The latest moves in crypto markets, in context

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Here is our latest update on crypto markets, from CoinDesk's Shaurya Malwa:

Dogecoin Sees Weekend Bump After Musk Tweets, Synthetix Volumes Grow to $200M

Also take a look at Will Canny’s story on CoinShares’ report on how the decoupling of Lido’s staked ether (stETH) differs from a stablecoin collapse. The report said that a decoupling of ether (ETH) and stETH is not equivalent to the breaking of the link between terraUSD (UST) and the dollar. Read the full story here: Decoupling of Lido’s Staked ETH Differs From Stablecoin Collapse, CoinShares Says.

As well as Danny Nelson’s piece on Solana’s DeFi platform voting to control whale accounts in a bid to avoid liquidation "chaos." Users of Solana-based borrowing and lending service Solend voted Sunday to force a takeover of the protocol's largest account: a "whale" whose "extremely large margin position" was getting, according to Solend contributors, dangerously close to a catastrophic on-chain liquidation cliff. Read more here: Solana DeFi Platform Votes to Control Whale Account in Bid to Avoid Liquidation "Chaos."

Also have a listen to some of the reporting at Consensus 2022 from CoinDesk's podcast team: Consensus Conversations 2022: Day 1 at ACC and Consensus Conversations 2022: Day 2 at ACC.

And this new episode of Money Reimagined where the hosts look at the positive use cases crypto can bring. They explore recent work by the Bretton Woods Committee, a body that was founded in 1983 to help improve the effectiveness of international financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Listen here: Crypto’s Positive Use Cases: Privacy, Lower Costs and Financial Inclusion.

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