The crypto markets took a 3.2% dip to US$1.05tln this Tuesday, with Bitcoin falling slightly below the US$23,000 barrier.
Ethereum took a bigger hit by dropping 6% to US$1,590.
It has been a volatile few days for Filecoin; following a 70% rally, the decentralised storage solution was today’s biggest faller, suffering a 23% hit to its now US$1.97bln market capitalisation.
Arweave, another decentralised storage solution, was also hit this morning, after 15% was slashed from its market cap.
Fan-engagement token Chiliz enjoyed a 13.6% rally off the back of a partnership announcement with top-flight European football club FC Barcelona.
Crypto.com’s US$3.6bln Cronos blockchain token rose by a solid 4.8%.
Total volumes in the decentralised finance (DeFi) space fell by over 2.8% to US$86.7bln in the past 24 hours, with the Uniswap decentralised exchange losing 3.1% in market cap, though it still remains above US$6bln.
DeFi protocol Aave fell by over 7% while MakerDAO took a 6.2% hit.
In the news
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for their creation and involvement in the Forsage crypto Ponzi scheme which raised over US$300m from retail investors across the world.
Those charged include the four founders of Forsage, last known to be residing in Russia, Georgia and Indonesia, as well as three US-based promoters.
In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued new policies surrounding high-risk investments including crypto assets.
Proposals include a ban on “refer a friend” incentives and new-joiner bonuses, alongside enhanced risk warnings on investment products.