Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets, Kaiko

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Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets

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<ul><li>Curve Finance is back as the center of attention in DeFi just a few weeks after CEO Michael Egorov’s large CRV-backed loans drew scrutiny.</li><li>This time, however, the inciting incident was an exploit.</li><li>Rekt<span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);"> and </span>Llama Risk<span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);"> have done a nice job breaking down the technical aspects of the exploit. </span></li></ul>

Curve Finance is back as the center of attention in DeFi just a few weeks after CEO Michael Egorov’s large CRV-backed loans drew scrutiny.This time, however, the inciting incident was an exploit.Rekt and Llama Risk have done a nice job breaking down the technical aspects of the exploit. 

Loans, Buy Walls, and OTC Deals: The Curve Finance Exploit

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<li>About a year ago, right as crypto trade volumes started to slump in the aftermath of the Celsius and Terra collapses, Binance vastly expanded its zero-fee trading promotions to 13 BTC pairs.</li>
<li>This practice, though not new, had never been implemented on such a large scale.</li>
<li>However, just nine months later the exchange decided to reverse this strategy and adopt a more selective approach.</li>
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About a year ago, right as crypto trade volumes started to slump in the aftermath of the Celsius and Terra collapses, Binance vastly expanded its zero-fee trading promotions to 13 BTC pairs.
This practice, though not new, had never been implemented on such a large scale.
However, just nine months later the exchange decided to reverse this strategy and adopt a more selective approach.


Analysis: The Impact of Binance's Zero-Fee Markets

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<li>Worldcoin’s launch was one of the most unique and controversial in recent years.</li>
<li>Much of the controversy stems from the understandable skittishness with Worldcoin’s goal (creating a global identity network) and sci-fi-like methods of achieving this goal (eye scans).</li>
<li>This has been nicely summarized by the MIT Technology Review. </li>
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Worldcoin’s launch was one of the most unique and controversial in recent years.
Much of the controversy stems from the understandable skittishness with Worldcoin’s goal (creating a global identity network) and sci-fi-like methods of achieving this goal (eye scans).
This has been nicely summarized by the MIT Technology Review. 


<ul><li>Stablecoins are systemically important in cryptocurrency markets, so even the slightest depeg can cause mass market contagion.</li><li>As such, it is concerning that stablecoins have been particularly volatile since the start of 2023</li><li>TUSD wobbled amid Prime Trust's closure, USDT depegged due to mysterious selling activity, BUSD has been increasingly volatile since Paxos halted issuance, and USDC crashed during the March banking crisis.</li></ul>

Stablecoins are systemically important in cryptocurrency markets, so even the slightest depeg can cause mass market contagion.As such, it is concerning that stablecoins have been particularly volatile since the start of 2023TUSD wobbled amid Prime Trust's closure, USDT depegged due to mysterious selling activity, BUSD has been increasingly volatile since Paxos halted issuance, and USDC crashed during the March banking crisis.

<ul><li>Bitcoin briefly hit yearly highs over the weekend and is up 15% week-on-week.</li><li>What's driving this rapid surge in prices?</li><li>While news of a Blackrock ETF filing is certainly a bullish catalyst, let’s see what the data says. </li></ul>

Bitcoin briefly hit yearly highs over the weekend and is up 15% week-on-week.What's driving this rapid surge in prices?While news of a Blackrock ETF filing is certainly a bullish catalyst, let’s see what the data says. 

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BNB was launched in 3rd July 2017 as an ERC-20 Token that enabled holders to get discounted trading fees at Binance Exchange. BNB has evolved over time to also be the native token of its own blockchain. BNB can still be used to pay for discounted Binance services though it is also heavily used as payment for gas when confirming transactions on BNB Chain.

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Loans, Buy Walls, and OTC Deals: The Curve Finance Exploit

Curve Finance is back as the center of attention in DeFi just a few weeks after CEO Michael Egorov’s large CRV-backed loans drew scrutiny.

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Analysis: The Impact of Binance's Zero-Fee Markets

About a year ago, right as crypto trade volumes started to slump in the aftermath of the Celsius and Terra collapses, Binance vastly expanded its...

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Breaking Down Worldcoin's Launch

Much of the controversy stems from the understandable skittishness with Worldcoin’s goal (creating a global identity network) and sci-fi-like...

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The State of Stablecoins

Stablecoins are systemically important in cryptocurrency markets, so even the slightest depeg can cause mass market contagion.

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What's Driving Bitcoin's Rally?

Bitcoin briefly hit yearly highs over the weekend and is up 15% week-on-week. What's driving this rapid surge in prices?

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