Crypto Market, FTX Withdrawals News Updates: The cryptocurrency market reacted positively to the news of FTX opening withdrawals, following prolonged bearish momentum earlier in the week. On chain data showed that the crypto exchange finally reopened withdrawals for its customers. In what comes as a positive sign after days of negative sentiment in the market, the crypto prices turned positive following the news. Bitcoin (BTC) price stands at $17,793, up 3.82% in the last 24 hours, according to price tracking platform CoinMarketCap.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Message After FTX Meltdown
Earlier, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said the exchange’s global entity has a total market value of assets and collateral higher than client deposits. He clarified, however, that the assets and collateral value is different from the liquidity scene of the crypto exchange. The FTX CEO said his focus is currently on doing everything to raise liquidity. Meanwhile, he also made a comment on the US entity of FTX. SBF said FTX US was not financially impacted by the whole episode. He assured that it is 100% liquid and that all users could fully withdraw funds.
Inflation Data
Meanwhile, Solana (SOL) and FTX Token (FTT) are up by around 3% and 10% respectively. Earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Inflation in the U.S. decreased to 7.7% on a yearly basis in October from 8% in September, the CPI report said. The October inflation was less than the expected rate of 8%. The less than expected inflation could also have had a positive effect on the improving crypto prices.
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