Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX has announced that it will now relocate its headquarters from Chicago to Miami following the dismissal of the chairman of the exchange’s US subsidiary, FTX.US.
CEO of FTX.US Brett Harrison on September 27 twitter In a post he shared on Zach DexterHe announced that he was handing over to . Stating that he will hand over his duties gradually in the next few months, the CEO added that the company will sit in the consulting chair. Dexter, who was elected as the new president of FTX.US, in the previous process LedgerXHe was the CEO of.
Although it may sound striking that such a large exchange has changed its CEO, it is known that many important exchanges have made CEO changes recently. Kraken’CEO of Jesse Powellfiled for bankruptcy after Celsius NetworkCEO of Alex Mashinsky He also announced that he would be leaving his post soon.
On the other hand, FTX.US is not limited to the change of CEO. According to the statement made by the cryptocurrency exchange, the company ChicagoUS head office in Miamiis moving to. FTX, who chose Miami as his new home, became the NBA team last year. Miami Heatannounced that it had purchased the naming rights of the stadium for $135 million.