The Mercedes F1 team has retained the presence on its cars in Brazil of sponsor FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that was dealt a near fatal blow this past week. But the Brackley squad said on Thursday that it was closley monitoring its commercial partner's situation. FTX's sudden liquidity concerns led to a massive outflow of investors' funds, an event that sent shockwaves through the crypto world late on Wednesday. Meanwhile, crypto industry leader Binance, which had struck a deal to acquire and bail out FTX, backed out of its plan after disclosing that a review of FTX’s books had unearthed "mishandled customer funds". Furthermore, reports have emerged that FTX's massive...
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