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Biggest ‘stETH’ Pool Almost Empty, Complicating Exit for Would-Be Sellers

A trading pool that large institutional investors such as Alameda Research and Three Arrows Capital have used to dump their “stETH” tokens is now nearly drained and heavily imbalanced, potentially trapping retail investors as well as the embattled crypto lender Celsius.

The staked ether trading pool on Curve is quickly depleting after large holders used it as an escape route. (Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Bottom Has Not Been Reached for Crypto, but Capitulation Is Needed

The rally in bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies after the Fed meeting on Wednesday proved short-lived.

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DeFi Protocol Inverse Finance Exploited for $1.2M

Attackers used a flash loan attack to drain the open-source protocol outfit of bitcoin and tether.

Inverse Finance developers paused borrowing functions for users and said they were investigating the incident. (Shutterstock)

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Dogecoin, Solana Tokens Lead Gains Among Major Cryptocurrencies

Crypto market capitalization has increased about 4.5% in the past 24 hours after sliding earlier this week.

Los mercados han subido las últimas 24 horas. (Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz, Unsplash)

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Tron's TRX Bumps 27% as DAO Deploys $220M for Token Purchase

Founder Justin Sun has injected over $2 billion this week to support the Tron market.

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Market Wrap: Fed Hikes Rates at Highest Level Since 1994, Bitcoin Rallies After

The cryptocurrency fell to $20,270 after the Fed's statement but rebounded shortly after.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at a press conference on June 15, 2022. (Source: Federal Reserve)

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Tether Sees New Wave of Redemptions as Fear of Market Contagion Spreads

Investors pulled out some $1.6 billion this week from USDT, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, amid growing nervousness as cryptocurrency prices keep sliding.

Tether (USDT) saw $1.6 billion in redemptions in two days. (CoinMarketCap)

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Fed Announces Biggest Interest Rate Hike in 28 Years; Bitcoin Gains

"The labor market is extremely tight, and inflation is much too high," said Chair Jerome Powell.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions Wednesday on the Fed's latest rate hike decision. (Federal Reserve via YouTube)

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