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Hong-Kong Continues Crypto Hub Agenda, OKX to Return $157 Million to FTX Bankruptcy Estate
Traditional markets are rallying today amid easing bank concerns and speculation that the Fed may be done raising interest rates. The ^SPX 0.38% has risen 0.25%, while the NDQ is up 0.52% at the time of writing. The Fedâs preferred inflation metric, the PCE index, will be released tomorrow morning and should fuel further speculation on whether or not any further rate hikes remain in 2023. Crypto markets are trailing equities,...
FIGURE: PEPE LEARNING ABOUT GHO AFTER BEING RUGGED BY UST Source: Fundstrat INTRODUCTION Founded by Stani Kuchelov, Aave (formerly LEND) is the largest DeFi lending market by TVL (~$8b across v2 and v3) and the fifth largest dApp overall. The protocol is currently live across five networks and 11 markets, hosting more than 30 assets across its platform. In July ‘22, Aave announced that they are launching their native stablecoin,...
Crypto and Equities are rising, with the S&P up 1.07% while BTC gained 3.82% over the last day. No news is good news as investors regain comfort that the financial sector has stabilized each day that passes without another crisis. Core PCE inflation is scheduled to be released this Friday. Known as the Fedâs preferred measure of inflation, it could either strengthen or weaken the marketâs conviction that the Fed...
Crypto markets seem to be taking yesterday's Binance news in stride, with BTC down just 0.40% today at time of writing and ETH up 1.88%. SPX and NDQ were down 0.10% and 0.63%, respectively. Interestingly, the ETH/BTC ratio appears to be stabilizing ahead of the Shanghai withdrawals on April 12th. ETH/BTC was up 2.33% today and nearly 4% from last week's low. Today's outperformers include liquid staking derivatives LDO and...
Major equity indices opened higher on Monday morning, initially responding well to the announced acquisition of SVB by First Citizens Bank, which brought some life to bank stocks. However, the indices have since retraced their gains, with the S&P 500 trading 20 basis points higher and the Nasdaq turning negative, down 70 basis points since market open. The market continues to face rate volatility, with the U.S. 2Y and U.S....
DOVISH FED STATEMENT On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised the target Fed Funds rate range by 25 basis points (BPS), marking the ninth increase in just over a year. The FOMC statement hinted at a nearing end to rate hikes by removing the reference to "ongoing increases." According to the FOMC's updated forecast, there will be one more rate increase this year, and officials expect slower economic growth in 2023...
Stock are trading slightly lower relative to yesterday's close after the 10Y yield plunged overnight before rebounding at writing. ^SPX 0.38% and QQQ 0.45% are trading at -0.2% and -0.4%, respectively. Correlations between digital asset markets and traditional markets also continue to break down since two weeks ago. BTC and ETH are trading -1.6% and -3.2%, respectively. The market-wide price decrease followed the SEC's bulletin urging investors to exercise caution when investing in digital...
Coinbase Receives a Wells Notice, Consensys Launches Institutional Staking Marketplace
Markets are rallying today following yesterdayâs FOMC meeting where the Fed unanimously decided to raise interest rates by another quarter point. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 have both risen over 1%, while US Treasury yields and the US dollar are showing declines. BTC (+4.25%) and ETH (+5.24%) are displaying strength amid Arbitrumâs native token launch (ARB 0.11% ), which has injected over $1 billion of fresh capital into the crypto ecosystem....
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAlgorand (ALGO) is a layer 1 blockchain that employs a unique consensus mechanism called Pure Proof of Stake (PPoS), which relies on random node selection to promote decentralization, security, and scalability. Algorand Foundation’s mission is to empower a dynamic, inclusive, and borderless global ecosystem based on the Algorand blockchain technology.Algorand Layer 1’s Algorand Virtual Machine (AVM) powers Algorand’s smart contracts and is similar to Ethereum's EVM. It can process...