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Markets

Decentralized Lending Protocol Centrifuge Accrues $6M Unpaid Debt

1754 Factory, the originator of the debt pool with the most distressed loans, said it is liquidating the assets off-chain and negotiating with borrowers for repayments.

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Finance

CoinDesk Research’s 2022 Annual Crypto Review

Even though 2022 was a bear market it was an eventful year for all facets of the crypto industry.

(Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Markets

FTX Contagion Spreads as Orthogonal Trading Gets Default Notice for $36M Debt on Maple Finance

Creditor M11 Credit issued a default notice to Orthogonal Trading for $36 million of loans, while Maple Finance severed all ties with Orthogonal for misrepresenting its financial position.

Crypto hedge fund Orthogonal Trading appears to be the next firm becoming insolvent after crypto exchange FTX's implosion. (Tom Wilson/Unsplash)

Markets

Morgan Stanley Says There Is Still Much Leverage in the Crypto Ecosystem

Retail investors may start to sell if bitcoin trades below $10,000, the report said.

Morgan Stanley sees more deleveraging coming in the crypto industry. (PIRO/Pixabay)

Opinion

Anyone Can Start a Hedge Fund: How On-Chain Credit Changes the Crypto Economy

Undercollateralized loans open crypto into new forms of financing, and could spur a wave of trading activity and capital formation.

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Finance

Celsius Creditors Move to Subpoena Lending Firm Equities First for $439M Collateral Repayment

The money is collateral posted against a loan Celsius took from the company and which Equities First was unable to repay.

Alex Mashinsky, fundador y CEO de Celsius Network, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Loans Are Booming in Latin America Amid Runaway Bank Rates and Inflation

The traditional banking system and economic instability are making it difficult for Latin Americans to get credit, but crypto lending is thriving across the region.

Las tasas para los préstamos de los bancos tradicionales aumentaron exponencialmente, lo que potenció el crecimiento de plataformas de préstamos cripto. (Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX’s Creditors to Own 65% of Firm After Reorganization

CoinFLEX filed for a restructuring in the Seychelles during the summer after suspending withdrawals amid the volatile crypto market.

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Markets

IPOR Labs Unveils Protocol to Make DeFi Credit Markets More Transparent and Stable

Traders will be able to hedge, arbitrage and take directional positions based on interest rate movements to manage risk across their credit portfolios on the Ethereum blockchain.

Credit Market Structure Comparison DeFi and TradFi (IPOR Labs)