Posted 3/19/2024, 4:18:25 PM
Backpack Exchange Thrives After Cutting Ties with FTX
- FTX was a major early investor in crypto exchange Backpack, but its collapse left Backpack without 80% of its operating capital
- Backpack survived thanks to community support and has seen tremendous growth, trading over $27.5 billion in its beta phase
- Backpack aims to solve problems exposed by FTX like central points of failure through its decentralized exchange design
- The company is building products beyond an exchange like a crypto wallet and xNFT platform
- Backpack raised $17 million in a Series A after FTX's fall and aims for global expansion into 95% of the world's GDP by 2024