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DeFi Platform Synthetix's Founder Proposes Capping Token Supply at 300M; Here’s Why

The inflationary model helped bootstrap the Synthetix ecosystem and was no longer needed, founder Kain Warwick explained.

The founder of popular decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Synthetix has proposed capping the supply of the native SNX tokens to 300 million. (Vicky Sim/Unsplash)

Finance

Thai Energy Billionaire Turns to Crypto to Boost Growth: Report

While crypto market cap has tumbled from November's high, the market is “still sound” and has “high potential” for growth, Gulf Energy CEO Sarath Ratanavadi said.

Thailand’s second-richest person plans to double down on crypto-related investments in the coming months. (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)

Finance

Cboe Digital Names Jump Crypto, Robinhood and DRW Among Expected Equity Partners

The new digital entity will operate the existing spot, derivative and clearing platforms of ErisX, which Cboe recently acquired.

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Tech

Decentralized Exchange THORSwap to Support Cross-Chain Swaps for Over 4,300 Ethereum-Based Tokens

Starting Thursday, users are able to swap supported ERC-20 tokens across eight blockchains in a single transaction.

THORSwap has extended its product offering. (Akinori UEMURA/Unsplash)

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What Is NFT Wash Trading?

The shadowy practice is often used to manipulate markets and create a false sense of high demand.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Stabilize After Steep Weekly Declines, Traders Show Near-Term Bearish Bias

Bitcoin could slide to “summer lows near $18,700,” one trader said.

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Markets

Shiba Inu, Dogecoin Jump as Risk-On Behavior Returns to Crypto Markets

Futures tracking the two tokens saw over $25 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours.

Shiba Inu dog (Anastasiia Cherniavskaia/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin $24K Breakout Elusive as Treasury Yields Balk at Peak Inflation Narrative

Traders of risk assets, including bitcoin, might be wrong to conclude that inflation in the U.S. has peaked, the bond market activity suggests.

Bond markets question the bullish crypto market narrative concerning inflation. (geralt/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Fund QCP Capital Says Options Trading Is Next Institutional Growth Driver

Institutional investors are much more likely to engage in options trading than other crypto-centric niches, co-founder Darius Sit shared at an event in Seoul.

QCP Capital co-founder Darius Sit speaking at Korea Blockchain Week. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Markets

DeFi Protocol Voltz Could Bring 150% Interest Rate on Ether Deposits

As the Ethereum blockchain's Merge approaches, traders and venues are seeing the event as an opportunity to pocket fat yields – possibly signaling a renewed appetite for risk in crypto just months after its big market crash.

With memories still fresh from this year's crypto market crash, the Voltz protocol is already looking for ways to let traders use leverage to take more risk. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)