Bitcoin Perpetual Funding Rates Crash as Price Slide Puts Short Volatility Bets at Risk
Funding rates tanked on several exchanges, indicating a steep discount in bitcoin perpetual futures.
Celsius Creditors to Vote on Bankruptcy-Escape Plan After Judicial Approval
Creditors will have a month to mull the sale to Fahrenheit, which court filings say could see them recover 67%-85% of holdings.
No, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Isn’t the Cause of This Multi-Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bloodbath
Bitcoin prices fell suddenly late on Thursday amid reports of hundreds of millions in sales, triggering a bloodbath across futures and spot markets.
Crypto Traders Suffer $1B in Liquidations in Sharp Sell-Off for Bitcoin, Ether
Crypto markets cratered late Thursday with bitcoin (BTC) dropping as low as $25,000 on the crypto exchange Binance.
Ether Futures ETFs Are Poised for U.S. Approval, Bloomberg Reports
They would join bitcoin futures ETFs that are already approved.
Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury’s Authority
A group of crypto investors and developers lost a lawsuit funded by Coinbase which sought to argue that the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash, a mixing service.
The Protocol: Blockchains Keep Launching, From Sei to Shibarium
In this week’s issue, we cover Coinbase’s launch of “Base,” a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community’s reaction to PayPal’s new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs’ use of Polygon-crafted open-source software. The Protocol is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain and crypto technology.
Coinbase Will Suspend USDT, DAI and RAI Trading for Canadian Users
The exchange expanded its services in Canada earlier this week.
Vitalik Buterin Has Thoughts on Social Media Fact Checking
DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 18: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. ETHDenver is the largest and longest running Ethereum Blockchain event in the world with more than 15,000 cryptocurrency devotees attending the weeklong meetup. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
SEC Can Try to Appeal Groundbreaking XRP Ruling, Judge Rules
A federal judge will let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission file a motion that, if granted, would allow it to appeal a ruling that XRP transactions through exchanges didn’t violate securities laws.