Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets, Kaiko

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Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets

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<ul><li>Last week, the Shapella upgrade went live without a hitch, enabling millions of staked ETH to be withdrawn.</li><li>While Ethereum's Merge upgrade last September was more of a "buy the rumor sell the news" type of event, Shapella appears to have had the opposite impact on price.</li><li>ETH spot prices dropped by nearly 18% post-Merge while they are up 11% since Shapella, despite fears of mass selling. </li></ul>

Last week, the Shapella upgrade went live without a hitch, enabling millions of staked ETH to be withdrawn.While Ethereum's Merge upgrade last September was more of a "buy the rumor sell the news" type of event, Shapella appears to have had the opposite impact on price.ETH spot prices dropped by nearly 18% post-Merge while they are up 11% since Shapella, despite fears of mass selling. 

<ul><li>Last quarter I published the first liquidity ranking system for crypto assets, comparing each asset’s liquidity ranking to its market cap and investigating which token’s market cap is the most misleading from a liquidity standpoint.</li><li>Liquidity has arguably never been at more of a premium than right now in crypto, with USD payment rails being shut down and market makers pulling orders from exchanges.</li><li>With market depth at 10 month lows, price volatility has picked up and so it is essential investors can accurately evaluate the liquidity of each individual asset to gain an understanding of how much short term volatility to expect.</li></ul>

Last quarter I published the first liquidity ranking system for crypto assets, comparing each asset’s liquidity ranking to its market cap and investigating which token’s market cap is the most misleading from a liquidity standpoint.Liquidity has arguably never been at more of a premium than right now in crypto, with USD payment rails being shut down and market makers pulling orders from exchanges.With market depth at 10 month lows, price volatility has picked up and so it is essential investors can accurately evaluate the liquidity of each individual asset to gain an understanding of how much short term volatility to expect.

<ul><li>Silvergate is in deep trouble. On March 1, the “crypto bank” revealed in a regulatory filing that it could soon be “less than well capitalized.”</li><li>The news prompted Coinbase, Paxos, Galaxy Digital and a host of other large crypto enterprises to drop Silvergate as a banking partner. Why does this matter? </li><li>The “fiat problem” has long plagued crypto markets: to buy bitcoin, you at some point need to interact with the traditional banking system.</li></ul>

Silvergate is in deep trouble. On March 1, the “crypto bank” revealed in a regulatory filing that it could soon be “less than well capitalized.”The news prompted Coinbase, Paxos, Galaxy Digital and a host of other large crypto enterprises to drop Silvergate as a banking partner. Why does this matter? The “fiat problem” has long plagued crypto markets: to buy bitcoin, you at some point need to interact with the traditional banking system.

<ul><li>Price Movements: For the first time since April, Lido staked ether (stETH) now trades at parity with ETH.</li><li>Market Liquidity: Coinbase reported lower than expected earnings due to a continued rout in trade volume.</li><li>Derivatives: ETH perpetual futures volume is now higher than BTC volumes as traders pounce at renewed volatility.</li></ul>

Price Movements: For the first time since April, Lido staked ether (stETH) now trades at parity with ETH.Market Liquidity: Coinbase reported lower than expected earnings due to a continued rout in trade volume.Derivatives: ETH perpetual futures volume is now higher than BTC volumes as traders pounce at renewed volatility.

Crypto Analyst

Edward Wu

TokenInsight

Investment Research House

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<li>Proof-Of-Stake blockchain staking already generates over $5 billion worth of revenue annually; professional node operators and liquid staking providers emerge as new forms of businesses to capture the lucrative return.</li>
<li>While this emerging industry provides opportunities to professional node operators, they are not the right choice for investment due to the nature of their business model.</li>
<li>Investment opportunities exist in liquid staking protocols as they could build distinct competitive advantages.</li>
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Proof-Of-Stake blockchain staking already generates over $5 billion worth of revenue annually; professional node operators and liquid staking providers emerge as new forms of businesses to capture the lucrative return.
While this emerging industry provides opportunities to professional node operators, they are not the right choice for investment due to the nature of their business model.
Investment opportunities exist in liquid staking protocols as they could build distinct competitive advantages.


Capturing Opportunities in the Emerging PoS Staking Industry

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