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Solana Falls and Speculation Centers on Links to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, Alameda

The SOL token fell 4.7% in the past 24 hours, and crypto traders are forming all sorts of theories as to why.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Talks Consumer Protection and Crypto Titans Clash

Consumer protection and regulation are key ingredients to transforming digital assets into an asset class worth trillions. The FTX exchange's Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in. Meanwhile, FTX's FTT token takes a dive after rival Binance announces plans to dump its remaining holdings.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Hits 7-Week High, Shrugging Off Unexpectedly Strong US Jobs Report

The bitcoin price rose as high as $21,287 in the past 24 hours, the highest since Sept. 13.

El gráfico del precio de bitcoin mostró un salto en el precio el viernes. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Argentine Fintech Uala Launches Bitcoin, Ether Trading Feature

The service will be available to 4.5 million users in the South American country in the coming weeks.

(Ualá)

Markets

Bitcoin Draws Stability From $20K Price Floor as Traditional Markets Slide

Bitcoin traded above the psychologically important price level for a 10th consecutive day, even as stocks took a hit from the U.S. central bank’s ongoing move to tighten monetary conditions.

Cryptocurrencies have stabilized for now, but analysts are mulling a further downside. (Unsplash)

Markets

NFT Platform ImmutableX’s $66M Unlocking Looms, Putting Sell Pressure on IMX Token

Immutable will release some 110 million IMX tokens to investors who bought the token in a private sale before the token's start a year ago. Some investors may see a 500% return on their holdings.

ImmutableX's IMX token unlock is approaching and will allow early private investors to sell some of their holdings. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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CoinDesk Market Index Adds Convex, Serum, 12 Other Digital Assets

The digital-asset index deleted Polymath and Tribe as constituents, in a series of changes that take effect Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. ET.

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Markets

Federal Reserve Hikes Rates as Expected, Will Watch 'Lags' in Monetary Policy; Bitcoin Rises

The U.S. central bank raised the main interest rate by 0.75 percentage point, as expected. Officials say they'll monitor "lags" in the impact of "cumulative" efforts so far, possibly a tip that a dovish shift is being considered.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin and Ether Steady Ahead of Fed Decision

Bitcoin's price was trading around $20,400, little changed from the past 24 hours as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET.

Bitcoin and ether traded slightly higher following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments on inflation and the economy. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)