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FIGURE: GMX BLUEBERRY CLUB MEMBER AND STFX PEPE ATTRACTING RETAIL LIQUIDITY TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE UNDER THE GUISE OF EDUCATION In our last issue of DeFi Digest (On Tokenomics), we acknowledged that multiple projects with weak tokenomics have performed well in the past. This points towards the prevalence of narratives driving price action, even nine years after Bitcoin was birthed. Instead of lamenting on this or waiting until fundamentals become consistently...
ANNUAL OUTLOOK RECAP Yesterday, we held our annual outlook call, in which we discussed the carnage of 2022 and reasons to be optimistic about 2023. Below are some highlights, but we invite you to review the entire deck and watch the webinar. BOTTOM IS IN FOR THE MAJORS We think that the majors have seen their absolute cyclical lows. This rationale is supported by (1) the nature, magnitude, and duration...
Traditional markets opened higher despite the headline risk of more layoffs within the tech sector. Google parent company Alphabet announced 12k layoffs, joining Amazon (18k), Microsoft (10k) and Meta (11k). Reflecting the market's confidence in leaner tech's lower OPEX, SPX, QQQ and NDAQ are trading 0.8%, 1.5%, and 0.3% higher than yesterday's close. Digital asset markets are also continuing their leg up after perceiving Bitzlato's money-laundering charges as a no-event on Wednesday...
EY and Polygon Prepare to Release Nightshade and China Moves Forward with Metaverse Plans
Crypto had a volatile morning, with prices dropping sharply after the DOJ announced they were making a statement regarding crypto. Fears were relieved when the announcement was the DOJ taking enforcement action against Russian exchange Bitzlato and didn't have to do with any material regulation in the U.S. Prices began to recover, with BTC currently down 1.27% and ETH down 1.63%. December PPI was released today and came in softer...
Traditional markets are showing signs of fizzling out after a strong end to last week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are relatively flat on the day, while the US Dollar and US Treasury Yields are showing modest declines. Crypto markets saw an impressive rally over the long weekend as BTC is now trading above $21k (+0.03%), and ETH is hovering just below $1.6k (-0.04%). The gains are not unique...
Traditional markets opened higher than the pre-markets before pulling back slightly at the time of writing. ^SPX 1.01% and NDAQ 0.95% are trading at ~0.3% lower than yesterday's close, while DXY is consolidating at the 102 area of support. Digital asset markets have decoupled on the lower time frames, with BTC and ETH trading at $19.1k (+5.6%) and $1.41k (+1.9%) levels, respectively. Despite the excitement around the upcoming Shanghai upgrade and liquid...
FIGURE: A TEAM OF PEPES CONCOCTING THE PERFECT TOKENOMICS Tokenomics (a portmanteau for token and economics) represents the monetary policy of tokens that directly contributes to their price fluctuations. In bull markets, tokenomics were given utmost priority, sometimes constituting full theses for investment decisions. When the euphoria wears off in the bear, however, founders and market participants are left realizing that tokenomics can delay a weak project’s demise, but cannot...
Voyager gets Initial Approval to Sell Assets to Binance U.S. and Twitter is Developing a 'Coins' Feature
Crypto and traditional markets had a choppy morning before continuing their move higher ahead of tomorrow's CPI release. Holders of risk assets such as crypto are hoping for a soft CPI print to signal inflation easing. BTC and ETH are currently up 0.21% and 0.17%, respectively, while SPX and NDQ are up 0.83% and 1.17%. Many altcoins that experienced aggressive short squeezes earlier this week have pulled back at the...
