Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets, Kaiko

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Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets

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<ul><li>The crypto safe-haven narrative gained traction in the beginning of the year after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.</li><li>Both ruble and hryvnia trade volumes surged immediately after Russia’s invasion, boosted by record local currency devaluation and market disruptions.</li><li>Interestingly, the increase was mainly driven by stablecoin volumes rather than BTC, with weekly Tether (USDT) volumes jumping more than five-fold in early March relative to the start of the year.</li></ul>

The crypto safe-haven narrative gained traction in the beginning of the year after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.Both ruble and hryvnia trade volumes surged immediately after Russia’s invasion, boosted by record local currency devaluation and market disruptions.Interestingly, the increase was mainly driven by stablecoin volumes rather than BTC, with weekly Tether (USDT) volumes jumping more than five-fold in early March relative to the start of the year.

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Edward Wu

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<li>Benefiting from safer reserve assets and lower regulatory risk, Circle’s USDC is quickly eating into Tether’s USDT market share in recent months</li>
<li>USDT is highly used in the crypto on-off-ramp and as a quote currency in trading pairs, while a large share of USDC is locked into Defi protocols</li>
<li>BUSD is in its own niche to serve Binance’s ecosystem. The recent move of Binance to only keep BUSD &amp; USDT in its exchange will have a profound impact</li>
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Benefiting from safer reserve assets and lower regulatory risk, Circle’s USDC is quickly eating into Tether’s USDT market share in recent months
USDT is highly used in the crypto on-off-ramp and as a quote currency in trading pairs, while a large share of USDC is locked into Defi protocols
BUSD is in its own niche to serve Binance’s ecosystem. The recent move of Binance to only keep BUSD &amp; USDT in its exchange will have a profound impact


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Independent Research, Cryptocurrencies, Carbono Insights

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<li>Episode 1 - Terra’s doomsday - Do Kwon was sure that nothing could happen to the UST.</li>
<li>Episode 2 - Celsius heats up, 3AC takes an arrow to the heart - Alex Mashinsky probably drank from the same fountain of confidence as Do.</li>
<li>Episode 3. Credit Crisis Contagion - To be fair, there is a global liquidity crisis: money flows out of crypto as fast as it’s flown out of any other risky investment (including well-established tech stocks).</li>
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Episode 1 - Terra’s doomsday - Do Kwon was sure that nothing could happen to the UST.
Episode 2 - Celsius heats up, 3AC takes an arrow to the heart - Alex Mashinsky probably drank from the same fountain of confidence as Do.
Episode 3. Credit Crisis Contagion - To be fair, there is a global liquidity crisis: money flows out of crypto as fast as it’s flown out of any other risky investment (including well-established tech stocks).


<ul><li>Crypto markets have been weighed down recently by bouts of forced selling by institutions looking to quickly liquidate their holdings</li><li>When someone becomes a forced seller, they can’t afford to sit on their hands and wait for the ideal day to trade</li><li>Often it’s on very short notice and they are looking to get any liquid return for their holdings</li></ul>

Crypto markets have been weighed down recently by bouts of forced selling by institutions looking to quickly liquidate their holdingsWhen someone becomes a forced seller, they can’t afford to sit on their hands and wait for the ideal day to tradeOften it’s on very short notice and they are looking to get any liquid return for their holdings

<ul><li>Trend of the Week: Tether’s market cap has plummeted amid a reportedly sharp increase in bearish bets.</li><li>Price Movements: BTC dipped below $20k while ETH held steady above $1k as credit contagion continued to roil markets.</li><li>Market Liquidity: Binance.US processed a record number of transactions after eliminating BTC trading fees.</li></ul>

Trend of the Week: Tether’s market cap has plummeted amid a reportedly sharp increase in bearish bets.Price Movements: BTC dipped below $20k while ETH held steady above $1k as credit contagion continued to roil markets.Market Liquidity: Binance.US processed a record number of transactions after eliminating BTC trading fees.

BTC Drops Below $20k as Credit Contagion Spreads

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