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Cryptocurrencies XRP, MKR Shine as BTC, ETH Hold Steady Ahead of US Inflation Data

XRP climbed above its 200-day moving average while MKR hit a three-week high. A higher-than-expected figure for core PCE, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, may inject volatility into markets.

By Omkar Godbole

Sep 30, 2022 at 11:25 a.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2022

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Crypto Lender Maker Turns to Staked Ether to Reduce USDC Influence

The development is part of a move away from centralized crypto products such as stablecoins.

By Shaurya Malwa

Sep 13, 2022 at 2:09 p.m. UTC

Sep 13, 2022

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Celsius Pivots Toward Paying Off Aave, Compound Debt, With $950M Collateral as Prize

The troubled crypto lender Celsius started to make good on the $258 million debt on the decentralized lending protocols Aave and Compound – possibly in an attempt to reclaim collateral it had posted as guarantees. The transactions come just a day after Celsius used a debt-paydown to reclaim collateral on Maker.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jul 8, 2022 at 8:10 p.m. UTC

Jul 8, 2022

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Celsius Network Pays Off Maker Loan, Freeing Up $440M of Collateral

The troubled crypto lender paid down the remaining $41 million of its debt on the DeFi platform.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jul 7, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Jul 7, 2022

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Celsius Repays $183M on DeFi Protocol Maker, Gets Back Collateral, Blockchain Data Shows

The troubled crypto lender paid down $183 million of its debt to the decentralized lending protocol Maker, blockchain data shows, possibly in a bid to recover bitcoin-linked collateral that otherwise would remain trapped.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jul 5, 2022 at 10:56 p.m. UTC

Jul 5, 2022

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