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Goldman: Regulators Should Protect Crypto Investors at the Point of Trust, Not the Blockchain

Recent crises in the crypto market repeat a story as old as time, with a new asset attracting unsophisticated investors looking to make millions, the report said.

Los reguladores deberían proteger a los consumidores en el “punto de confianza”, dijo Goldman. (Nik Shuliahin/Unsplash)

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Maple Finance's $54M of Sour Debt Shows Risks of Crypto Lending Without Collateral

Maple Finance, the largest unsecured crypto lending platform, is grappling with a debt crisis while gearing up for a major system upgrade. The project's MPL token has plunged, and depositors are likely to stomach big losses. Here's how it happened, and what comes next.

There's some $54 million of sour debt on Maple Finance's lending platform because some of its largest borrowers were devastated in the FTX-blowup. (Michael Diane/Unsplash)

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Crypto Markets Today: Exposed Alameda Research Loans to Media Site The Block and Its CEO Adds to FTX’s Miseries

The Block confirmed Friday it had received funding from Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading arm for two years.

AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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AI-Related Tokens Surge as Maple, Ren Fall: CoinDesk Market Index Week in Review

AI platform Fetch.ai’s native token FET surged 80% in the past five days, according to data from CoinDesk Market Index.

The week-to-date leader chart among assets in the CoinDesk Market Index Ex Stablecoins shows the FET token surged 80% this week. (CoinDesk Indices)

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Crypto Markets Analysis: Bitcoin's in the Doldrums as Investors Eye FTX Hearing, FOMC Meeting

The largest crypto by market capitalization and ether barely moved from a week ago. A likely 50-point basis point rate hike already seems priced into markets.

(Aaron Burden/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: It’s Time to Come Clean About Those Crypto Losses

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 9, 2022.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Crypto Markets Today: Record Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Widens Industry Woes

The fallout from crypto exchange FTX’s implosion continued as data showed the GBTC discount rate to bitcoin hitting a record high.

Grayscale at Conesnsus 2016

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How Confident Are Institutional Investors About Bitcoin? COT Report May Offer Clues

A second consecutive week of increased exposure in the Commitment of Traders weekly measurement of investor activity would signal an undercurrent of confidence.

Investor confidence in bitcoin remains unclear. (Katie Moum/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Mr. Bankman-Fried Must Go to Washington

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 8, 2022.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Ether Breaks Trendline From Previous Bear Cycle Lows

The breakdown of the ascending trendline corresponding with previous bear market lows looks horrible, one portfolio manager said.

Se estima que el mercado bajista de ether se intensifique. (Fuente: Alexis/Pixabay)

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