Crypto Ping Pong. Trillion Goodbye

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Market is green. BTC is now trading around $21,800, ETH is trading around $1,150

💪 Bitcoin dominance: 45,33%

📉 Total Cryptocurrency Market Cap: $0,948 tr

😲 Fear and greed index: 7 (Extreme Fear)

🚀 Gainers(Top-100)

TRON (TRX) +24.42%

Eldrond (EGLD) +23.40%

Helium (HNT) +21.09%

😭 Losers(Top-100)

UNUS SED LEO (LEO) -5.43%

Fei USD (FEI) -0.72%

Gemini Dollar (GUSD) -0.31%

ApeCoin Hits New Low as Ethereum, Bored Ape NFT Prices Tumble

The March 🚀🚀🚀launch of ApeCoin an Ethereum token for the Yuga Labs’ burgeoning Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem caused a frenzy in the NFT and crypto markets. But with those markets now in turmoil, ApeCoin is 🥴tumbling much faster than other 🎮gaming and metaverse-related tokens.

Overnight, per data from CoinGecko, ApeCoin (APE) set a new all-time 📉low of $3.10 per token.

Crypto Security Firm Forta Launches FORT Tokens

🛡️Cybersecurity in crypto is a mess right now there's another big hack nearly every week. Cybersecurity firm Forta aims to take this on by attempting to build a crypto-first version of centralized cyber firms like CrowdStrike or Palo Alto Networks. And to do it, Forta is 🚀releasing its own FORT token, intended to 📈increase the incentives for security researchers to monitor blockchain networks.

A number of major blockchain projects including Lido, Compound and Polygon are already using Forta to monitor their activities on Ethereum, Avalanche, and various sidechains.

Tether Hits Back at ‘Rumors’ Regarding its Commercial Paper Portfolio

Tether ❌dismissed what it labeled as “false rumors” regarding the reserves that back its USDT stablecoin in a statement released Wednesday morning.

It 📢said in a blog post the notion its “commercial paper portfolio is 85% backed by Chinese or Asian” unsecured, short-term debt ❗issued by companies and traded at a 30% discount is “completely false” and speculated the assertions are being spread online in a “coordinated” way to spook investors out of Tether and turn a profit on its failure.

SEC Opens Investigation Into Insider Trading on Crypto Exchanges: Report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has 📢reportedly 🚀launched a probe into whether crypto 💱exchanges are doing enough to prevent insider trading.

At least one major crypto 💱exchange has received 📋a letter requesting information about safeguards on the platform, according to a Tuesday report from Fox Business that cited a person with direct knowledge of the inquiry.

SEC Chair Gensler: Crypto Bill Could ‘Undermine’ Existing Protections

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler has 📢expressed concerns that a proposed bill on how cryptocurrencies are regulated could ❌weaken consumer 🛡️protections.

“We don’t want to undermine the protections we have in a $100 trillion capital market,” Gensler said on Tuesday at a Wall Street Journal event, when asked about the bill.

Three Arrows Faces Possible Insolvency After Unforeseen Liquidations: Report

Dubai-based crypto fund Three Arrows Capital is facing 😥possible insolvency after incurring at least $400 million in liquidations, The Block 📢reported Wednesday.

Three Arrows, popularly known as 3AC, was liquidated by crypto lending firms and is currently in the process of 💰💱repaying lenders and other counterparties, according to the report.

Bitcoin Drops Toward $20K Amid Contagion Risks in Crypto Markets

Bitcoin's (BTC) price 📉📉📉neared $20,000 during European hours Wednesday as it extended a 12-week slide amid weak macroeconomic sentiment and contagion ❗risk from within the crypto market, 📊data shows.

Bitcoin 📉fell to just above the $22,000 level in U.S. hours Tuesday. The decline gathered pace Wednesday morning, with the cryptocurrency sliding under $21,000, 😮dropping for the eighth consecutive day and losing 30% over the past week.

Conclusion: The market is finally green. The situation with the fall has calmed down a bit and perhaps we will soon see growth. Let's reclaim our trillion in the market.

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