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Bitcoin Hits 2-Year Low Below $16K After Binance Backs Out of FTX Deal

Bitcoin's price fell as low as $15,625 Wednesday. It was the first time the largest cryptocurrency has fallen below $16,000 since November 2020. The BTC price was down 14% on the day, the biggest plunge in almost five months.

Bitcoin (BTC) price over the past week, showing drop to $15,625 on Wednesday, the lowest since November 2020. (Source: CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: FTX Fallout Heats Up

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 9, 2022.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Fund Alameda's Ethereum Wallet Holdings Slumped 50% Since October

On-chain analysis shows Alameda has a $3 million debt spread over several Ethereum addresses.

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'Long' Crypto Traders Take on $700M in Losses as Markets Falls on FTX Contagion Fears

Crypto market capitalization fell 8.8% in the past 24 hours, data shows.

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Finance

Binance Tops Up Emergency Insurance Fund 'SAFU' to $1B After BNB Volatility

Binance token-related addresses were topped up with over $700 million in different tokens, while a bitcoin address was funded with $300 million.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Liquidity Crunch Spreads to Crypto Lending as Institutional Borrowers Max Out Credit Pools

Multiple crypto investment firms received a “warning” label on lending protocol Clearpool for draining almost the maximum amount of credit from their credit pools.

Several crypto investment firms drained almost all of their available credit from their credit pools on Clearpool. (Clearpool)

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Market Wrap: Binance/FTX Deal Sends Bitcoin, Other Cryptos Spiraling

Crypto prices whipsawed following the announcement that Binance would be purchasing one of its largest rivals.

DO NOT USE: CDCROP: AI generated markets charts graphics red (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Take a Wild Ride Following Surprise Binance/FTX Deal

Investors are seeking answers to a multitude of questions about the mega deal involving the two crypto exchanges. Will price volatility continue beyond Tuesday?

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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FTX Token Falls 80% Despite Binance Bailout as Alameda Contagion Spreads to Bitcoin

FTT token's crash theoretically could wipe out billions from Alameda's balance sheet, deepening its financial woes, according to an analyst. Bitcoin fell to a 23-month low.

FTX's exchange token dropped to as low as $4 from $22 less than a day ago. (CoinDesk)

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Alameda Thanked for ‘Prompt Response’ in Transferring $37M of BitDAO Tokens

The community behind BitDAO earlier feared that Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto trading firm might liquidate some of its token holdings as speculation sends prices plunging for the related FTX exchange's FTT tokens.

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