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Joseph Taylor breaks Ghana’s 29-Year 400m national record with sub-45s run – Nsemkeka Ghana’s athletics history was rewritten on Saturday after Joseph Taylor, a freshman at Duke University, shattered the long-standing men’s 400m national record at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Championships in Atlanta. Taylor clocked 44.98s to win the race, eclipsing the previous national record of 45.13s set by Ibrahim…

A 29-year old crypto billionaire has Goldman, CME Group in his crosshairs as his exchange aims to surpass Coinbase

Should Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon be quaking in his boots?

That is the feeling that one might glean from Sam Bankman-Fried as he explains, in an interview with the Financial Times, that financial giants like Goldman Sachs GS, -0.42% and exchange platform CME Group CME, -0.13% may be future acquisition targets for his relatively upstart crypto exchange FTX.

Bankman-Fried told the FT, in a recent interview, that his exchange, considered by some to be one of the fastest-growing digital platforms, wants to overtake Binance and Coinbase Global COIN, -5.50%, the No. 1 and 2 largest cryto platforms in the world.

Then…watch out Goldman and CME.

“If we are the biggest exchange, [buying Goldman Sachs and CME] is not out of the question at all,” Bankman-Fried was quoted by the FT saying.

If Bankman-Fried comes off as superbly ambitious, it is, perhaps, for a good reason.

The 29-year old, who is a U.S. citizen but resides in Hong Kong, is reportedly a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who boasts a net worth of $8.7 billion, according to Forbes. Forbes says that majority of his wealth is derived from his stake in FTX, which he launched a few years ago, as well as crypto token ownership, like bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.28% and Ether ETHUSD, +0.57% on the Ethereum blockchain, for example. He also launched Alameda Research, the quantitative crypto trading firm he founded in 2017, which looks after $2.5 billion.

Bankman-Fried is aiming for a valuation of $20 billion for FTX, in his most recent funding round, according to the FT. FTX, a cryptocurrency unicorn that offers derivative trading services with offices in Hong Kong and the U.S., is the fourth-largest global crypto exchange, according to CoinMarketCap.com.

Even still, Goldman’s value is $127 billion, while CME Group’s is $75 billion, as of Wednesday midday trade.

Coinbase, meanwhile, has a market capitalization of about $50 billion, if Bankman-Fried would consider lowering his sights. Coinbase went public back in April but has seen a tough road as a publicly traded company thus far.

Coinbase shares are down 28% over the past three months, performing better than bitcoin, which is down 48% over the same period. However, traditional assets are faring far better than their turbulent crypto counterparts in recent months, by comparison.

Hayatou's 29-year reign as CAF president ends after election loss

Issa Hayatou’s 29 years in charge of the Confederation of African Football came to an end Thursday, when Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad Ahmad was elected president. Hayatou, who served as the acting FIFA president in 2015 when Sepp Blatter was suspended from all football-related activities, saw Ahmad claim 34 of the 54 votes. “When you try to do something, you mean that you can do…

Hayatou's 29-year reign as CAF president ends after election loss

Issa Hayatou’s 29 years in charge of the Confederation of African Football came to an end Thursday, when Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad Ahmad was elected president. Hayatou, who served as the acting FIFA president in 2015 when Sepp Blatter was suspended from all football-related activities, saw Ahmad claim 34 of the 54 votes. “When you try to do something, you mean that you can do…

McFall's 29-year Portadown reign ends

The reign of European football’s longest-serving manager has come to an end after 29 years. Ronnie McFall, 69, was set to leave Portadown at the end of the season but resigned after his side’s shock Irish Cup defeat by Lurgan Celtic.[1] He was appointed in December 1986 – six weeks after Sir Alex Ferguson joined Manchester United. McFall won four league titles among more than 20 trophies during…

McFall's 29-year Portadown reign ends

The reign of European football’s longest-serving manager has come to an end after 29 years. Ronnie McFall, 69, was set to leave Portadown at the end of the season but resigned after his side’s shock Irish Cup defeat by Lurgan Celtic.[1] He was appointed in December 1986 – six weeks after Sir Alex Ferguson joined Manchester United. McFall won four league titles among more than 20 trophies during…