On Saturday, August 20, CNBC gained access to FTX’s audited financial statements. The cryptocurrency exchange generated over $1 billion in revenue in 2021, making it a wild year for the company according to the latest reports.
FTX is growing at breakneck speed
Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, in 2019. According to our colleagues at CNBC, the exchange has seen tremendous revenue growth over the past few years. Although very recent, the company has already made a name for itself in the industry and is a UFO.
FTX revenue grew from $89 million in 2020 to $1.02 billion in 2021. This is an 11.25x increase over the year, or more than 1000%!
“FTX had approximately $2.5 billion in cash at the end of last year and profit margins of 27%, according to the documents. Margins were closer to 50% if advertising expenses and “related party” expenses were removed,” CNBC said.
Although the market is having a tough time, the exchange reportedly brought in $270 million in revenue in the first quarter. Over the next three years, operating profit will increase even more significantly. In 2020, profit was $14 million, but increased to $272 million in 2021 (an increase of about 19 times).
FTX has started investing in other cryptocurrency companies that are going through tough times. In 2022, the FTX exchange is expected to generate $1.1 billion in revenue.
FTX secured $400 million in funding from venture capitalists like Tiger Global and SoftBank this year last January. This brought the company’s value to over $32 billion.
Sam Bankman-Fried launched the cryptocurrency exchange just three years ago. The company competes with other big names like Binance and Coinbase. To face this competition, FTX does not hesitate to build a fleet of cryptocurrency subsidiaries.
SBF multiplies investments in times of crisis
Sam Bankman-Fried is known as the CEO of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Three years ago, he founded the stock exchange. Today, he helps cash-strapped businesses by lending them hundreds of millions of dollars.
Originally a Wall Street trader, Bankman-Fried is currently the CEO of FTX. His company is now among the market leaders and is just behind Binance. During this difficult period in the crypto market, SBF tried to buy other cryptocurrency companies that were having financial problems.
Some companies in the crypto industry are not doing well during the bear market and have even laid off some employees. Not all companies will survive this period, so we cannot deny that the strategies adopted by FTX and its CEO are not paying off.
FTX has done well financially during this period of falling prices and has even established itself as a good option. Last month, it was mentioned that the SBF could provide up to 2 billion dollars in aid to companies in difficulty. Recently, Voyager Digital Exchange refused to be taken over by Alameda and the exchange, despite their offer.
Sam Bankman-Fried is a young billionaire, who personally bought 7.6% of the shares of the Robinhood trading platform. He also co-owns several other businesses with his sister, including an alumni association, as well as a venture capital firm and a technology company. Despite the financial crisis, there is no doubt that Bankman-Fried’s empire will grow stronger thanks to his numerous investments.