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Coinbase pops 17% as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether rally
Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Coinbase popped 17% on Monday as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether rallied. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was trading at $22,269, up around […]
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Bitcoin tops $22,000 as crypto market hopes contagion and shakeout is over; ether jumps 9%
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have been under pressure in 2022 with traders feeling the fallout from a number of major collapses in the industry. Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bitcoin bounced above $22,000 on Monday, hitting its highest level in more than a month as the cryptocurrency market held out hope that […]
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From $25 billion to $167 million: How a major crypto lender collapsed and dragged many investors down with it
Celsius filing for bankruptcy this week surprised virtually no one. Once a platform freezes customer assets, it’s typically all over. But just because the fall of this embattled crypto lender didn’t come as a shock, doesn’t mean it wasn’t a really big deal for the industry. In October 2021, CEO Alex Mashinsky said the crypto […]
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For bitcoin to bottom here’s what the market wants to see — and it could mean a further 30% drop
Cryptocurrencies have taken a tumble in 2022. Chesnot | Getty Images An improvement in macroeconomic factors, a particular trading pattern and a further shakeout of companies and projects could be the key ingredients required for bitcoin and the broader crypto market to bottom, industry players told CNBC. Bitcoin has plummeted more than 70% from its […]
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This ‘crypto winter’ is unlike any downturn in the history of digital currencies. Here’s why
There’s something about the latest crypto crash that makes it different from previous downturns. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images The two words on every crypto investor’s lips right now are undoubtedly “crypto winter.” Cryptocurrencies have suffered a brutal comedown this year, losing $2 trillion in value since the height of a massive rally […]
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Crypto needs regulation — technology can’t remove all financial risks, BOE’s Cunliffe says
Regulators need to “get on with the job” of bringing the use of crypto technologies within the “regulatory perimeter,” says Jon Cunliffe, Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability. Speaking at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Singapore on Tuesday, Cunliffe shared insights on the recent “crypto winter,” which refers to a period of […]
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New York judge freezes assets of Three Arrows Capital as crypto firm’s founders remain underground
A federal judge in a New York bankruptcy court has frozen the remaining assets of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital following the firm’s rapid fall from prominence. The fund, founded nearly a decade ago, managed $10 billion in assets just a few months ago. Now, its two co-founders are in hiding from angry creditors, […]
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Founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund 3AC go missing, as investors try to recoup assets
The entire stablecoin market is now worth more than $160 billion. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images The co-founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital appear to be on the run from creditors, according to court documents recently filed in New York. Lawyers representing the creditors say the physical whereabouts of Zhu […]
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From $10 billion to zero: How a crypto hedge fund collapsed and dragged many investors down with it
As recently as March, Three Arrows Capital managed about $10 billion in assets, making it one of the most prominent crypto hedge funds in the world. Now the firm, also known as 3AC, is headed to bankruptcy court after the plunge in cryptocurrency prices and a particularly risky trading strategy combined to wipe out its […]
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Bitcoin heads toward best week since October as crypto collapse stabilizes
The value of bitcoin exceeded the threshold of $66,895 in October for the first time in history. Chesnot | Getty Images The price of bitcoin got a small relief bounce this week as investors hoped that the worst of the crypto liquidity crisis is over. By Friday, bitcoin had risen about 11% for the week […]
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