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First Mover Americas: Cathie Wood’s Ark Buys More COIN; Do Kwon is in Serbia

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 12, 2022.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Goldman: Regulators Should Protect Crypto Investors at the Point of Trust, Not the Blockchain

Recent crises in the crypto market repeat a story as old as time, with a new asset attracting unsophisticated investors looking to make millions, the report said.

Los reguladores deberían proteger a los consumidores en el “punto de confianza”, dijo Goldman. (Nik Shuliahin/Unsplash)

Markets

Maple Finance's $54M of Sour Debt Shows Risks of Crypto Lending Without Collateral

Maple Finance, the largest unsecured crypto lending platform, is grappling with a debt crisis while gearing up for a major system upgrade. The project's MPL token has plunged, and depositors are likely to stomach big losses. Here's how it happened, and what comes next.

There's some $54 million of sour debt on Maple Finance's lending platform because some of its largest borrowers were devastated in the FTX-blowup. (Michael Diane/Unsplash)

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Crypto Markets Today: Exposed Alameda Research Loans to Media Site The Block and Its CEO Adds to FTX’s Miseries

The Block confirmed Friday it had received funding from Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading arm for two years.

AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Markets

AI-Related Tokens Surge as Maple, Ren Fall: CoinDesk Market Index Week in Review

AI platform Fetch.ai’s native token FET surged 80% in the past five days, according to data from CoinDesk Market Index.

The week-to-date leader chart among assets in the CoinDesk Market Index Ex Stablecoins shows the FET token surged 80% this week. (CoinDesk Indices)

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Crypto Markets Analysis: Bitcoin's in the Doldrums as Investors Eye FTX Hearing, FOMC Meeting

The largest crypto by market capitalization and ether barely moved from a week ago. A likely 50-point basis point rate hike already seems priced into markets.

(Aaron Burden/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: It’s Time to Come Clean About Those Crypto Losses

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 9, 2022.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Crypto Markets Today: Record Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Widens Industry Woes

The fallout from crypto exchange FTX’s implosion continued as data showed the GBTC discount rate to bitcoin hitting a record high.

Grayscale at Conesnsus 2016

Markets

How Confident Are Institutional Investors About Bitcoin? COT Report May Offer Clues

A second consecutive week of increased exposure in the Commitment of Traders weekly measurement of investor activity would signal an undercurrent of confidence.

Investor confidence in bitcoin remains unclear. (Katie Moum/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Mr. Bankman-Fried Must Go to Washington

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 8, 2022.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)