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Tech

Fantom Transactions Surge Ahead of Avalanche as DeFi Prospects Heat Up

Opportunistic capital moves over to “yield farm” on Fantom with high returns on stablecoin deposits, analysts note.

(Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Opinion

How to Stay Sane During a Crypto Crash

Crypto longtimers are unfazed by bitcoin’s recent 38% drop. Here’s why they’re so zen – and how to find your own happy place.

Things are getting rough out there, but remember: it can't rain all the time.

Markets

Ether Sees Higher Liquidations Than Bitcoin After Falling Under $3.2K

Nearly $160 million in ether long positions were liquidated.

Ether lost a major support level on Friday. (TradingView)

Tech

Avalanche-Based Wonderland Makes Seed Investment in Betting Dapp

The DAO wants to compete with venture capitalists by providing opportunities to its “frog nation” instead.

Wonderland users (self-styled as the ‘frog nation’ in crypto circles), portray themselves as men and women using technology and crypto to capitalize on opportunities, instead of seed rounds and investments mostly benefiting venture funds and well-connected private investors. (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to 3-Month Low, Analysts Divided on Impact of Fed’s Tightening

The fears of the Fed’s tightening leading to a prolonged bear market in stocks and digital assets might be overblown, one observer said.

Bitcoin slips to three-month low (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

Layer 2

What Really Mattered to Crypto Markets in 2021

The CoinDesk Research Annual Crypto Review for 2021 examines some of the key themes and metrics that marked the year’s progress in cryptocurrency markets.

The CoinDesk 2021 Annual Crypto Review looks back on how crypto markets fared last year.

Markets

Polkadot, Solana Biggest Losers Among Top Cryptos

Tokens of top blockchain networks dropped as much as 14% after bitcoin lost its $46,500 support level.

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Markets

Bitcoin Falls Below $43K, Leads to $800M in Crypto Liquidations

Over 87% of losses arose from crypto traders in long positions.

Bitcoin broke below the $46,000 support level on Wednesday. (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Falls to 1-Month Low as Fed Minutes Reveal Talks to Shrink Balance Sheet

A reduction in the balance sheet might undermine bitcoin’s appeal as an inflation hedge.

Bitcoin's hourly price chart showed steep drop in the hour after the Fed meetings were released. (TradingView)

Markets

Chainlink Jumps While Bitcoin Stages Recovery

LINK hit resistance levels while major cryptocurrencies held support levels ahead of publication of the Fed’s minutes on Wednesday.

Where does resistance exist for LINK? (TradingView)

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