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| Published On Oct 22, 2021 10:35 am CEST | By Peter Siu

FTX Raises $420,690,000 and is Valued at $25 Billion

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Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX revealed on Wednesday it had raised $420,690,000 in a Series B-1 funding round. Sixty-nine investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global, were involved and able to get a share in the fastest growing crypto business.

With the latest funding, the exchange is valued $25 billion, a near 39% spike since the Series B July funding round when FTX raised a massive $900 million in crypto’s largest-ever venture capital funding round. Since then, fueled by a blitzering marketing campaign over the summer months, users on the platform have grown 48% and trading volume rose 75%, the exchange said.

The exchange went all-in on sports advertising this year, signing deals with the Major League Baseball, the Miami Heat, Formula 1 Racing Team Mercedes (Lewis Hamilton) and starring seven-time super bowl champion Tom Brady in their new commercial

The exchange is not only working on getting its name out and is planning a series of acquisitions and partnerships across the worlds to boost its global exposure.

Last evening, during the season opener of the NBA for the Miami Heat, FTX handed out $500 in crypto to several lucky fans. It turned out a great night for the fans as the Heat managed to send defending champions Milwaukee Bucks home with an embarrassing loss, 137-95.

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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.