Moonrock Times | Daily & Breaking Crypto News

2022-11-18 11:21:17 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $868 bn (+0.4%)
Volume: $47.7 bn (-13.7%)

BTC: $16,716 (+0.7%) ETH: $1,209 (+0.4%)

Latest news:

Bahamas regulator says it assumed control of digital assets of FTX.
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Starkware deployed its native token STRK on the Ethereum network.
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Crypto lender Genesis had sought emergency loan of $1 billion.
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Nexo had offered BlockFi an $850 million deal in July to potentially acquire it.
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Huobi and Bybit are the latest CEXs who published their proof of reserves.
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2022-11-17 11:36:43 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $864 bn (-2.2%)
Volume: $56.2 bn (-6.8%)

BTC: $16,590 (-1.2%)
ETH: $1,202 (-3.2%)

Latest news:

Market maker B2C2 has offered to purchase loans from the suddenly-struggling crypto financial firm Genesis.
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Bahamian liquidators say FTX wasn’t authorized to file for bankruptcy in the US.
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The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, plans to buy one Bitcoin every day starting tomorrow.
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Sony is looking into blockchain and NFT technology for tracking in-game assets in video games.
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2022-11-16 11:18:27 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $883 bn (+0.1%)
Volume: $59.9 bn (-20.0%)

BTC: $16,809 (-0.1%)
ETH: $1,246 (-1.5%)

Latest news:

Crypto lending firm BlockFi is preparing for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing.
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US SEC delays decision on ARK 21Shares spot bitcoin ETF to January 27th.
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USDC stablecoin issuer Circle says businesses can now accept Apple Pay.
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Binance's CZ lists six requirements for safe exchanges.
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2022-11-15 10:57:03 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $883 bn (+3.3%)
Volume: $74.9 bn (+4.9%)

BTC: $16,823 (+0.2%)
ETH: $1,266 (+0.9%)

Latest news:

FTX owes more than $5.0bn USD, $1.41bn BTC, $800mm Tether and $670mm ETH, along with loans to BlockFi, Genesis and LayerZero totaling close to $9.0bn outstanding.
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Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said that the exchange will keep running as usual even if clients withdraw funds.
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Vitalik Buterin may have sold nearly $4 million in ETH after FTX bankruptcy filing.
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Nike to debut its own platform .SWOOSH for web3 wearables.
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2022-11-14 10:52:48 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $879 bn (-0.1%)
Volume: $70.8 bn (+52.2%)

BTC: $16,770 (+0.3%)
ETH: $1,250 (+0.4%)

Latest news:

Binance will launch a new ‘industry recovery fund’.
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FTX under investigation in the Bahamas for possible criminal misconduct.
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Kraken has frozen accounts owned by FTX Group, Alameda Research and their executives.
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Solana liquidity hub Serum to be forked after possible compromise in FTX hack.
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CryptoCom accidentally transferred $400 million worth of ETH to GateIo.
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2022-11-11 12:08:25 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $915 bn (+4.6%)
Volume: $137 bn (-23.4%)

BTC: $17,451 (+3.6%) ETH: $1,277 (+5.8%)

Latest news:

Binance publishes wallet addresses, details of current holdings.
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Bahamas regulator freezes FTX assets.
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BlockFi suspends withdrawals after FTX collapse
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European G20 leaders call for urgent regulation of 'crypto conglomerates’.
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Sorare has signed Lionel Messi as an investor and brand ambassador. 
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2022-11-10 10:52:10 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $877 bn (-8.3%)
Volume: $180 bn (-10.4%)

BTC: $16,829 (-8.3%)
ETH: $1,196 (-6.7%)

Latest news:

$1 Binance FTX deal is off unless FTX US is part of the package.
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Justin Sun says he is working on 'solution' with FTX.
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US Department of Justice and the SEC are working together to investigate FTX’s US subsidiary.
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FIFA announces four blockchain-based games ahead of the World Cup 2022.
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Solana founders rally supporters as SOL falls 57% amid FTX collapse.
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2022-11-08 12:04:24 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.02 tn (-3.7%)
Volume: $115.4 bn (+50.4%)

BTC: $19,752 (-4.8%) ETH: $1,485 (-5.3%)

Latest news:

FTX’s token falls sharply amid Binance controversy.
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Solana scaling protocol Layer N comes out of stealth mode.
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Russia's central bank promotes crypto as means of internationalizing embattled economy.
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Bitmex to launch trading of its BMEX token on Friday.
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2022-11-07 12:19:39 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.02 tn (-2.8%)
Volume: $76.7 bn (+25%)

BTC: $20,748 (-2.3%) ETH: $1,572 (-3.5%)

Latest news:

Circle is bringing Euro Coin to Solana in first half of 2023.
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EU delays vote on MiCA legislation until February.
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Helium Mobile plans to give free trials to Solana phone users.
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Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023.
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OpenSea creates tool to help NFT collections enforce royalties on-chain.
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2022-11-04 11:02:34 Market development (24h):

Total Market Cap: $1.03 tn (+0,1%)
Volume: $83.7 bn (-24,1%)

BTC: $20,590 (+1,52%)
ETH: $1,585 (+2,67%)

Latest news:

Haas F1 Team Collaborates with OpenSea for NFTs.
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ASICS Taps STEPN to Launch Running Shoe, Solana NFT Collections
The physical shoes are available to order using USDC on Solana Pay.
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Crypto exchange Coinbase's third-quarter earnings report indicated a huge drop in its transaction revenue and also suggested that the firm has managed to cut its losses by 50%.
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Dogecoin Sinks 10% As Elon Musk's Twitter Reportedly Suspends Work On Crypto Wallet.
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JPMorgan’s Blockchain Unit CEO Says Consumer Protection Needs To Be A Priority In Digital Asset Projects.
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