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Over the last few years, trades of options contracts have been exploding. In fact, 2022 marked the third consecutive year in which contracts in single-stock and index options in the U.S. set a new record, more than doubling from where they stood only three year ago. Last year marked the first time U.S. stock options surpassed 10 billion contracts in a year. However, while options are also available on cryptocurrencies, they remain far behind stock options in popularity. According to Wave Financial, the daily crypto options volume has hovered just below $1 billion on centralized exchanges. Q4 2...
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It’s been a bumpy road for the crypto market, with major cryptos experiencing some harsh downturn, while the crypto assets have shed around more than $800 billion in market valuation in the last month. Across all corners of the crypto market prices have been tumbling for four consecutive days, with leading cryptos including BTC, ETH, and SOL seeing their biggest price jumps in almost a year. Q1 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more With the crypto market now worth less than half of its peak in November 2021 ($3 trillion), investors are scrambling to see where they can pump cash into cr...
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As early adopters will attest, multiple sectors in the broader crypto ecosystem have the potential to be revolutionary. Which is why it makes sense for market participants to consider the different sectors as a whole, rather than looking at individual cryptocurrencies from an investment standpoint. Q1 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Sectors That Are Transforming The Face of Cryptocurrency InvestingAs we gradually witness this shift in investor mentality, let’s explore the five biggest sectors we’re focused on. One of the most promising sectors in this space is Web3.0. To review, ...
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Cryptocurrency exists to make it easy and safe to keep control over your assets, ensuring privacy and total ownership for your money. DeFi and decentralized exchanges (DEX) are using smart contracts to bring this promise further into actual trading, which is why they’ve become a very popular way to swap assets and earn money. Q4 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more A decentralized exchange (DEX) is an app built on a blockchain platform that facilitates buyers and sellers to make their deal, without having any intermediary if not for a faceless smart contract. This is completely in con...
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NFT trading exploded in 2021 by peaking at $23 billion as proof of ownership and intelligent computing have made their biggest impact yet on digital art and collectibles. Led by CryptoPunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), and Art Blocks, and with big brands and artists jumping on the bandwagon, “NFT” also became the word of the year. Q4 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more NFT Trading SoaredAccording to a Dapp Industry report, 2021 was the year of the biggest NFT trading expansion yet as it reached $23 billion. The craze has been such that worldwide brands like Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO), N...
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Web3 is here to give “power to the people,” and it will completely change how social media works. With the use of blockchain, it will be impossible to limit social platforms in any way, and anyone can join in regardless of geographic limitations. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more These social networks have full authority over the data that is shared and stored on the platform, as opposed to Web2 legacy ones such as Facebook, which got bogged down in the Cambridge Analytica scandal after leaking the data of millions of users. As Web3 keeps developing, the growth of its social net...
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Bitcoin price reached $65,121 on Monday –up nearly 20% in the last month– while Ether climbed to a $4,700 record on the previous day, signaling a solid market setup and the strong cryptocurrency momentum built in October. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Bitcoin PriceWhile relatively steep and sudden, experts agree that bitcoin’s uptick does not seem to be leverage-driven, but it is rather the result of increasing demand on the spot market, where there is currently very little sell-side liquidity. “As Bitcoin exchange balance is at a 3 year low while long-term holder supply is ...
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It was inevitable for Bitcoin to launch. Roger Ver even said the Bitcoin ledger was the single most important innovation after the internet. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The traditional finance scene finds itself in stasis. This is how: It has been over forty years since SWIFT revolutionized finance, allowing for easy and "faster" cash flow across borders. The problem is-- its rails are under the control of centralized megaliths in banking that smoothers innovation to protect its turf. They watch every step. Besides, SWIFT as a solution is comparatively expensive and settle...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the consumer shift to online shopping, decentralized finance (DeFi) gets a foothold in the e-commerce industry on the back of decentralization merits. This has prompted the e-commerce giants Alibaba and eBay to explore the potential of DeFi to avoid middlemen like financial institutions and consolidate their market position, finds GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Kiran Raj, Principal Disruptive Tech Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “In the current centralized marketplace, e-commerce play...
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Open Bank Project, API3, Qredo & Sovryn Form Alliance with Banco Hipotecario to Power Bitcoin Adoption in El Salvador Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Next Generation Of Blockchain ApplicationsBerlin, XX October 2021 -- A new alliance between Banco Hipotecario, TESOBE \- the company behind the Open Bank Project \- API3, Qredo and Sovryn will bring forth the next generation of Blockchain applications offering open banking solutions to provide financial inclusion to all in El Salvador. El Salvador's groundbreaking Bitcoin Law entered into force on September 7, 2021, introducin...
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