Binance CEO CZ Turned Down $40 Million Deal with SBF for Futures Exchange
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao turned down a $40 million offer from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in March 2019 to create a cryptocurrency futures exchange. At the time, Binance was primarily a spot crypto exchange,...
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At the time, Binance was primarily a spot crypto exchange, and the idea of a futures-only platform was a deviation from its existing model. ...
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