d'un conflit.

CZ appears to have consolidated his place as the leading figure in the crypto market after announcing the possibility of taking over the suddenly embattled FTX. CZ’s previous tweet seems to have caused a liquidity crunch in the exchange run by his former disciple and rival, Bankman-Fried.

L'accord, s'il est conclu, marquera une chute de grâce étonnante pour Bankman-Fried, qui est devenu l'une des figures les plus remarquables de l'industrie de la cryptographie, venant souvent en aide aux entreprises de cryptographie en faillite. Un Twitter fil de discussion posted by the FTX boss, Bankman-Fried, revealed that FTX had “come to an agreement on a strategic transaction” with Binance after the company attempted to clear out its withdrawal backlog.

Bankman-Fried confirmed that he had asked Binance for help to “clear out liquidity crunches” and cover assets on a 1:1 basis. SBF explained in his thread that the “important thing is that customers are protected.”

The FTX CEO had kind words for his rival, CZ, noting that he “has done, and will continue to do, an incredible job of building out the global crypto ecosystem and creating a freer economic world.”

“I know that there have been rumors in media of conflict between our two exchanges, however Binance has shown time and again that they are committed to a more decentralized global economy while working to improve industry relations with regulators. We are in the best of hands,” SBF tweeted.

Binance CEO CZ shared a statement on Twitter confirming that FTX had approached Binance for help. The crypto billionaire said that Binance was “assessing the situation in real time” and could “pull out from the deal at any time.” According to CZ, FTT is expected to be volatile in the coming days.

Cet après-midi, FTX a demandé notre aide. Il y a une crise de liquidité importante. Pour protéger les utilisateurs, nous avons signé une lettre d'intention non contraignante, dans l'intention d'acquérir pleinement https://t.co/BGtFlCmLXB et aider à couvrir la pénurie de liquidités. Nous réaliserons une DD complète dans les prochains jours.

– CZ 🔶BNB (@cz_binance) 8 novembre 2022

Some experts have accused CZ of deliberately undermining FTX’s finances, causing investors to panic. Although SBF issued a statement assuring users that things “were fine,” it appeared that the three-year-old exchange had taken a strong blow.

L'acquisition sera un tournant dans le marché de la cryptographie. FTX et Binance sont pour la plupart à couteaux tirés. Binance a eu plusieurs démêlés avec les régulateurs, tandis que Bankman-Fried a fait pression pour une réglementation cryptographique.

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