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Small-cap Stablecoins Struggle to Maintain Peg as Crypto Market Crashes
12.5.2022
Some smaller-cap stablecoins are struggling to maintain their targeted peg, which is mainly USD 1, amid a huge bloodbath in crypto that has wiped off billions from the market.
The development follows a depeg seen by Terra (LUNA)'s decentralized stablecoin UST, which seems to have placed...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Altcoins Try to Trim Losses, LUNA Tests New Lows
12.5.2022
Bitcoin price remained in a bearish zone below USD 30,000 support. BTC even broke the USD 27,500 support and spiked below USD 27,000. It is currently (11:47 UTC) correcting higher near USD 28,770 but is still down 9% in a day and 28% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are down in double...
Bitcoin Dominance Rises as ETH/BTC Breaks Down
12.5.2022
The bitcoin (BTC) dominance – bitcoin’s share of the overall crypto market capitalization – has risen sharply over the past two days, as the price of ethereum (ETH) has broken lower against BTC.
Since Wednesday this week, the bitcoin dominance has risen from under 42% to 44.3% as of Thursday...
Bitcoin ETFs Enter Australia as Crypto Market Tanks
12.5.2022
Australia recently released its inaugural crypto ETF (exchange-traded funds) amid a crypto meltdown. Assets including ETFs 21Shares ETH ETF, Cosmos Purpose BTC Access ETF, and ETFs 21Shares BTC ETF entered the local exchange. The portfolios will allow users to directly invest in digital coins....
Market Panic Puts Tether Peg Under Pressure
12.5.2022
A panic across the crypto market early Thursday morning in Europe put the stablecoin tether (USDT)’s US dollar peg under pressure, with the token trading as low as USD 0.91 on some exchanges. The crash has led some to wonder why arbitrage traders don’t seem to want “free money.”...
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Citadel Securities, BlackRock Claim They Had No Role in the UST Collapse
12.5.2022
Global market maker Citadel Securities and major asset manager BlackRock have denied involvement in the collapse of Terra's algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST).
The assertions came after a conspiracy theory that alleged Citadel Securities and BlackRock made a coordinated attack on UST...
Ether Futures Lead $1.2B in Liquidations, Crypto Market Cap Drops 16% Overnight
12.5.2022
The past 24 hours were among the biggest crypto market drops in recent months
Bitcoin Below USD 29K, Ethereum Dives More, LUNA, Altcoins Crash
12.5.2022
Bitcoin price started another decline and traded below the key USD 30,000 support. BTC even broke the USD 28,500 support to move further into a bearish zone. It is currently (03:58 UTC) down 8% and is trading near USD 28,700. BTC is also down 28% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Not bothered: Miners ‘not impacted by volatility’ in Bitcoin market
12.5.2022
In the face of extreme fear in the Bitcoin market, miners are unfazed and may even welcome a downturn as it opens up the opportunity to gain more hash power
Market Wrap: Cryptos Extend Losses as LUNA Plunges
11.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos declined on Wednesday amid stress in stablecoins. LUNA plunged by 96% and Solana's SOL token saw a 30% dip. Option traders are seeking downside protection
Bitcoin fights to hold $29K as fear of regulation and Terra’s UST implosion hit crypto hard
11.5.2022
Bitcoin leverage traders show little interest in going long even as BTC price flirts with new lows below $29,000
ApeCoin is down 70%+ since the Otherside launch — Can Yuga Labs turn the ship around?
11.5.2022
A botched minting process and the collapse of Otherdeed’s price have taken a toll on ApeCoin, leading investors to question APE’s future utility and value
Why did Terra LUNA and UST crash? | Find out on The Market Report
11.5.2022
On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the Terra ecosystem meltdown
Biggest Movers: SOL, NEAR, and AVAX Drop More Than 20% Lower on Wednesday
11.5.2022
Solana, NEAR and AVAX were all trading over 20% lower on Wednesday, as global crypto markets continued to fall on hump-day. The cryptocurrency market cap is currently down 6.35%, as traders continued to digest the recent crash in the price of LUNA and UST. Solana (SOL) Solana was down by over...
This week’s whipsaw market movements test NFT traders’ resolve — What’s next?
11.5.2022
NFT prices take a hit alongside the sharp correction in the crypto market and only time will tell whether the current downturn was a buying opportunity
Celsius Network execs deny rumors of significant losses amid market volatility
11.5.2022
"Our front office teams [...] think and act like risk managers to ensure that we are not exposed in any significant way to market swings," said Celius CFO Rod Bolger
Crypto Market Dives – and Rebounds – Following UST De-Peg, US Inflation Report
11.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and the broader crypto market experienced a sharp correction today after the terraUSD (UST) stablecoin collapsed, and an inflation report in the US revealed higher-than-expected price rises. However, prices later turned around, marking a strong recovery for...
Stablecoin Implosion — LUNA and UST Lose Significant Value, Downturn Ripples Across the Crypto Economy
11.5.2022
During the last few days, the crypto economy has been tumultuous as billions have fled the market in search of safety. The issues with LUNA sparked a significant sell-off as Terra’s native digital asset dropped 97% in value against the U.S. dollar in 24 hours. Terrausd has slipped 67% lower...
Do Kwon's USD 1M Bet Doesn't Look Good as LUNA Crashes
11.5.2022
Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the entity behind Terra (LUNA), found himself in a peculiar position with his bet that LUNA would stay above USD 88 - as the coin dropped over 90% in a single day.
In mid-March, Do Kwon took a bet with pseudonymous Twitter user Sensei Algod,...
Sales of Blue-Chip NFTs Plunge Amid Crypto Market Crash
11.5.2022
Sales of blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collections Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Otherdeed have taken a plunge amid a broader crash in the crypto market.
BAYC's sales have fallen by nearly 39% over the past week, dropping to USD 72.5m. The collection's floor price has also taken a...