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Dutch crypto exchange Bitvavo, which uses DCG for its staking service, says it can’t access ~$297M held at DCG and that DCG is “experiencing liquidity problems” (RT Watson/The Block)

RT Watson / The Block:
Dutch crypto exchange Bitvavo, which uses DCG for its staking service, says it can’t access ~$297M held at DCG and that DCG is “experiencing liquidity problems”  —  – Bitvavo said it can’t access 280 million euros ($297 million) held at DCG.  — DCG controls troubled crypto lender Genesis Global Capital.

Genesis’ crypto lending unit, which had $2.8B in active loans in Q3, suspends redemptions and new loan originations; trading and custody units are unaffected (Nelson Wang/CoinDesk)

Nelson Wang / CoinDesk:
Genesis’ crypto lending unit, which had $2.8B in active loans in Q3, suspends redemptions and new loan originations; trading and custody units are unaffected  —  The unit, known as Genesis Global Capital, serves an institutional client base and had $2.8 billion in total active loans as of the end of the third quarter of 2022.

DCG’s Grayscale refuses to share proof of reserves, citing “security concerns”, as Grayscale Bitcoin Trust reaches new lows and DCG’s Genesis halts withdrawals (Stephanie Murray/The Block)

Stephanie Murray / The Block:
DCG’s Grayscale refuses to share proof of reserves, citing “security concerns”, as Grayscale Bitcoin Trust reaches new lows and DCG’s Genesis halts withdrawals  —  Grayscale will not show proof of reserves due to “security concerns,” after its bitcoin and ether products fell to all-time lows this week.

Analysis of FTX’s calamitous balance sheet and Serum, a coin and protocol created by FTX, marked as the largest “deliverable” asset at ~$5.4B before November 8 (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
Analysis of FTX’s calamitous balance sheet and Serum, a coin and protocol created by FTX, marked as the largest “deliverable” asset at ~$5.4B before November 8  —  The box  —  There is so much, but I want to start with Serum.  —  If a troubled company has a few days …

A look at what went wrong at decentralized lending protocol Maple Finance, as $54M in loans, or 66% of its lending pools, turn bad and what could happen next (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk:
A look at what went wrong at decentralized lending protocol Maple Finance, as $54M in loans, or 66% of its lending pools, turn bad and what could happen next  —  Maple Finance, the largest unsecured crypto lending platform, is grappling with a debt crisis while gearing up for a major system upgrade.