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 The bond market closed early on July 1 ahead of July 4th weekend. Stocks had a rough second quarter driven by inflation and recession fears.
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 Crypto exchange FTX signed a deal on Thursday to bail out embattled digital-asset lender BlockFi. The deal also includes an option for FTX to buy BlockFi at a maximum price of $240 million, based on performance triggers, according to Zac Prince, chief executive at BlockFi, in a tweet. FTX US will also provide a $400 million revolving credit facility to BlockFi, which found itself in a perilously fiscal situation after it reportedly lost about $80 million resulting in exposures to crypto hedge fund Three Arrows, which was reportedly ordered by a British Virgin Isle court to liquidate.
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Crypto brokerage Voyager Digital shares plummeted as much as 40% after it announced Friday that it has temporarily suspended trading, deposits, withdrawals, and loyalty rewards starting 2 pm Eastern time on Friday. It shares dropped to as low as $0.25 before it rebounded to about $0.33 at market close. The crypto brokerage earlier this week issued a notice of default to Three Arrows, formerly one of the most active crypto hedge funds, after it defaulted on a loan to Voyager of about $666.7 million, including 15,250 BTC, or about $297 million based on bitcoin's recent price, and $350 million USDC. Voyager said it has engaged Moelis & Company as a financial advisor, and that has been in discussions with advisors to Three Arrows regarding potential legal remedies.
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