Amid the rumors surrounding FTX’s survival, Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced its acquisition. The two giant crypto exchanges have signed a non-binding letter of intent.

Megadeal of Crypto Exchanges

At the moment, the cost of the acquisition is unclear. The acquisition is going to be a mega deal in which the largest crypto exchange will acquire one of its closest rivals.

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao wrote on Twitter on November 8: ”This afternoon, FTX asked for our help. There is a significant liquidity crunch. To protect users, we signed a non-binding LOI, intending to fully acquire http://FTX.com and help cover the liquidity crunch. We will be conducting a full DD in the coming days.”

“Things have come full circle, and FTX.com’s first, and last, investors are the same: we have come to an agreement on a strategic transaction with Binance for FTX.com (pending DD etc.),” FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted.

The due diligence process will begin within the next few days. The deal comes just a day after Binance decided to sell its entire FTT tokens (the native tokens of FTX) following rumors surrounding the insolvency of FTX.

Market Jumps Hearing The News 

Following the insolvency news yesterday, the market saw massive sell-offs, with FTT tokens falling over 30% on the week. There were also losses of double digits in other major cryptocurrencies, such as Dogecoin and Solana. However, after hearing about the Binance-FTX deal, the crypto market recovered a bit, with FTT rising 25% over the last hour, and Binance’s BNB token rising 8%, according to CoinGecko.

The Bottom Line

Crypto market players were concerned the ongoing FTX drama may lead to a Terra-like crypto collapse. Experts even said that a Terra-like collapse would be detrimental to everyone, including Binance. With the latest deal, Binance has become stronger, but it has also eased the crypto market for now.