Day: November 15, 2023

Traders liquidated $300m amid Bitcoin drop to $35k

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The total amount of liquidations on the crypto market over the past 24 hours exceeded $300 million. Most forcedly closed positions were in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). The sharp Bitcoin price collapse to $35,000 cost the traders $121 million. Market participants who opened long positions in Ethereum also suffered significant losses. The fall in the price of the second largest cryptocurrency by capitalization below $2,000 cost them $64.1 million. Market liquidations | Source: Coinglass The leader in liquidations among altcoins was the native token of the Solana blockchain: due…

Poloniex crypto exchange resumes withdrawals after $100M hack

Justin Sun’s cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is preparing to resume operations after suffering a major hack in mid-November, according to an official company announcement posted on Nov. 15 In the statement, the company said that the platform has “mostly completed” the restoration efforts after the $100 million hack. “The platform is now operating smoothly,” Poloniex said in its most recent update on the resumption of deposit and withdrawal services. The exchange has enlisted a “top-tier security auditing firm” to enhance the security of funds on Poloniex and is preparing to resume withdrawals soon,…

Solana Institutional Inflows Surge In One Week, Can The Price Reach $100?

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Institutional inflows into digital asset investment products based on Solana spiked last week, particularly as these investment products saw a 7th consecutive week of inflows.  Digital asset investment products have had inflows since the end of September and throughout October, reflecting the bullish sentiment in the broader crypto market. As a result, inflows into Solana have increased steadily, and last week jumped by 15% compared to the week before.  Solana Institutional Inflows Surge Solana has been on an incredible run recently and has had one of the best price gains…

Nexo Launches Simplified Futures Trading with 50x Leverage

Nexo’s futures markets aren’t targeted at high-leverage traders of existing perps exchanges. Rather, they’re designed for Nexo’s existing customer base, as well as users of other exchanges who’ve yet to experiment with leveraged products. Crypto exchange Nexo has expanded its core products with the introduction of futures trading. The exchange now allows its users to trade more than 70 assets with leverage. Nexo’s futures markets have been designed for users who may have no previous experience of leveraged trading. For this reason, this new product comes with multiple consumer safeguards…

SHIB in Focus as Ex-Philippines Senator Manny Pacquiao Foundation Will Use Shibarium

“The Pacquiao Foundation is dedicated to fighting for those in need around the world and has already done so for more than a million people requiring urgent assistance,” said Jon Sisson, Executive Director of the Manny Pacquiao Foundation, in a statement to CoinDesk. “Shibarium will allow us to continue this good work while scaling up operations to help millions more.” Source

DYDX Pumps Ahead of Massive $500M Token Unlock

Over the past 30 days, DYDX has more than doubled in price as speculators anticipated the token’s migration from Ethereum to the dYdX chain. However, a large token unlock in just over two weeks has the potential to damp spirits. There are 179 million DYDX tokens in circulation, and the upcoming unlock will increase that to 395 million, according to token.unlocks. Source

Singapore introduces five new pilots to test asset tokenization

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has introduced five additional industry pilots into the Project Guardian to test various use cases around asset tokenization.  Project Guardian is a collaborative initiative led by Singapore’s central bank that seeks to develop new financial infrastructure using decentralized finance (DeFi) elements. The latest initiatives are aimed at developing foundational capabilities to scale tokenized markets. As explained by MAS: “These developments under Project Guardian will catalyze the institutional adoption of digital assets, with the aim of freeing up liquidity, unlocking investment opportunities, and increasing the…

Immutable X Solidifies Position With 31% Rally

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Celebrated as the paramount force in the realm of Web3 gaming, Immutable X (IMX) has emerged as the go-to blockchain, steering the course for NFTs and in-game transactions. This blockchain powerhouse has solidified its position as the industry leader, particularly renowned for its association with blockbuster titles such as Gods Unchained and Guild of Guardians. The native token IMX of Immutable X has had an amazing upswing, rising by an astounding 140%, in an intriguing turn of events. From the bottom of a bear market, when it was trading at…