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FTX.US funds: American affiliate not part of Binance rescue deal – are deposits safe?

By Daniela Ešnerová

12:48, 9 November 2022

A smartphone displays the FTX.US logo in front a trading chart
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has promised investors that FTX.US is operating normally – Photo: ShutterStock

FTX.US, the US arm of the cryptocurrency platform FTX, is unaffected by its parent company’s liquidity crunch and continues to process withdrawal requests.

That was the announcement made by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, as he assured investors that FTX.US would not be impacted by the takeover of FTX by rival platform Binance. 

FTX.US is a separate US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange operated by the Bahamas-headquartered FTX for US residents.

FTX token (FTT) to US Dollar

FTX.US not ‘impacted’ promises Bankman-Fried

SBF’s assurance came after FTX found itself in the midst of a liquidity crisis this week as rumours of its insolvency spread and investors rushed to withdraw their funds from the platform. 

BCH/USD

584.65 Price
+1.290% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0753%
Short position overnight fee 0.0069%
Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
Spread 2.50

ETH/USD

3,539.95 Price
-0.500% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
Spread 6.00

BTC/USD

70,010.20 Price
-0.930% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
Spread 106.00

DOGE/USD

0.21 Price
-4.230% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0753%
Short position overnight fee 0.0069%
Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
Spread 0.0012872

The influx of redemption notices forced FTX to halt withdrawals on Tuesday 8 November. 

Later that day, SBF revealed that his company had agreed on “a strategic transaction” by a rival platform, Binance, to help with “clearing out the withdrawal backlog.” Bankman-Fried added

“This will clear out liquidity crunches; all assets will be covered 1:1. This is one of the main reasons we’ve asked Binance to come in. It may take a bit to settle etc. We apologise for that.” 

SBF went on to make it clear that FTX.US was not affected. He said: “Note that FTX.US and Binance.US – two separate companies – are not currently impacted by this. FTX.US withdrawals are and have been live, is fully backed 1:1, and operating normally.”

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