<story><title>FTX closes in on a deal to buy embattled crypto lender BlockFi for $25M</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/30/ftx-closes-in-on-a-deal-to-buy-embattled-crypto-lender-blockfi-for-25-million-in-a-fire-sale.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>okwubodu</author><text>This has been disputed by BlockFi’s CEO: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;blockfizac&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;1542582904110317568&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;twitter.com&amp;#x2F;blockfizac&amp;#x2F;status&amp;#x2F;1542582904110317568&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>FTX closes in on a deal to buy embattled crypto lender BlockFi for $25M</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/30/ftx-closes-in-on-a-deal-to-buy-embattled-crypto-lender-blockfi-for-25-million-in-a-fire-sale.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ilamont</author><text>Investors:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;blockfi.com&amp;#x2F;investors&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;blockfi.com&amp;#x2F;investors&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Long list includes Bain Capital, Winkelvoss, Arrington, Coinbase Ventures ...</text></comment>