Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency platform, said in an abrupt reversal that it was scrapping plans to acquire rival FTX.com.
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Binance is owned by Changpeng Zhao, a onetime bitter rival of Bankman-Fried's who accused FTX.com of being insolvent before offering to come to the rescue on Tuesday. The company also mentioned recent press reports about mismanagement of client funds and investigations by US regulators.
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