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| Published On Aug 30, 2022 4:25 am CEST | By Peter Siu

FTX Not Planning to Buy Huobi Exchange, Bankman-Fried Says

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On Monday, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried dismissed rumors of his firm targeting one of the world’s biggest and oldest crypto exchanges, Huobi.

Bankman-Fried clarified in a tweet on Monday that FTX is not going to purchase the exchange which is currently good for daily trading volume of more than $1 billion according to CoinMarketCap data.

The hearsay follows a Bloomberg report in mid-August claiming that preliminary talks between FTX and Huobi founder Leon Li were held over the purchase of a majority stake in Huobi.

Speculation is growing on potential targets for FTX’s crypto-winter acquisitions. The name of trading-app Robinhood is going around, while South Korean exchange Bithumb is also regarded a potentia FTX target.

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So far this year, FTX has acquired Canadian platform Bitvo and Japanese Liquid, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Quoine.

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.