CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update – Nov. 8: Crypto markets lose almost $100B as FTX implosion leads to carnage CryptoSlate Daily wMarket Update – Nov. 8: Crypto markets lose almost $100B as FTX implosion leads to carnage
The wMarket Update condenses the most important price movements in the crypto markets over the reporting period, published 07:45 ET on weekdays.
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Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:23 pm UTC
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In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market cap saw outflows in excess of $100 billion as the industry plunged to $875.52 billion from $971.29 billion as of press time — down 11.02%.
Bitcoin and Ethereum market cap fell by 9.06% and 17.56% to $341.85 billion and $149.58 billion, respectively.
The top 10 cryptocurrencies recorded massive losses over the reporting period as FTX’s implosion heavily impacted the market. Solana posted the highest loss, losing 30.85% over the reporting period.
Most top 10 digital assets recorded losses of over 6% — BTC and ETH fell by over 10%, respectively. Tron posted the smallest loss — down 2.85%.
The market caps of Tether (USDT) and BinanceUSD (BUSD) slightly increased to $69.8 billion and $23.06 billion, respectively. USD Coin (USDC) market cap decreased to $42.7 billion.
Bitcoin
Over the last 24 hours, Bitcoin posted losses of 10.02% to trade at $17,724 as of 07:00 ET. Its market dominance increased to 39.1% from 38.66%.
After briefly spiking above the $20,000 mark, BTC printed a huge red candle that saw it trade at a new bear market low of $17,500 around 15:00 UTC. The flagship digital asset continued to trade sideways for the rest of the day.
Ethereum
ETH decreased 18.64% to $1,204 as of 07:00 ET. Its market dominance also dropped to 17% from 18.58%.
Like BTC, ETH briefly spiked above the $1,500 support before gradually declining to around the $1,200 region. The second-largest digital asset bottomed at $1,157 over the reporting period.
Top 5 Gainers
Counos X
CCXX is the day’s biggest gainer, rising by 100.59% to trade at $35.98 as of press time. It was unclear why the token was rising. Its market cap stood at $644.75 million.
Stasis Euro
EURS is up 10.2% over the reporting period and is trading for $0.99. The Euros-based stablecoin has enjoyed a flurry of new activities, with Circle announcing that it would be available on Solana by 2023. Its market cap stood at $123.65 million.
Hex
HEX is also among the day’s top gainers, rising 9.48% to $0.03 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $5.91 billion.
Tether Gold
XAUT has risen by 2.16% in the last 24 hours to $1,703.38 as of press time. The precious metal-backed digital asset has enjoyed mild growth over the last seven days, rising 3%. Its market caps stood at $419.92 million.
Pax Gold
Another gold-backed digital asset among the top gainers is PAXG, increasing by 2.3% over the reporting period to trade at $1,701 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $553.33 million.
Top 5 Losers
FTX Token
FTT is the day’s biggest loser, losing 75% of its value over the last 24 hours to trade at $4.42 as of press time. The massive sell-off wiped off over $1.5 billion from the market cap of the struggling crypto firm native token. Its market cap stood at $596.63 million.
Serum
Another FTX-linked token that capitulated within the last 24 hours was SRM. The Solana-based DEX token fell by 42.06% to $0.40 as of press time. Its market cap stood at $106.56 million.
Hashflow
HFT is on the day’s biggest loser list for the second consecutive after losing 38.27% over the reporting period to trade at $0.56 as of press time. Its market stood at $102.6 million.
Solana
The FTT-led carnage also adversely affected the native token of the layer1 blockchain network SOL. The digital asset plummeted by 35.93% to $18.20 as of press time. Speculations are rife that Binance’s purchase of FTX could negatively impact the network. Its market cap stood at $6.59 billion.
Synapse
SYN recorded a 31.28% loss over the last 24 hours to trade at $0.64 as of press time. The cross-chain protocol has experienced a sell-off over the last seven days, tanking by over 30%. Its market cap stood at $89.02 million.
Mentioned in this article
Bitcoin 
Ethereum 
FTX Token 
Solana 
Serum 
Hashflow 
Counos X 
PAX Gold 
Tether Gold 
HEX 
STASIS EURO 
FTX 
Binance 
Sam Bankman-Fried 
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Bitcoin, a decentralized currency that defies the sway of central banks or administrators, transacts electronically, circumventing intermediaries via a peer-to-peer network.
Ethereum
$3,347.38
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that enables the creation of smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps).
FTX Token
$2.41934
FTX is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that offers futures, leveraged tokens and OTC trading.
Solana
$253.578
Solana is a high-performance blockchain platform that utilizes a unique consensus algorithm called “Proof of History” to achieve fast transaction speeds and low fees.
Serum
$0.03024
Serum is a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Solana blockchain.
Hashflow
$0.20109
Hashflow is a decentralized exchange designed for interoperability, zero slippage, and MEV-protected trades.
Counos X
$0.12156
Counos X is a coin which has been developed according to Litecoin version 17.1.
Tether Gold
$2,671.87
Tether Gold (XAU₮) is a digital asset offered by TG Commodities Limited.
HEX
$0.00318
HEX is a cryptocurrency launched in late 2019 by the founder going by the name “Richard Heart” and “RadicalHeart.” It is an ERC20 token built on the Ethereum blockchain, with a maximum supply of 633,642,618,630 HEX tokens.
STASIS EURO
$1.05007
EURS token is a virtual financial asset that is designed to digitally mirror the EUR on a 1:1 basis.
FTX
FTX is a defunct cryptocurrency exchange, currently in bankruptcy proceedings, that was founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Zixiao “Gary” Wang in May 2019.
Binance
Binance is a global cryptocurrency exchange that provides a platform for trading more than 100 cryptocurrencies.
Sam Bankman-Fried is the former CEO, and co-founder of defunct crypto exchange FTX and Alameda Research.
Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as “CZ,” is a notable figure in the cryptocurrency world, primarily for founding and leading Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume.