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Bitcoin Holds Steady Over $16K Amid Widening FTX Fallout

Bitcoin has been trading flat this week, even as more companies admit exposure to crypto exchange FTX, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Cryptocurrencies have stabilized for now, but analysts are mulling a further downside. (Unsplash)

Markets

Ether Staking Yields Jump Up to 25%; All-Time High Since Merge

Just staking ether on Lido is paying out 10% annualized, while a more elaborate move bumps yield to as much as 25%.

El staking de ether en Vanilla está generando rendimientos llamativos para los entusiastas de las criptomonedas. (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Finance

Market Maker B2C2 Offers to Buy Loans From Genesis Crypto-Lending Unit

The lending arm of the crypto financial firm Genesis halted customer withdrawals earlier Wednesday, citing the impact of the collapse of FTX.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

Markets

After Bankruptcy, FTX User Claims Pay Cents on the Dollar

The crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy Friday, leaving users’ funds stuck on the platform, and one marketplace for distressed claims posted bids for a fraction of the original value of claims.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Markets

Serum’s SRM Tokens Double in Price After Emergency Fork in Wake of FTX Hack

The Serum token price rose as high as 32 cents, from a low of 12 cents just two days ago, as community members of the decentralized exchange scrambled to implement an emergency fork in the wake of security concerns triggered by the hack of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange.

Price chart shows Serum’s SRM price jump on Tuesday. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Unceremonious Exit Leaves ‘Alameda Gap’ in Crypto Markets

The fall of a big player in the crypto trading sector has created a domino effect: lack of liquidity, according to a new report from Kaiko.

Los mercados cripto registraron más de US$700 millones en liquidaciones de operaciones en corto. (Pixabay)

Markets

After Bitcoin's Worst Week in 5 Months, Here's What Crypto Analysts Are Saying

A roundup of commentary on how digital-asset market analysts see the next few months unfolding.

El gráfico de precios de bitcoin en 2022 refleja el año espantoso que fue para los mercados de criptomonedas, el cual empeoró con el colapso de FTX. (CoinDesk)

Markets

The Epic Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX Exchange: A Crypto Markets Timeline

Tracing the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) through key news developments in the swift unraveling of billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire shows just how quickly the speculation kept shifting.

Annotated chart of the 162-asset CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) over the course of the FTX and Alameda saga. (CoinDesk Indices and Research/Sage D. Young)

Finance

Crypto Fund Galois Capital Has Half of Its Capital Trapped on FTX

The locked funds total around $40 million, according to co-founder Kevin Zhou.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Markets

Solana Volatility Returns After FTX Bankruptcy, but What Comes Next?

The token, grappling with the market contagion, is down 4% in the past 24 hours.

Oficinas de Solana en Nueva York, Estados Unidos. (Danny Nelson)