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DeFi project Popsicle’s ICE token tripled in value. (Sheri Silver/Unsplash)
Crypto Markets Today: Popsicle Heats Up as Bitcoin Stays Cold
Top crypto assets hold steady as stocks get pre-holiday bounce.
DeFi project Popsicle’s ICE token tripled in value. (Sheri Silver/Unsplash)

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Crypto Markets Today: Co-Founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty; CoinDesk Market Index Drops
Bitcoin, largest cryptocurrency by market value, fell 3% over the past 24 hours
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Protocol developer Archblock aims to bring U.S. community banks to DeFi through partnership. (Andre Taissin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Crypto Markets Today: Archblock Attempting to Bring US Banks to DeFi; Bitcoin and Ether Stall
Archblock's plan comes at a precarious time, with undercollateralized lending protocols grappling with loan defaults across the board.
Protocol developer Archblock aims to bring U.S. community banks to DeFi through partnership. (Andre Taissin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

U.S. Senators Warren and Marshall introduced the Digital Assets Anti-Money Laundering Bill.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Crypto Markets Today: US Regulation Heats Up; Bitcoin Rises, Then Falls
Top cryptocurrencies lost earlier gains after the Federal Reserve signals interest rates to keep rising well into 2023.
U.S. Senators Warren and Marshall introduced the Digital Assets Anti-Money Laundering Bill.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Crypto Markets Today: Sam Bankman-Fried Hearing Tops Another Troubling Day
But prices rose on U.S. inflation data that was more favorable than expected.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Binance logo in gold (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)
Crypto Markets Today: Binance a Target of Federal Probe
The Block confirmed Friday it had received funding from Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading arm for two years.
Binance logo in gold (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Crypto Markets Today: Exposed Alameda Research Loans to Media Site The Block and Its CEO Adds to FTX’s Miseries
The Block confirmed Friday it had received funding from Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading arm for two years.
Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Today: Record Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Widens Industry Woes
The fallout from crypto exchange FTX’s implosion continued as data showed the GBTC discount rate to bitcoin hitting a record high.
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