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Back to Basics – a MM Guidebook to Crypto Foundations & Token Issuers
Weeks after its international launch, Worldcoin is drawing the attention of privacy watchdogs all around the globe…
Liquidity attracts more liquidity, and history in TradFi shows concentration is inevitable!
A deep dive into the nitty-gritty of market making in TradFi & Crypto…
SVB’s failure, Credit Suisse, implications for crypto…
SVB’s failure, Credit Suisse, implications for crypto…
Focus on Interlay
Focus on the Polkadot Ecosystem
The rise of DEXs and DAOs in the DeFi space
Transparency is a key issue in crypto markets
Liquidity a key issue in crypto
Analysis of bitcoin behavior in times of crisis
Focus on the 3 types of Crypto Liquidity
Transaction Cost Analysis explained!
A look at the latest disclosure from Tether on the breakdown of its reserves
A back-of-the-envelope comparison between risks on traditional and crypto markets.
We look at the underlying liquidity of Trakx TOP 10 DEFI Index
Central banks routinely issue money without any reserve backing it. Could Tether do the same and become the first decentralized central bank? I have expressed before skepticism about Tether (a.k.a USDT) and the fact that a high level of uncertainty still exists on the actual level of reserves backing the token issuance. For all the bad press […]
The latest disclosure from the stable coin leader raises a lot of questions.
A more systematic approach to liquidity monitoring
There is a lot of talk in the crypto economy about prime brokerage: many participants frame themselves as “prime brokers” (PB), with the usual superlatives. What exactly are we talking about? A broker is an intermediary between a buyer and a seller: for a multitude of reasons despite the costs involved, it often makes sense […]
What if there was no convergence risk on crypto derivatives?
A close look at inflation in the context of limited-supply digital assets
This article examines the behavior of various assets during the recent crash, specifically bitcoin, ether, equity markets (in the form of the S&P 500), bond markets (in the form of U.S. interest rates), and gold. The study specifically addresses the following question: did bitcoin withstand the downturn better than other assets, and would an investor have had an incentive to transfer some of his positions in Bitcoin before the downturn?
A look at the order book distribution around mid-price
a.k.a how to navigate the unregulated world of crypto exchanges