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Videos

What’s Driving Bitcoin Below $19K?

3IQ Head of Research Mark Connors discusses the potential factors behind bitcoin’s sell-off as the cryptocurrency slips below $19,000 near 2022 lows. Plus, why dollar strength is watched closely.

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Markets

Bitcoin Hits 3-Week High on Dollar Weakness, But TradFi Firms Retain Bullish Bias on Greenback

Investment banks like UBS and ING expect the dollar to remain supported over the near term.

The dollar may soon rebound, capping gains in bitcoin. (pasja1000/Pixabay)

Opinion

A Currency Crisis Looms: We Need a New Model

Geopolitical issues and rising U.S. interest rates are boosting the dollar and threatening emerging-market currencies. It's time for change.

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Videos

UST’s Design Flaws and Red Flags

In this “Community Crypto” clip, CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De and Sam Kessler discuss the design flaws of Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin UST as its depeg from the U.S. dollar continues to have ripple effects across the crypto industry. What were the red flags? Plus, Do Kwon’s earlier failed stablecoin project, Basis Cash.

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Videos

Terra’s UST and LUNA Collapse: How the Crisis Unfolded

TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin that is supposed to stay pegged to the dollar collapsed over 90% over one week.

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Videos

Fed Issues Stablecoin Warning Amid TerraUSD Collapse

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses a new report issued by the Federal Reserve warning of stablecoin risks as the TerraUSD (UST) coin lost its dollar peg, dropping as low as $0.65 on Monday. Plus, insights on how the UST collapse could pose a risk to the broader crypto ecosystem.

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Videos

Terra's UST Stablecoin Falls as Low as 65 Cents Before Rebounding: What Went Wrong?

"Crypto Critics' Corner" Co-host Bennett Tomlin explains what might have gone wrong in the Terra Luna ecosystem leading to the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin collapse. Tomlin explains the algorithmic stablecoin's dependence on the luna token and addresses the Luna Foundation Guard’s deployment of bitcoin reserves to rectify the price. Plus, a discussion on how centralized crypto exchanges like Binance are reacting to UST losing its peg to the U.S. dollar. 

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Terra’s UST Loses Dollar Peg; Philippines Expects Marcos Jr Win

UST loses dollar peg as Terra market cap plunges. Coinhako receives full license to provide Digital Payment Token services in Singapore. Marcos Jr. poised to become next Philippine president; Blockchain industry players react. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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How Low Could BTC & ETH Go?

As the crypto markets continue to slide, Valkyrie Co-founder & CIO Steven McClurg discusses the potential bottoms for BTC and ETH, citing the impact of the Fed’s half-point interest rate hike. Plus, reactions to UST stablecoin briefly losing its peg to the U.S. dollar and Valkyrie’s Bitcoin Futures ETF securing SEC approval.

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