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| Published On Jul 1, 2022 3:23 am CEST  |  Updated on Jul 2, 2022 4:22 am CEST | By Peter Siu

FTX Close to Taking Over Troubled Crypto Lender for Only $25M

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Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is close to finalizing its takeover of beleagered crypto lender BlockFi.

First reported by CNBC, a person familiar to the matter said FTX would only have to pay $25 million for the lender that reportedly was close to finalizing a funding round for a company valuation of $1 billion at the beginning of June. In March last year, the company was valued at $3 billion.

The acquisition was reported to be in the making at the beginning of the week.

In response to the rumors, BlockFi CEO Zac Prince took to Twitter and said:

“I can 100% confirm that we aren’t being sold for $25M. I encourage everyone to trust only details that you hear directly from @BlockFi. We will share more [with] you as soon as we can.”

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The deal is expected to come thru within a few days.

Last week, FTX extended a $250 million emergency line of credit to BlockFi.

Peter Siu

Peter is a former poker-pro, turned crypto enthusiast with 8+ years’ experience in operational roles dealing with all online gaming verticals within large iGaming companies, including Flutter and Entain. Now an expert in the field of Sports Betting, Casino, iGaming, and Poker, he is our team leader and editor. When not working, Peter can be found in the gym or playing sports like football, tennis and more recently padel.