What is going on with the Binance and FTX deal?
What is going on with the Binance and FTX deal?

What is going on with the Binance and FTX deal?

Jamie Lim

55 min
Business News
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<p>This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/iX53hzW7rqc</p> <p>Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss and share insights on some of the trending stories in the African tech space.</p> <p>The stories:</p> <ul> <li>Jumia aiming for more profits</li> <li>Meta to layoff 11,000 staff</li> <li>Binance-FTX brouhaha</li> <li>Twitter drama</li> </ul> <p>To advertise or promote your brand, <a href="https:/techpoint.africa/advertise">visit this link</a> or send an email to business@techpoint.africa</p> <p>Explore the <a href="fintech.techpoint.africa">fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022</a></p> <p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p> <p>00:00 - Intro</p> <p>02:10 - Jumia's CEOs step down</p> <p>11:07 - Meta lays off 11,000 employees</p> <p>24:23 - Binance and FTX</p> <p>43:12 - The government of an Elon Musk-run Twitter</p> <p><strong>Useful links</strong></p> <ul> <li>Jumia&rsquo;s <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/11/09/techpoint-digest-451#:~:text=for%20iOS%20devices.-,Jumia%E2%80%99s%20founders%20step%20down,-Sacha%20Poignonnec%20and">founders step down</a>&nbsp;</li> <li>Meta to <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/11/10/techpoint-digest-452#:~:text=the%20diaspora%20market.%E2%80%9D-,Meta%20to%20lay%20off%2011%2C000%20employees,-On%20Monday%2C%20I">lay off 11,000 employees</a>&nbsp;</li> <li>Binance <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/11/09/techpoint-digest-451">agrees to acquire FTX</a></li> <li>Binance backs out of FTX rescue, <a href="%20https:/www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/binance-backs-out-of-ftx-rescue-leaving-the-crypto-exchange-on-the-brink-of-collapse.html">leaving the crypto exchange on the brink of collapse</a></li> <li>Twitter recalls some staff; <a href="https://www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/employment-law/twitter-recalls-some-staff-former-ceo-apologizes-for-layoffs/371275#:~:text=Shortly%20after%20Elon%20Musk's%20Twitter,people%20familiar%20with%20the%20development">former CEO apologizes for layoffs</a></li> <li>Drama Unfolding

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