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Bitcoin Holds Fast Over 16K, but Crypto Winter Could Be Prolonged
Bitcoin traded sideways throughout the week but analysts warn that FTX fallout could affect prices for an extended period of time.
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Total crypto market capitalization, by month. (TradingView)
FTX Collapse Leaves Total Crypto Market Cap Under $800B, Close to 2022 Low
The debacle involving Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire has triggered a slide in cryptocurrency prices that wiped out some $183 billion of value from digital assets this month...
Total crypto market capitalization, by month. (TradingView)

Bitcoin remained steady over $16,000. (Unsplash)
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.
Bitcoin remained steady over $16,000. (Unsplash)

Staking vanilla ether is generating eye-catching yields for crypto hopefuls. (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)
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%.
Staking vanilla ether is generating eye-catching yields for crypto hopefuls. (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

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

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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.
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Chart of bitcoin's price in 2022 reflects what a horrible year it has been in crypto markets – made worse by the FTX collapse. (CoinDesk)
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.
Chart of bitcoin's price in 2022 reflects what a horrible year it has been in crypto markets – made worse by the FTX collapse. (CoinDesk)

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)
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 specu...
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)