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Market Commentary

Crypto Commentary: August

Bitcoin finished the month trading around $9,600, down 7%, with the total market cap of all assets decreasing by $29 billion in August. We have seen some bearish analysis return to the market this month. However, it is probable that Bitcoin is just consolidating its gains after its rise in Q2, with

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A Guide to Market Making for Crypto Startups

What is Market Making? Market making is an activity whereby a trader simultaneously provides liquidity to both buyers and sellers in a financial market. Liquidity is the degree to which an asset can be quickly bought or sold without notably affecting the stability of its price. Market makers “make

Market Commentary

Crypto Commentary: July

Bitcoin is down 5% this month, with the total market cap of all coins and tokens decreasing by $50 billion. Bitcoin is currently trading around $10,000, below its recent high of $13,700 just over a month ago on June 26th. Despite breaking the $13,000 mark again on July 10th, bitcoin has been

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Introducing Cryptocurrency Variance Swaps

Since the inception of the cryptocurrency market, its volatility has captured the attention of traders and media across the world. Volatility is the most basic measure of the riskiness of an asset, it represents the uncertainty the market has for an asset’s underlying value. As the digital asset

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The Ideal Crypto Trading API

Over the past several years we have integrated with dozens of exchanges (35 at last count). Along the way we have seen, experienced, and suffered many different things related to crypto exchange APIs. In the spirit of collaborating with the broader crypto community, and with the (slightly selfish)

Market Commentary

How do you solve a problem like Wash Trading in Crypto?

Throughout the past few months, we have seen numerous research pieces publicize with real data the chronic problem of wash trading that plagues our nascent industry. However, few if any, provide concrete solutions to exchanges as to how this problem could be tackled. We believe it is fair that the

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Introducing Crypto Binaries

Binary options are a financial derivative that are not only the building blocks of many structured products, but can also provide a compelling investment opportunity by themselves for both speculators and risk managers alike. As their name suggests, the payout is either something or nothing.

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Introducing the Bitcoin Producer Accumulator

Accumulators are a form of financial derivative (or “structured”) product used in the traditional financial markets that are popular in times of high market volatility. This type of financial product requires the investor to buy (or sell) an asset at a predetermined price (the “strike

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The Benefits of Algorithmic Trading of Digital Assets

Despite the futuristic characteristics of digital assets, when it comes to execution, most market participants are using the most primitive methods. For a crypto-investor looking to enter or exit a bitcoin position, the default is for them to log onto an exchange and manually execute their order.

Market Commentary

The Future of Digital Assets Is in Mergers and Acquisitions

We’re witnessing a paradigm shift in the digital asset landscape. Unlike most other financial asset classes, digital assets rose to prominence through investor, rather than institutional support. This backing from the retail investor community gave way to the rise of the ICO, which garnered more