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Sequoia Capital Writes Off $210 Million FTX Investment Amid Collapse

Sequoia Capital officially marks its $210 million FTX investment down to zero and alerts limited partners about the total loss. The firm publicly shares its letter to distance itself from the cryptocurrency exchange's sudden financial calamity.

FTX Token Crashes 80% as Binance Moves to Acquire Struggling Rival

FTX's native token loses over $2 billion in value overnight as Binance announces a nonbinding deal to acquire the exchange's non-U.S. operations amid a severe liquidity crunch.

Binance Agrees to Acquire Struggling Rival FTX Amid Liquidity Crisis

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance signs a non-binding agreement to purchase FTX after the rival platform faces a severe liquidity crunch. The pending deal excludes FTX's U.S. division and comes following a CoinDesk report questioning the financial stability of FTX's corporate sibling.

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FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Agrees to Extradition to United States

Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried voluntarily agrees to face criminal fraud charges in the United States after a chaotic court hearing in the Bahamas.

Anthropic Secures $580M to Advance Safe AI Research

AI research firm Anthropic raises $580 million in a Series B round led by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to advance AI safety and scaling laws. The company plans to expand its team and explore the societal impacts of machine learning.