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29-yr-old billionaire's crypto exchange valued at $18 bn after record fundraise
short by Kiran Khatri / on Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, founded by 29-year-old billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, announced that it has closed a $900 million fundraise, which saw investors like SoftBank and Sequoia Capital, at a valuation of $18 billion. This is the largest private equity round in the crypto industry's history. As per Forbes, the fundraise is likely to boost Bankman-Fried's net worth by nearly $8 billion.