Liquidity


Video

Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $17K

XBTO Group Head of Trading Paul Eisma joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the early 2023 rally in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) amid lingering concerns surrounding parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG). DCG is also the parent company of CoinDesk. Plus, his reaction to bitcoin trading steadily above $17,000 and the recent lack of liquidity in the BTC market.

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Mercati

Poor Bitcoin Market Liquidity Keeps Crypto Whales at Bay

Low liquidity means large buy and sell orders can significantly affect bitcoin's price.

La baja liquidez significa que las grandes órdenes pueden afectar significativamente los precios. (qimono/Pixabay)

Opinioni

After FTX: Explaining the Difference Between Liquidity and Insolvency

Did FTX fall because of a “liquidity crisis” or a “run on the bank,” or was it insolvency? The language matters.

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Finanza

Aave Supporters Say Lending Freeze Will Help Transition the Network

Community members voted Monday to freeze 17 assets in the Ethereum liquidity pool to lower risk within the DeFi protocol ahead of upgrading the network to its third version.

The development lab overseeing lending protocol Aave, which means "ghost" in Finnish, is seeking $16 million from the Aave community. (Unsplash)

Mercati

Wrapped Bitcoin Trades at Discount Amid Market Contagion

WBTC’s discount dropped to as low as 1.5% as questions swirled over whether the token is fully backed. Custodian BitGo clarified that it is.

This chart shows that wrapped bitcoin has been trading at a discount after FTX's collapse. (Kaiko)

Mercati

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.

Cryptocurrencies have stabilized for now, but analysts are mulling a further downside. (Unsplash)

Mercati

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.

Los mercados cripto registraron más de US$700 millones en liquidaciones de operaciones en corto. (Pixabay)

Finanza

Crypto Launchpad Team Finance Suffers $14.5M Exploit

The platform has paused all activity till the exploit has been mitigated.

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Finanza

Crypto Prime Brokerage FalconX Unveils Risk-Management Platform for Institutional Clients

FalconX 360 seeks to make risk management and liquidity visibility more accessible for institutional crypto investors.

FalconX's investment management platform (FalconX)

Politiche

French Central Bank CBDC Projects Aim to Manage DeFi Liquidity, Settle Tokenized Assets

The Bank of France is looking at a wholesale central bank digital currency that would be used by banks and financial markets.

The former stock exchange in Paris (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

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