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XRP Surges to Five-Month High as Some Point to Bitcoin Commodities Mention

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accuses XRP of being an unregistered security in a court case that’s expected to be completed soon.

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Markets

Bitcoin Sinks Below $27K After CFTC Files Suit Against Binance

BTC dropped to its lowest level since March 17 after the agency sued the crypto exchange for alleged regulatory violations. The Binance coin (BNB) price declined by 5%.

Bitcoin price chart showing the price drop on Monday. (CoinDesk)

Opinion

Bitcoin Was a Winner During the U.S. Banking Crisis, but Illiquidity Prevents It From Being a USD Hedge

While capital flowed into bitcoin amid a period of uncertainty, the cryptocurrency’s fractured liquidity arguably played the largest role in its surge.

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Markets

Bitcoin Edges Below $28K as Investors Weigh Deutsche Bank Contagion Fears

But the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is still up about 16% in March. Ether dropped below $1,800.

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Markets

Arbitrum Tokens Rack Up $2B in Trading Volume, Analysts Point to Growth Ahead

Integration into Arbitrum’s wider DeFi system could provide some new impetus for bullish sentiment for ARB tokens, one exchange executive said.

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Finance

Binance Suffers Two-Hour Spot Market Outage Due to Software Bug

Exchange CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao described the outage as "unlucky."

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $28K, Ether Rises in Post-Rate Hike Rally

Bitcoin jumped above $28,800 earlier Thursday before retreating. Ether rose above $1,850, its highest level since August.

Bitcoin, March 23, 2023 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Dreams of Rebooting FTX Face Cold Reality That Its Technology Wasn’t Well-Regarded

Woefully high latency, bugs in the API traders use to interface with FTX and coding mishaps plagued the exchange, according to several former clients who spoke to CoinDesk.

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Finance

Terra's LUNA Tokens Fall Steeply on Do Kwon's Alleged Arrest

Kwon was reportedly arrested in Montenegro earlier on Thursday.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (Terra)

Markets

Bitcoin Inches Toward $28K as Traders See $260M in Futures Liquidations

Some remain upbeat about the medium-term outlook for bitcoin and the broader market.

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