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Most Influential 2022; Genesis Creditor Groups' Loans Amount to $1.8B and Counting: Sources
Most Influential 2022; Genesis Creditor Groups' Loans Amount to $1.8B and Counting: Sources
$1.8 billion and possibly more. That's how much CoinDesk sources say Genesis owes in loans to customers with funds locked up on the crypto trading and lending platform. Nikhil...
Most Influential 2022; Genesis Creditor Groups' Loans Amount to $1.8B and Counting: Sources

AXS price chart (CoinDesk)
First Mover Americas: Axie Infinity's Token Takes Off
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 5, 2022.
AXS price chart (CoinDesk)

Bitcoin was hovering near $17.3K. (Oliver Furrer/Getty Images)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Near $17.3K, but Does It Have Staying Power?
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that DeFi total value has been rallying recently after tumbling in mid-November, a sign that investors believe in DeFi's potential.
Bitcoin was hovering near $17.3K. (Oliver Furrer/Getty Images)

Bitcoin Slips After November Jobs Report; US Justice Dept Calls for Independent Probe of Alleged FTX Fraud
Bitcoin Slips After November Jobs Report; US Justice Dept Calls for Independent Probe of Alleged FTX Fraud
The U.S. economy added 263,000 jobs in November, more than expected. The unemployment rate remained the same at 3.7%. OANDA Senior Market Analyst of The Americas Edward Moya d...
Bitcoin Slips After November Jobs Report; US Justice Dept Calls for Independent Probe of Alleged FTX Fraud

The U.S. jobs report is due to be released early Friday. (Getty Images)
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stays Near $17K Ahead of Jobs Report
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 2, 2022.
The U.S. jobs report is due to be released early Friday. (Getty Images)

Bitcoin's brief winning streak ended Thursday. (Getty Images)
First Mover Asia: Cryptos' Short Win Streak Ends as Investors Remain Cautious
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that oversubscription of an initial exchange offering at Binance underscores investors' continued interest in crypto and may offer hope for the indu...
Bitcoin's brief winning streak ended Thursday. (Getty Images)

Sam Bankman-Fried: 'I Didn’t Knowingly Commingle Funds'; Binance Exec on Crypto Industry Recovery Initiative
Sam Bankman-Fried: 'I Didn’t Knowingly Commingle Funds'; Binance Exec on Crypto Industry Recovery Initiative
The crypto community is reacting to Sam Bankman-Fried's New York Times interview in which he expressed regret over his exchange's collapse, but stopped short of admitting frau...
Sam Bankman-Fried: 'I Didn’t Knowingly Commingle Funds'; Binance Exec on Crypto Industry Recovery Initiative

It was a November to forget in the crypto market. (Victor Baro/Unsplash)
First Mover Americas: Crypto's November Fall
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 1, 2022.
It was a November to forget in the crypto market. (Victor Baro/Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Again on US Fed Chair's Moderate Remarks
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the decision by shipping giant Maersk and IBM to wind down TradeLens highlights the failure of blockchain-based transparent ledgers, which once...
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Bitcoin Rises Toward $17K; BlockFi Has $355M in Crypto Frozen on FTX
Bitcoin Rises Toward $17K; BlockFi Has $355M in Crypto Frozen on FTX
Crypto lender BlockFi has about $355 million in cryptocurrencies currently frozen on defunct crypto exchange FTX. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments unc...
Bitcoin Rises Toward $17K; BlockFi Has $355M in Crypto Frozen on FTX