Pharos Network, a layer 1 blockchain focused on tokenized real-world assets, said it raised $44 million in a Series A round led by a mix of traditional finance and crypto investors. Backers include Sumitomo Corporation’s venture arm, SNZ Holding, Chainlink and Flow Traders, along with unnamed financial institutions the firm described as “giants in global […]
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) says Sam Bankman-Fried asked him for “a couple of billion dollars nonchalantly, as if he were asking for a bologna sandwich” during the phone call that preceded Binance’s attempt to acquire FTX in November 2022, and that he never had any intention of going through with it. “I didn’t have […]