Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto

On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught his employees off-guard with a somber message. “I’m sorry,” he told them. “I fucked up.” The reason for the mea culpa: His announcement half an hour earlier that FTX’s arch-rival, Binance, planned to mount a shock takeover of its main trading platform to save […]

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Binance plans to buy FTX’s non-U.S. operations in latest crypto bailout

Binance plans to buy FTX’s non-U.S. operations in latest crypto bailout

The deal is the latest emergency rescue in the world of cryptocurrencies this year, as investors pulled out from riskier assets amid rising interest rates The deal is the latest emergency rescue in the world of cryptocurrencies this year, as investors pulled out from riskier assets amid rising interest rates Crypto giant Binance signed a […]

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WazirX users eye other Indian cryptocurrency exchanges after ED probe

WazirX users eye other Indian cryptocurrency exchanges after ED probe

Users of the Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX are actively looking for new ways to deposit their cryptos to other exchanges. This comes days after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said it had frozen bank balances of Rs 64.67 crore belonging to WazirX. “I don’t wish to take any further risks,” said Nishant Bhalerao, 28, a Mumbai […]

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Crypto Market crash: A look at crypto volatility during pre-covid and now

Crypto Market crash: A look at crypto volatility during pre-covid and now

Crypto and volatility are two terms that go hand-in-hand. The global cryptocurrency market is slowly on its way to recovery with Bitcoin rebounding the $20,000 mark. The crypto market cap has increased by more than 2 per cent to $902 billion in the last 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data at the time of writing. […]

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NFT market suffers in crypto crash, sales drop by 150 per cent

NFT market suffers in crypto crash, sales drop by 150 per cent

The NFT market is flatlining as the global crypto market continues to crash. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency plunged to $20,946, witnessing an 18-month low. All cryptos are currently in the red as they continue to fall. A similar trend is being observed in the NFT spaces as sales continue to drop and NFT buyers vanish […]

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Is it possible to create algo stablecoin that doesn’t collapse? Ethereum co-founder has an answer

Is it possible to create algo stablecoin that doesn’t collapse? Ethereum co-founder has an answer

The recent Luna-Terra crash has led to tens of billions of dollars of losses, which has led to wide criticism of “algorithmic stablecoins” as a category, with many considering it to be a fundamentally flawed product. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared two experiments on evaluating whether an algorithmic (algo) stablecoin is sustainable. In a […]

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Crypto markets may pose risks to wider financial stability, ECB warns

Crypto markets may pose risks to wider financial stability, ECB warns

Cryptocurrencies will pose a risk to financial stability if the emerging sector maintains its rapid growth of the last two years and financial firms deepen their involvement, the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Tuesday. The crypto market slumped sharply this month after the downfall of major “stablecoin” terraUSD. The crash has led to calls […]

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Redistribution to Burning: Everything you need to know about Do Kwon’s Terra-Luna revival plan

Redistribution to Burning: Everything you need to know about Do Kwon’s Terra-Luna revival plan

Terra-Luna coins have been blacklisted by several crypto exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase after the staggering loss investors faced when the supply-demand ratio of the algorithmically designed stablecoins broke.  Do Kwon, CEO and co-founder of Terra Labs has finally spoken on the crash of Terra-Luna stablecoins. The CEO is looking for a revival plan to […]

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Dogecoin to Ethereum founder: What crypto CEOs are saying about Luna Terra crash

Dogecoin to Ethereum founder: What crypto CEOs are saying about Luna Terra crash

The past few days have been excessively volatile for the cryptocurrency market with the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunging to its lowest point since 2020. This comes after the world’s largest stablecoin—Luna and Terra depegged from its $1 value to 20 cents, causing bearish sentiments across the crypto market. According to Coinmarketcap, the entire crypto […]

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