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Bitcoin price recovery possible after record realized losses and leverage flush out create a healthier market
5.12.2022
On-chain analysis highlights a slow down in selling and improving investor sentiment which could help BTC price recover
Document Claims Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison’s FTX Margin Position Was Negative $1.3B in May 2022
5.12.2022
In a number of recent interviews, the former co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), explained that he “wasn’t running Alameda” and he “didn’t know the size of their position.” In a more recent discussion with The Block’s Frank Chaparro,...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 49
5.12.2022
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
Maple Finance cuts ties with Orthogonal Trading over alleged misrepresentation of finances
5.12.2022
Maple’s decision comes after Orthogonal Trading admitted on Dec 3 that it was unable to meet loan repayments following the collapse of FTX and its partner Alameda
Maple Finance Severs Ties With Orthogonal Trading, Alleging It Misrepresented Financial Position
5.12.2022
Orthogonal Trading was due to pay back a $10 million USDC stablecoin loan on Dec. 4
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Races to 3-Week High on Monday
5.12.2022
Bitcoin was trading above $17,000 on Monday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency raced to a three-week high. Today’s move comes as prices rose for a second straight day, with momentum now firmly bullish. Ethereum was also in the green to start the week, with the coin hovering near...
The Force Behind a 1% Tax That Crushed Indian Crypto Trading
5.12.2022
All signs indicate India’s powerful finance minister disdains cryptocurrencies, and now she is setting the G-20 agenda for how the world's economic powers will regulate it. That’s why Nirmala Sitharaman is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
Swyftx cuts 40% of staff as it braces against 'worst-case scenario'
5.12.2022
The Australian crypto exchange said while it had no exposure to FTX, it was "not immune" to its fallout
Margin trading vs. Futures: What are the differences?
4.12.2022
Margin trading and futures are used in cryptocurrency to multiply gains. Here’s what you need to know about these tools, how they work, and their differences
Bybit announces second round of layoffs in 2022 to survive bear market
4.12.2022
Ben Zhou, the co-founder and CEO of Bybit, announced a reorganization plan amid a prolonged bear market, which involves a steep reduction in the workforce
Gemini Exchange Seeks to Retrieve $900 Million from Crypto Lender Genesis
4.12.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is trying to recover the $900 million it had paid in loan to crypto broker Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG).
According to a Financial Times report, the Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange is seeking to retrieve the funds after Genesis...
Biggest Movers: QNT Remains Near Multi-Week High, XMR up for Fifth Straight Session
3.12.2022
Quant was one of the biggest gainers to start the weekend, as price remained close to a multi-week high. This comes as cryptocurrency markets were marginally higher, following Friday’s volatile session. Monero was also higher on Saturday, as the token extended its recent gains for a fifth...
EU Parliament to ‘Vote on Adopting the Regulation on MiCA’ — Expert Says Industry Needs Legal Clarity
3.12.2022
In a recent statement, the European Parliament said its members would shortly “vote on adopting the regulation on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA).” According to the parliamentary body’s think tank, the envisaged regulations are expected to provide “legal certainty...
US Senator: Bitcoin Is a Commodity — ‘There Is No Dispute About This’
3.12.2022
U.S. Senator John Boozman says bitcoin, although a cryptocurrency, is a commodity in the eyes of the federal courts and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman. He stressed that exchanges where commodities are traded, including bitcoin, must be regulated and the Commodity Futures...
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...
While the FTX Co-Founder Claims He ‘Wasn’t Running Alameda,’ SBF Is Asked Why He Threw Caroline Ellison ‘Under the Bus’
2.12.2022
While the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has done numerous interviews, during these discussions he’s explained on numerous occasions that as far as Alameda Research is concerned, he “wasn’t running Alameda.” SBF wasn’t the CEO of the trading firm Alameda Research as the job was handled...
MEXC’s Changing for You | The 1st Exchange to Launch a Zero Maker Fee Event for Futures Orders
2.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In September of this year, blockchain media outlet, Cointelegraph, reported that cryptocurrency trading platform MEXC has ranked as the world’s top liquidity provider. Recently, MEXC announced the growth of its contract business, and its average daily trading volume has reached...
US Trustee Plans to Appoint an Examiner to FTX Case, While SBF Describes Strange Margin Trading Practices
2.12.2022
On Dec. 1, 2022, an attorney for the U.S. Trustee submitted a written letter to Delaware bankruptcy court officials that seeks to establish an independent examiner to investigate the FTX Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The U.S. Trustee explained in the letter that FTX’s collapse...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Higher Following US Nonfarm Payrolls Report
2.12.2022
Ethereum moved closer to the $1,300 level on Dec. 2, as prices remained near a multi-week high. This comes as the latest U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed that 263,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy. Markets had expected this to come in at 200,000. Bitcoin was trading above $17,000 prior...
XRP Price Prediction as $900 Million Trading Volume Comes In – XRP to the Moon?
2.12.2022
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