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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Heads for Worst Week in Year

The latest crypto news and headlines for Friday, June 17.

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Tech

Wallet That Helped Trigger UST Implosion Linked by Analysis Firm to Terra Developer

The popular decentralized stablecoin lost its dollar peg and fell to pennies in May. A South Korean blockchain analysis firm suggests the death spiral was sparked by transactions from a wallet linked to the lead Terra developer – though any motivation or rationale remains a mystery.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Finance

Three Arrows Capital Confirms Heavy Losses From LUNA's Collapse, Exploring Potential Options: Report

The company's co-founder said it's looking into the possibility of asset sales and a rescue by another firm.

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Markets

Bitcoin Recovers Over $21K as Fed Commits to Slow Inflation; Traders Remain Cautious

Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank remains committed to reducing inflation ,and increased interest rates by 75 basis points earlier this week.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Finance

DeFiance, Avalanche, dYdX Distance Themselves From Three Arrows Capital Drama

The firms said operations will continue as usual as the crypto community assesses the fallout from speculation the crypto hedge fund failed to meet margin calls.

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Markets

Biggest ‘stETH’ Pool Almost Empty, Complicating Exit for Would-Be Sellers

A trading pool that large institutional investors such as Alameda Research and Three Arrows Capital have used to dump their “stETH” tokens is now nearly drained and heavily imbalanced, potentially trapping retail investors as well as the embattled crypto lender Celsius.

The staked ether trading pool on Curve is quickly depleting after large holders used it as an escape route. (Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bottom Has Not Been Reached for Crypto, but Capitulation Is Needed

The rally in bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies after the Fed meeting on Wednesday proved short-lived.

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Tech

DeFi Protocol Inverse Finance Exploited for $1.2M

Attackers used a flash loan attack to drain the open-source protocol outfit of bitcoin and tether.

Inverse Finance developers paused borrowing functions for users and said they were investigating the incident. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Dogecoin, Solana Tokens Lead Gains Among Major Cryptocurrencies

Crypto market capitalization has increased about 4.5% in the past 24 hours after sliding earlier this week.

Los mercados han subido las últimas 24 horas. (Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz, Unsplash)

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