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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, one of Canada's largest pension funds with nearly $250 billion in assets under management (AUM), will write down the entirety of its $95 million investment in FTX after the troubled crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy protection. And Genesis Block will cease over-the-counter (OTC) trading services in wake of contagion risks from the now-bankrupt FTX exchange, according to a Reuters report. Genesis Block Trading is unrelated to Genesis Global Capital, which is owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG). DCG is also the parent company of CoinDesk.

18 nov. 2022

CoinDesk Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun and Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin review the impact of crypto exchange FTX's implosion on bitcoin as the cryptocurrency continues to trade sideways around $16,000. Plus, what it reveals about the need for self custody and the state of the crypto industry.

18 nov. 2022

CoinDesk's Brad Keoun and Christie Harkin discuss their outlook for bitcoin (BTC) outflows from centralized exchanges and the wider crypto markets amid the continued FTX contagion.

18 nov. 2022

On the heels of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, crypto’s overall market cap has sunk to as low as $763 billion from a peak of $2.5 trillion in May 2021. Bitcoin’s market cap has plunged to $319 billion from above $1 trillion last November. The current market cap for the industry hasn’t been this low since early last year. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

18 nov. 2022

Alameda Research, the venture capital and trading firm affiliate of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, made $4.1 billion in loans to related parties, including $1 billion to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, according to bankruptcy filings Thursday. CoinDesk Deputy Managing Editor Tracy Wang joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss.

17 nov. 2022

Prosper Trading Academy Crypto Educator Howard Greenberg gives his crypto markets analysis as bitcoin (BTC) remains steady above $16,000 amid the continued fallout of crypto exchange FTX.

17 nov. 2022

Global shipping rates are falling, which could mean lower inflation in the future. That may prompt the Federal Reserve to moderate its pace of rate hikes, which typically lifts the prices of risky assets like stocks and cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Christine Lee presents the Chart of the Day.

17 nov. 2022

Alameda Research, the crypto hedge fund at the center of Sam Bankman-Fried’s and FTX’s downfall, had a “secret exemption” from the crypto exchange’s liquidation procedures, according to Thursday's bankruptcy filings. CoinDesk Deputy Managing Editor Tracy Wang joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the latest revelations.

17 nov. 2022

Quantum Economics Bitcoin Analyst Jason Deane discusses his analysis and outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as the cryptocurrency slips on the news of Genesis' crypto-lending unit halting customer withdrawals. Plus, insights into the bitcoin mining industry. Genesis and CoinDesk both operate under Digital Currency Group.

16 nov. 2022

It's now been more than a week since the price of bitcoin hit a two-year low at around $15,600, and price charts suggest a drop down to $13,000 is still possible. Separately, gold-backed cryptocurrencies like PAXG and XAUT have performed positively in the past seven days, decoupling from the broader market swoon. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

16 nov. 2022