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Just as fast as the deal for acquiring FTX.com 鈥� the non-U.S. exchange associated with 鈥� was made, it appears to have disappeared.

Early Wednesday, it was Binance was likely to walk away from the deal and then by the afternoon a Binance spokesperson told the company will not pursue an acquisition of FTX.

鈥淚n the beginning, our hope was to be able to support FTX鈥檚 customers to provide liquidity, but the issues are beyond our control or ability to help,鈥� the spokesperson told the news service.

It鈥檚 unclear where this may leave FTX, the fourth largest crypto exchange by volume.聽

During the weekend, Binance CEO Binance 鈥� the largest exchange by volume 鈥� would sell its holdings of FTX鈥檚 native token, FTT.

鈥淒ue to recent revelations that have came to light, we have decided to liquidate any remaining FTT on our books,鈥� he said.

On Monday, FTT witnessed a major sell-off amid concerns about the solvency of FTX and Bankman-Fried鈥檚 other trading firm after the push by Binance. Earlier this month, came out that Alameda had a large portion of FTT on its balance sheet, possibly helping prop up its value. Alameda has disputed that claim.

FTT prices dropped like a rock amid the controversy, and concerns were further fanned when users reported slow withdrawals on FTX鈥檚 platform. Bankman-Fried has since said the company is working to clean out a backlog.

Some of those fears seemed to be relieved Tuesday when Zhao his company would acquire FTX.聽

鈥淭here is a significant liquidity crunch. To protect users, we signed a non-binding LOI, intending to fully acquire and help cover the liquidity crunch,鈥� he tweeted.

FTX鈥檚 collapse is stunning when considering earlier this year it raised $400 million at a valuation. According to 兔子先生传媒, FTX has raised nearly $2 billion. Investors in FTX include the , Singapore鈥檚 and .

Zhao and Binance also were early investors in FTX.

has estimated Bankman-Fried鈥檚 net worth to be $17 billion.

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