Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets, Kaiko

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Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets

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<ul><li>Price Movements: Huobi listed a token representing a claim on FTX's debt, which briefly surged to as high as $100 before crashing to $13. </li><li>Market Liquidity: Coinbase trade volume is increasingly outpacing Uniswap's, suggesting traders still prefer CEXs.</li><li>Derivatives: BTC open interest remains flat despite heavy volatility. </li></ul>

Price Movements: Huobi listed a token representing a claim on FTX's debt, which briefly surged to as high as $100 before crashing to $13. Market Liquidity: Coinbase trade volume is increasingly outpacing Uniswap's, suggesting traders still prefer CEXs.Derivatives: BTC open interest remains flat despite heavy volatility. 

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<li>The crypto industry was again shaken this week when news came out that the NY Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) had ordered Paxos to stop issuing BUSD, with an NYDFS spokesperson saying Paxos “violated its obligation to conduct tailored, periodic risk assessments and due diligence refreshes of Binance and Paxos-issued BUSD customers to prevent bad actors from using the platform.”</li>
<li>Additionally, it was revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent a Wells notice to Paxos, informing the company that the SEC is considering legal action against Paxos, alleging that BUSD is a security. (I’ve offered my thoughts on the regulatory aspect of this here.) </li>
<li>We’ve covered BUSD’s growth and market share extensively in previous Data Debriefs, noting that about 35% of Binance volume is denominated in BUSD and it quickly grew to the third largest stablecoin by market cap</li>
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The crypto industry was again shaken this week when news came out that the NY Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) had ordered Paxos to stop issuing BUSD, with an NYDFS spokesperson saying Paxos “violated its obligation to conduct tailored, periodic risk assessments and due diligence refreshes of Binance and Paxos-issued BUSD customers to prevent bad actors from using the platform.”
Additionally, it was revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent a Wells notice to Paxos, informing the company that the SEC is considering legal action against Paxos, alleging that BUSD is a security. (I’ve offered my thoughts on the regulatory aspect of this here.) 
We’ve covered BUSD’s growth and market share extensively in previous Data Debriefs, noting that about 35% of Binance volume is denominated in BUSD and it quickly grew to the third largest stablecoin by market cap


<ul><li>Price Movements: cbETH, Coinbase's liquid staking derivative, started trading at a discount after news broke that the SEC had fined Kraken $30mn. </li><li>Market Liquidity: LocalBitcoins shut down after 10 years of service after competition and a prolonged bear market sapped trade volume. </li><li>Derivatives: ETH options markets look bullish but more volatile than BTC. </li></ul>

Price Movements: cbETH, Coinbase's liquid staking derivative, started trading at a discount after news broke that the SEC had fined Kraken $30mn. Market Liquidity: LocalBitcoins shut down after 10 years of service after competition and a prolonged bear market sapped trade volume. Derivatives: ETH options markets look bullish but more volatile than BTC. 

<ul><li>Wash trading was at one point a pervasive problem in cryptocurrency markets.</li><li>Today, most major exchanges have strict anti-wash trading measures, which has drastically reduced the problem since the ICO-led trading boom of 2017-18.</li><li>Yet, due to the relatively low barriers to entry for launching an exchange, this type of market manipulation is far from eradicated on lesser-known, unregulated venues. </li></ul>

Wash trading was at one point a pervasive problem in cryptocurrency markets.Today, most major exchanges have strict anti-wash trading measures, which has drastically reduced the problem since the ICO-led trading boom of 2017-18.Yet, due to the relatively low barriers to entry for launching an exchange, this type of market manipulation is far from eradicated on lesser-known, unregulated venues. 

<ul><li>Price Movements: DYDX has rallied 130% since the decentralized exchange announced they would postpone a planned unlock for the token. </li><li>Market Liquidity: BUSD's market share has held steady since Binance admitted to mismanaging reserves.</li><li>Derivatives: The open interest to market cap ratio suggests Optimism's OP token is highly leveraged. </li></ul>

Price Movements: DYDX has rallied 130% since the decentralized exchange announced they would postpone a planned unlock for the token. Market Liquidity: BUSD's market share has held steady since Binance admitted to mismanaging reserves.Derivatives: The open interest to market cap ratio suggests Optimism's OP token is highly leveraged. 

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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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Price Movements: Huobi listed a token representing a claim on FTX's debt, which briefly surged to as high as $100 before crashing to $13.

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The Unwinding of BUSD

We’ve covered BUSD’s growth and market share extensively in previous Data Debriefs, noting that about 35% of Binance volume is denominated in BUSD

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The End of BUSD

Price Movements: cbETH, Coinbase's liquid staking derivative, started trading at a discount after news broke that the SEC had fined Kraken $30mn.

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CEL Token Inflated By Insiders

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