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This excerpt gives an overview of the recent market fluctuations triggered by FTX’s potential liquidation of crypto holdings, featuring significant stakes in Bitcoin and Solana. Despite the panic, experts argue that this anticipated chaos may have been overhyped, with sales likely to be gradual and strategic.

“The recent price turbulence in cryptocurrency markets saw liquidations of around $256 million in just 48 hours. This frenzy originated from speculation of FTX potentially liquidating its assets, causing Bitcoin’s value drop below the $25,000 threshold, a plunge not seen since June.”

After an exploit saw Curve’s native token CRV plummet, market makers at Binance upped their buy orders within 2% of the mid-price from 500,000 to over 1 million CRV. This unusual response to a falling currency is seen by many as a strong supporting move that may have prevented widespread fallout in the decentralized finance market. Despite this, CRV fell by over 14%, sparking alarm across the sector.

The rapid surge of 1INCH tokens held in wallets linked to the exchange platform indicates potential price volatility. This comes after the recent downtrend in 1INCH tokens, which analysts suggest could be due to a ‘whale’ selling off a significant portion of their tokens. Such shifts could lead to short-term price volatility but also present potential benefits like liquidity and asset diversity.

Ripple’s XRP has emerged as a star performer among top crypto assets, achieving a 3.6% stride to become the fourth largest digital asset by market cap. Despite setbacks from the Ripple vs SEC lawsuit, XRP saw a 60% rise since the ruling, bucking the trend of relative inertia in the broader crypto market. Its impressive market cap could foster increased buying pressure, hinting at a promising future for the digital asset.

The surge in spread between the CME-listed July futures contract and the now-expired June futures contract raises the cost of pre-expiry futures rollover. This impedes futures-based products’ financial outcomes, affecting investors relying on futures-based ETFs. Spot-based ETFs, closely resembling owning bitcoin directly, eliminate rollover expense and secure the cryptocurrency without the need for a digital wallet.

The US SEC’s crackdown on Binance impacted leading cryptocurrencies’ prices, resulting in BTC dropping 4% and ETH 3%. Despite this, savvy investors bought the dip and Binance received considerable support from institutional traders and major crypto personalities, showing resilience amid regulatory challenges. This emphasizes the importance of diligent analysis and risk management in crypto investing.

Crypto startups received approximately $56 million in funding this week, focusing mainly on DeFi and NFT-related projects. Blockworks secured the largest sum of $12 million, while Pudgy Penguins obtained $9 million and Odsy Network collected $7.5 million. These figures reflect the continued flow of investments into the crypto and Web3 sectors.