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Bitcoin Plunges to $64K as U.S. Tech Rout Hits Crypto, Leads to $250M Long Bets Being Liquidated
25.7.2024
BTC nosedived from over $65,500 to $64,100 within minutes in the early hours of Thursday as Asian markets suffered
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Little Changed After Liquidation Rout
10.6.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 10, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin, Ether Little Changed Over Weekend After $400M Liquidation Rout
10.6.2024
The week ahead could boost market volatility with the CPI release on Wednesday, the FOMC meeting on Thursday, and a speech from Janet Yellen on Friday, one firm said
First Mover Americas: BTC Stabilizes Around $58K Following Yesterday's Rout
2.5.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 2, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
XRP price faces Q4 rout and 20% drop
23.11.2023
XRP has entered a strong correction cycle after testing a multi-year resistance trendline. Is the bull market on pause for now?
Crypto Traders Suffer Over $100M in Liquidation Losses as Market Rout Deepens Amid Middle East Turmoil
9.10.2023
Crypto traders suffered over $100 million of losses in liquidations on Monday, Coinglass data shows, as the digital asset market rout intensified
Crypto VC funding falls to 3-year lows as market rout continues
5.10.2023
Venture capitalists are doing fewer deals and the average deal size is getting much smaller, according to researchers
Despite Crypto Market Rout in the US, “Clear Heads Will Prevail,” Says Ethereum Co-Founder
14.9.2023
Joseph Lubin, the co-founder of Ethereum and the CEO of blockchain firm ConsenSys, is optimistic about crypto adoption in the US, similar to embracing “previous technologies like the internet.”
In a recent interview on CNBC’s ‘Capital Connection,’ he said that “clear heads will prevail” in...
Nomura’s Crypto Arm Might Take Longer Time to Turn Profitable After Market Rout: CEO
8.9.2023
Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of the Japanese financial services giant Nomura, might take a longer time to turn profitable than expected, as the company is still grappling to recover from the sector’s turmoil.
Laser Digital had previously forecasted to make profits by 2024. However...
SEC’s Grayscale Court Rout Puts Agency in Will-They, Won’t-They Role Starring Gensler
29.8.2023
The crypto industry’s campaign to set up exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has now pushed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against a wall with Grayscale Investments’ consequential court win, but it’s still up to the agency to decide whether to retreat or keep fighting
Sushiswap Smart Contract Bug Results in Over $3M in Losses; Head Chef Says Hundreds of ETH Recovered
10.4.2023
According to several reports, a bug introduced to the decentralized exchange (dex) protocol Sushiswap’s smart contract has resulted in more than $3 million in losses. The blockchain and smart contract security firm Peckshield explained the exploited contract was “deployed in multiple...
DAI Depegs as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto
11.3.2023
MakerDAO’s decentralized stablecoin hits an all-time low of 0.88 cents
3,500 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2011 Worth Over $60 Million Wake up After 11 Years of Slumber
11.11.2022
On Nov. 11, amid the confusion concerning troubled crypto companies like FTX and Blockfi, 3,500 ‘sleeping bitcoins’ from a wallet created on Oct. 7, 2011, moved for the first time in over 11 years. $60 Million Worth of 11-Year-Old Bitcoins Move Amid the Crypto Market Rout A large...
Cathie Woods’ ARK Buys 238K More Shares in Coinbase Exchange Amid Crypto Rout
10.11.2022
ARK’s ETFs purchased over 400,000 shares in Coinbase prior to Wednesday’s update
Galaxy Digital Reveals Update on Ties to FTX, Partnership Has ‘Exposure of Approximately $76.8 Million’
10.11.2022
Following the issues surrounding FTX, the publicly-listed firm Galaxy Digital published its third-quarter earnings report and noted it has an “exposure of approximately $76.8 million of cash and digital assets to FTX.” The news follows a great number of exchange executives announcing that they...
Crypto Market Rout Fuels Global Exchange Volumes — Kraken, Coinbase Report Connectivity and Latency Delays
9.11.2022
Amid the market carnage on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the top ten cryptocurrency exchanges have seen trade volumes soar. During the 24-hour period on Tuesday, the top five exchanges alone recorded more than $60 billion in trade volume. Out of the top ten crypto exchanges by trade volume, exchanges...
Amid Market Rout, Crypto Miners Are Still Building
21.9.2022
Crypto miners are still developing innovative data centres, despite a souring market that has some of them struggling to survive
Analyst Warns US Debt Crisis Is Possible — Rising Treasury Yields, Inflation, Stock Market Rout Could Cause ‘Multiple Black Swans’
7.9.2022
Wall Street’s major indexes closed the day in red on Tuesday, alongside cryptocurrencies, and precious metals like gold and silver taking some percentage losses. The leading crypto asset bitcoin dropped 5.87% under the $19K region, while the second largest crypto asset ethereum shed 8.7%....
Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Delays Earnings Report to Sort Out How Much Crypto Rout Devalued Its Assets
10.8.2022
The miner said that macroeconomic factors have complicated its accounting more than expected
Argo Blockchain Hires Derivatives Trader to Navigate Market Rout, Sells BTC to Reduce Loan
7.7.2022
The crypto miner recorded gains in production in June, but higher electricity costs and falling bitcoin prices narrowed its margins