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Crypto Audit Platform Sherlock Expects $4M Loss From Troubled Loans on Maple Finance

Sherlock deposited $5 million USDC of its staking pool into the beleaguered credit pool on Maple, which suffered a $31 million hit from Orthogonal Trading’s FTX-induced insolvency.

Mysterious transactions and reconciliation head-scratchers happen in traditional finance, too, but crypto could be uniquely prone to a situation of this sort. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Crypto Markets Today: Fir Tree Suit Against Grayscale Adds to Industry’s Growing Woes

The hedge fund wants more details about the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which has fallen in value by nearly 75% this year.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

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Two Technical Bitcoin Indicators Diverge; Each Has Value Depending on Investors' Timelines

The RSI indicates bitcoin is fairly valued and may be of greatest interest for traders seeking quick gains. The MVRV ratio implies prices are cheap and more pertinent for investors looking longer term.

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Bitcoin Underperforms S&P 500 as Stocks Have Overshot Fundamentals, Crypto Trading Firm QCP Says

Stocks have overtaken fundamentals and could soon fall back, QCP said.

Las acciones superaron a las mediciones y eclipsaron a bitcoin, según QCP. (Dietmar Becker/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Goldman to Spend Big on Crypto Post-FTX

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 6, 2022.

Goldman Sachs is planning to invest tens of millions of dollars in crypto firms. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

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Ether Turns Inflationary as Network Usage Slows

The current positive inflation rate indicates the volume of ether being minted now outpaces the amount being burned.

Ether’s annualized inflation rate returned to a positive value after making a “V-shape” from November's market volatility triggered by FTX. (ultrasound.money)

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DeFi Risk-Sharing Protocol Nexus Expects Loss on Maple Credit Pool Investment as FTX Contagion Widens

Nexus Mutual, which offers an insurance alternative for decentralized finance traders, deposited some $19 million in ETH to Maple’s wrapped ether credit pool, which was rocked by Orthogonal Trading’s recent default.

Posiciones cortas de ether registraron liquidaciones de $200 millones. (deepblue4you/Getty images)

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Crypto Markets Today: FTX Fallout Hits Maple Finance; Bitcoin Declines

Orthogonal Trading received a default notice, while crypto leader Nexo decided to depart from the U.S. after regulatory discussions hit a “dead end.”

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)