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Crypto Traders Suffer Over $300M of Losses in Liquidations Amid Market Crash

The largest long liquidation in at least a month suggests Thursday’s crash in crypto prices has caught traders off-guard. Bitcoin traders suffered the most losses, some $112 million in the past 24 hours, while ether liquidations surpassed $73 million, per data from CoinGlass.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Dips Below $21K to Reach Lowest Level In 7 Weeks as Silvergate Bank Shutdown Shakes Investors

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies declined as the crypto-focused lender’s crisis continued to unfold; ether sinks 7%.

Bitcoin price chart Thursday (CoinDesk)

Markets

Securities Platform DEFYCA to Release Tokenized Private Debt Protocol on Avalanche

DEFYCA’s launch highlights the growing trend of bringing tokenized versions of traditional markets like debt to blockchain-based protocols.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Kwenta DEX Lures Traders to Capture Bitcoin, Ether Returns Regardless of Direction

Kwenta, which uses Synthetix’s infrastructure for its perpetual product, has seen trading volumes surge in the past few weeks.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Polygon, Solana Tokens Lead Majors Slide Amid Bitcoin Weakness

Bitcoin dumped Thursday on the back of multiple catalysts that contributed to selling pressure.

Las monedas alternativas cayeron tras la debilidad de bitcoin. (CoinDesk)

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DeFi Protocol Maverick Unveils UniSwap Rival Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum

Maverick Protocol said its automated market maker algorithm offers investors more customization and the potential to earn greater profits than on top decentralized exchange UniSwap.

Maverick is entering an increasingly competitive market of decentralized exchanges. (Maverick Protocol)

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Bitcoin Slips to 3-Week Low as Market Sees Federal Reserve Lifting Rates to 5.65%

The fed funds futures show traders pricing in a higher-for-longer interest rates mantra by the Fed.

Previsión de las tasas finales según los futuros de los fondos de la Fed. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Tech

Shiba Inu Layer 2 Blockchain Shibarium to Release Beta Version This Week

Ecosystem tokens jumped following confirmation from Shibarium developers.

Shiba Inu (Atsuko Sato)

Markets

Curve Yield Farmers Rush to Deploy $60M on Newly Launched Conic Finance, Capture 21% APY on USD Coin

Conic is the latest player in the game to offer unlocked yield rewards to users from the prominent DeFi protocol Curve.

(Peter Zelei Images/Moment/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $22K, Equities Struggle After Fed Chair Powell Says Rates Are ‘Likely to Be Higher’

Over 70% of traders now see the possibility of a 50 basis point rate hike at the March FOMC meeting. Bitcoin has dropped 1.6% in the past 24 hours but remained rangebound.

(Getty Images)