CoinGecko delists over 3,300 cryptocurrencies listed in 2021

    Jameson Lopp, the co-founder of Casa, shared CoinGecko’s report on the cryptocurrencies that collapsed after being listed on CoinGecko from 2014 to 2022. 3,322 coins introduced during the “meme season” of 2021 are now defunct. According to the report from Julia Ng, CoinGecko’s head of growth, 3,322 cryptocurrencies listed on CoinGecko in 2021 have collapsed,…

    Institutional investors pour the most into short Bitcoin products of last week’s inflows

    Institutional investors loaded up last week on a record $51.4 million worth of investment products offering exposure to shorting the price of Bitcoin (BTC). By recovering from $423 million in outflows the week prior, digital assets investment products managed to pull $64 million in inflows, while ETH products generated the next highest figure at just…

    Quick guide: How to avoid crypto bear market mistakes and be ready for the next bull run

    During the crypto downturn, CoinDesk surveyed some survivors of the last bear market for advice on what to do and not to do. Cryptocurrency prices have plummeted, some crypto projects have gone bust, many companies are struggling and have stopped hiring, and the usual “crypto is dead” headlines are hitting the mainstream media. Things aren’t…

    Bitcoin plunges under $23,000 as crypto market cap falls below $1 trillion

    Bitcoin slumped to below $23,000, while the big crypto lender Celsius halted withdrawal. For the first time since early 2021, the overall crypto market capitalization fell below $1 trillion, amid traditional markets also came under severe pressure. On Monday, Bitcoin suffered its largest price drop in 2022 as signs emerged that the steep correction in…

    DeFi platforms and tokens suffer the most from the crypto market drop

    As the crypto economy has dropped lower in value against the US dollar, sliding to $1.2 trillion, the value of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and smart contract tokens has suffered a significant decline. Statistics show that the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi has dropped 7.96% since May 18, to roughly $104 billion, and the…

    Crypto economy’s value plunges to $1.2 trillion – lower than last July’s lows

    The $1.19 trillion crypto economy is now lower in value than the July 2021 lows. Over the last week, digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and XRP, have shed significant value against the US dollar, as the top cryptos have lost from 50% to 80% against their all-time highs. During the last seven days, the…