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- Crypto Market Update
- Crypto Funding Fridays
Two Companies Earn Unicorn Status
WEEKLY RECAP Crypto funding continued to show strength through the first half of March, with $252 million in total funding across 38 deals, marking a 41% week-over-week funding increase. The infrastructure category represented approximately two-thirds of funding and almost half of total deal count, including a $69 million undisclosed round...
- Crypto Market Update
El Salvador Moves 5,689 BTC Into Cold Storage, Avalanche Foundation Discloses Community Coin Investments
The crypto market suffered from a sharp decline early this morning, which saw $BTC (-4.48%) fall over 8% to the mid $65,000s before paring losses to $68k. $ETH (-5.07%) and altcoins saw similar price action, fueling over $727 million in liquidations over the last 24 hours. Funding rates have been...
- Crypto Comments
Adding New Flavor of ETH-beta to our Core Strategy
In today's video, we discuss the upcoming tax season's implications on domestic liquidity conditions, a reduced probability of the spot ETH ETF being approved in May, and revisions to our Core Strategy allocations. https://vimeo. com/923559489/bc20fecb4d? share=copy
- Crypto Market Update
BNB Chain Launches Rollup-as-a-Service Solution, Robinhood Reports Increased Crypto Trading Activity
A deluge of economic data was released this morning, including higher-than-expected PPI data, sparking a move higher in the DXY (+0.47%) and Treasury Rates. U.S. equities are showing modest declines, with the SPY decreasing 0.15% and the QQQ declining 0.07%. Crypto assets are faring worse, with $BTC (-1.60%) falling below $72k...
- Crypto Strategy
Adding RON and IMX As a Different Flavor of ETH-beta and Gaming Exposure (Core Strategy Rebalance)
MARKET SHRUGS AT HOT CPI The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data indicated a hotter inflationary environment than forecasted for February. Despite the surprise in the numbers, market participants appeared largely unmoved, suggesting that the potential impact had already been factored into their calculations prior to the release. This resilience...
- Crypto Market Update
Record-Setting BTC Inflows, Coinbase to Issue $1B in Convertible Notes
$BTC surged in the overnight hours, nearing $74k, following a day of record inflows into spot ETF products. It's now trading around $72.5k. $ETH is showing relative weakness this morning, dipping just below $4k. This may be due to capital rotating into Layer 2 solutions and other Ethereum-related assets following...
- Crypto Market Update
Grayscale Files for Spinoff Mini-Trust, TradFi Institutions Complete Tokenization Pilot on Canton Network
The highly anticipated February CPI report was released this morning, showing slightly higher than expected readings. Core CPI came in at 3.8% YoY vs. 3.7% expected and 0.4% MoM vs. 0.3% expected. Over 60% of the total monthly increase can be attributed to shelter and energy prices. Investors were prepared...
- Crypto Market Update
Crypto Market Breaking Higher Ahead of CPI, MSTR Purchases $800M in BTC
Bitcoin broke out above $70k during the overnight hours, now floating above $72k, marking another new ATH. This price action was closely mirrored by $ETH's resurgence above $4k, currently trading around $4050. $AVAX is outperforming on the day, following the announcement that South Korean game publisher Nexon Group will transition...
- Crypto Comments
- Crypto Funding Fridays
March Starts Strong
WEEKLY RECAP Funding through the first week of March was strong, rising 10% from $162 million to $177 million. Total deal count fell 23% but was still impressive, with 31 deals. Infrastructure remains the dominant category, representing 85% of total fundraising and 61% of the deal count. DeFi tallied 26%...