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First Mover Americas: Binance.US Makes Another Run at Voyager Digital
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 17, 2022.

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.
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CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) 838.76 −8.4 ▼ 1.0% Bitcoin (BTC) $16,572 −67.5 ▼ 0.4% Ethereum (ETH) $1,201 −18.0 ▼ 1.5% S&P 500 futures 3,940.75 −27.8 ▼ 0.7% FTSE 100 7,310.54 −40.7 ▼ 0.6% Treasury Yield 10 Years 3.69% ▼ 0.1 BTC/ETH prices per CoinDesk Indices, as of 7 a.m. ET (11 a.m. UTC)
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Binance.US is making another bid to acquire bankrupt lender Voyager Digital, according to a person familiar with the plans. Previously, the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX emerged as the “white knight” for Voyager, beating rivals Wave Financial and Binance. This time round, Wave Financial and trading platform Cross Tower are reported to be in the running. Voyager’s native coin, VGX, jumped more than 55% following CoinDesk's report.
Genesis’ crypto-lending unit has halted customer withdrawals temporarily in the wake of FTX’s collapse. The unit, which serves an institutional client base and had $2.8 billion in total active loans at the end of the third quarter, is exploring solutions, including finding a source of fresh liquidity. Genesis owner Digital Currency Group is also the parent company of CoinDesk.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and Tron founder Justin Sun have committed to buying one bitcoin every day amid fears that FTX’s collapse will prolong the crypto winter. The strategy of purchasing bitcoin on a set schedule instead of in reaction to market movements is known as dollar cost averaging.
Chart of the Day

- The chart shared by Stéphane Monier, chief investment officer at Lombard Odier, a Swiss private bank, shows global shipping rates have collapsed to pre-pandemic levels.
- The receding costs signal lower inflation and economic recession ahead, weakening the case for continued liquidity tightening by the Federal Reserve.
– Omkar Godbole
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Lyllah Ledesma
Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds a master's degree from New York University in Business and Economics and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of East Anglia. Lyllah holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.

Krisztian Sandor
Krisztian Sandor is a U.S. markets reporter focusing on stablecoins, tokenization, real-world assets. He graduated from New York University's business and economic reporting program before joining CoinDesk. He holds BTC, SOL and ETH.

Omkar Godbole
Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team based in Mumbai, holds a masters degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) member. Omkar previously worked at FXStreet, writing research on currency markets and as fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desk at Mumbai-based brokerage houses. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.
