Liquidity


Opinion

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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Finance

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Finance

Crypto Launchpad Team Finance Suffers $14.5M Exploit

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

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Finance

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)

Policy

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)

Finance

Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Hacked for $160M, OTC Services Unaffected

Wintermute's lending and OTC operations have not been affected despite the hack.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Enlists Broadridge Financial to Improve Liquidity

Coinbase will use Broadbridge's NYFIX order-routing network.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. (CoinDesk)

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