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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.

Crypto winter (Timothy Eberly/Unsplash)

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Top 5 Crypto Tax Questions, Answered

Tax experts weigh in on how the IRS views crypto trading profits, gifts, mining rewards and more.

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

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What Is Crypto On-Chain Analysis and How Do You Use it?

On-chain metrics turn blockchain-based transaction data into actionable crypto market insights.

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Markets

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.

Capitalización total de mercado de criptomonedas por mes. (TradingView)

Finance

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.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

Markets

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 original value of claims.

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Markets

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 emergency fork in the wake of security concerns triggered by the hack of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange.

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

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What Is Counterparty Risk in Crypto?

The chance that one of the parties involved in a deal might not make good on its promises, causing the other party financial harm is something crypto investors need to understand.

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Crypto Capital Gains and Tax Rates 2022

Love it or hate it, tax season is here and that means all U.S. citizens that traded or sold crypto over the last year will be required to report their gains and losses. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week.

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Markets

Crypto Fund Inflows Surged Last Week as Investors Bought on FTX-Induced Dip

The largest inflows in 14 weeks, at $42 million, coincided with the crypto market's sharp downturn, triggered by the swift collapse of once-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire.

Los fondos de criptomonedas registraron US$42 millones en ingresos en los siete días que terminaron el 11 de noviembre. (CoinShares)