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Ether Whale Prevents $340M Liquidation With Series of Last Minute Deposits

Ether remains at risk of experiencing several on-chain liquidations.

ETH liquidation levels (DefiLlama)

Finance

Cantor Fitzgerald Taps Copper, Anchorage Digital as Custodians for Bitcoin Financing Business

The business launches with $2 billion in initial financing.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Aptos (APT) Gains 7.5%, as Index Rises From Monday

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was also a top performer, gaining 6.7%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-03-11:

Tech

Circle Upgrades Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol Promising Near-Instant USDC Settlements

CCTP V2 enables nearly instant USDC transfers between blockchains with new feature, reducing blockchain transaction times from minutes to seconds.

A CCTP demo at Circle’s Consensus 2023 booth in Austin, Texas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. Residents Missed as Much as $2.6B in Potential Revenue From Geoblocked Airdrops

The U.S. government lost as much as $1.4 billion in potential tax revenue, a report from Dragonfly found.

Chart showing range of airdrop values, U.S. residents' shares.

Tech

Ethereum’s Holesky Hits Finality After 2 Weeks as Pectra Testing Continues

The Pectra upgrade went live Feb. 24, but finality was delayed due to a configuration bug in the client software.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana’s SOL Slips Below Key Price Level for the First Time in 3 Years

The token's realized price, the average cost basis of all coins last moved, has dropped below $134 for the first time since May 2022.

Two scuba divers underwater

Markets

Bitcoin's $100K Call Takes the Crown From $120K Bet as Most Popular Options Play on Deribit

Traders opt for a more conservative bet, reassessing their expectations in the wake of the recent price sell-off.

Open interest distribution in BTC options listed on Deribit. (Deribit/Amberdata)

Markets

VanEck Registers Avalanche ETF in Delaware as Altcoin Fund Registry Heats Up

The New York-headquartered company registered the "VanEck Avalanche ETF" on March 10

Avalanche Blockchain 'Bug' Wreaks Havoc on Digital Transactions

Markets

Bitcoin Fills Yet Another CME Futures Gap as BTC Price Dropped to $76,700

Another unfilled CME futures gap occurs between $84,200 and $85,900.

BTC CME Futures (TradingView)

Markets

Trump’s First Inflation Report Due as Risk investors Seek Signs of Cooling

Slower inflation could raise the chance of interest-rate cuts that might boost riskier assets such as cryptocurrencies.

February U.S. CPI report is due Wednesday. (geralt/Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase Plans India Comeback After Securing Regulatory Registration With FIU

The crypto exchange started withdrawing from the country in 2022 due to regulatory pressure.

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin, Ether Slump 9% as Bitcoin Tumble Leads to $700M in Bullish Liquidations

Leveraged traders betting on a rally got torched with BTC bulls losing $420 million, ETH longs saw $150 million in liquidations.

Frustrated trader. (Getty Images)

Markets

Leveraged ETFs Tied to Strategy See Trading Volume Surge as Bitcoin-HODLer MSTR Teeters on 200-Day Average

Volume in both leveraged long and short ETFs has increased sharply.

Leveraged MSTR ETFs see a surge in trading volumes (steinarhovland/Pixabay)

Markets

CleanSpark Set to Become Second Bitcoin Miner in S&P SmallCap 600 Index

The company, which focuses on energy-efficient mining operations, has been expanding its operations over the past year including through an acquisition.

CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford (CoinDesk archives)