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Crypto Exchanges Face Historic Liquidity Crunch Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
30.10.2023
About 60,000 bitcoins valued at just over $2 billion were removed from trading platforms in the past 90 days. The number of bitcoins on centralized exchanges is slightly more than 2 million. A recent report from Falconx says swings in the market have been exacerbated by a persistent lack...
Bitcoin price risk? US debt deal to trigger $1T liquidity crunch, analyst warns
19.5.2023
Bitcoin price could drop to $20,000 in Q3 amid mounting worries about a potential cash liquidity crisis led by the U.S. Treasury Department
US Regulator CFTC Met With Sam Bankman-Fried 10 Times Before Crypto Exchange FTX Collapsed
2.12.2022
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed that he and his team met with Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives 10 times before the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy. The regulator sees the FTX collapse as “a classic run based on liquidity...
CoinList addresses 'FUD' on withdrawals, cites technical issues for delays
25.11.2022
CoinList blamed “custodian issues” with one suffering an outage affecting “many tokens” on the platform as the reason for reported withdrawal problems
Analysis of FTX and Alameda Collapse Points to Terra LUNA Fallout Starting the Domino Effect
18.11.2022
An analysis of the FTX and Alameda Research collapse has been published by the blockchain and crypto analytics firm Nansen and the report notes that the Terra stablecoin collapse, and the liquidity crunch that ensued, likely started the domino effect that led to the company’s implosion. The study...
SEC, DOJ Investigate FTX — Regulators Suspect Crypto Exchange Mishandles Customer Funds
11.11.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are reportedly investigating cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The crypto firm is suspected of mishandling customer funds and breaking securities laws. Regulatory probes are among the key reasons why Binance walked...
Major VC Firm Sequoia Capital Marks FTX Investment to $0 — Says ‘Liquidity Crunch Has Created Solvency Risk for FTX’
10.11.2022
Venture capital giant Sequoia Capital is marking its investment in the embattled crypto exchange FTX down to $0. “In recent days, a liquidity crunch has created solvency risk for FTX,” the firm stressed, adding that “The full nature and extent of this risk is not known at this...
Binance CEO Explains Situation With FTX — Says ‘We Did Not Master Plan This’
9.11.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has shared where his company is at on the deal with FTX. “We did not master plan this or anything related to it,” he told the Binance team, reminding them not to trade the FTX token (FTT) as the due diligence for the acquisition is still ongoing....
Binance CEO shares 'two big lessons' after FTX's liquidity crunch
9.11.2022
CZ took to Twitter on Nov. 8 sharing "two big lessons" that crypto companies should learn amid the downfall of crypto exchange FTX
Liquidity Crunch Spreads to Crypto Lending as Institutional Borrowers Max Out Credit Pools
9.11.2022
Multiple crypto investment firms received a “warning” label on lending protocol Clearpool for draining almost the maximum amount of credit from their credit pools
Report: FTX CEO Told Staff Crypto Exchange ‘Effectively Paused’ Withdrawals
8.11.2022
According to a report shared by an FTX staff member, prior to Binance announcing it would acquire the exchange, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained that in 72 hours FTX saw roughly $6 billion in withdrawals. Furthermore, the staff member’s account notes that withdrawals on the exchange FTX.com...
CZ Says Binance Intends to ‘Fully Acquire FTX,’ Sam Bankman-Fried Confirms Transaction
8.11.2022
After all the speculation surrounding the crypto exchanges Binance and FTX, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed that his company is set to acquire FTX. CZ detailed that FTX asked for help and noted there is a “significant liquidity crunch.” FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has confirmed...
Bitcoin price swings to over $20K as Binance helps FTX ‘liquidity crunch’
8.11.2022
Binance may even end up buying FTX outright as withdrawals resume on promises from the world’s largest crypto exchange
Binance CEO announces intent to acquire FTX to 'help cover the liquidity crunch'
8.11.2022
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried called the news a "user-centric development that benefits the entire industry."
Staked Ether Discount After Terra Collapse a Sign of Liquidity Crunch in Crypto
2.6.2022
The price gap between the locked-up ether (stETH) and spot ether (ETH) might be a sign of traders demanding compensation for Ethereum’s "Merge" risks, a FundStrat analyst said
Analysts: Institutional Investor Interest Fueling BTC Rally, Liquidity Crunch Narrative Debunked
22.11.2020
Crypto analysts are pushing back against the narrative that the current BTC rally is being fuelled by a liquidity crunch afflicting bitcoin mining pools in China. The liquidity crunch, which is caused by an ongoing regulatory crackdown in that country, has reportedly left miners unable to sell...
Another Bank Run Highlights China’s Brewing Financial Crisis
28.11.2019
A regional lender has become the latest victim of the growing liquidity crunch in the world’s most populous country. Yingkou Coastal Bank, operating in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, is the second institution within less than a month to see its financial stability threatened...