Kaiko
What Silvergate Woes Mean For Stablecoins
Digital assets data provider Kaiko says Silvergate Capital's decision to shutter its instant settlement service SEN, which was popular among large investors, will boost the role of stablecoins and their issuers in crypto trading. Maple Finance Head of Capital Markets Quinn Thompson discusses Kaiko's assessment and the outlook for stablecoins.
Silvergate’s Struggles Will Likely Boost Stablecoins’ Role in Crypto Trading: Kaiko
Ailing crypto-friendly bank Silvergate closed its instant settlement SEN platform, which has been a key on-ramp for institutional crypto investors to transfer U.S. dollars to exchanges.
Bitcoin’s Worsening Liquidity Draws Concerns From Traders: Data
Data from blockchain analytics firm Kaiko shows that liquidity is worsening for bitcoin, with order-book depth hitting lower levels than were seen following the collapse of FTX. In the meantime, Kaiko notes that Coinbase volumes have seen a rise in interest in altcoins at the expense of bitcoin and ether. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down "The Chart of The Day."
Crypto Startups Are Increasingly Postponing Token Launch Plans as Alameda Research's Contagion Effects Linger
Data from CoinMarketCap shows a precipitous decline in applications for token listings as liquidity dries up.
Bitcoin’s Correlation With Gold Hits Highest Level in Over a Year
Last week, the 30-day correlation between gold and bitcoin (BTC) reached over 0.3, its highest in over a year, even as cryptocurrencies decoupled from equities, according to Kaiko. The 30-day correlation between gold and bitcoin has ranged between positive and negative 0.2 since late last year. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.
Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets and Crypto
At the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey leads a panel of financial experts in a discussion about how traditional financial institutions are adapting regulations to fit the crypto industry and if the decentralization of currency is a threat to Wall Street.
Key Bitcoin Trends to Monitor as BTC Enters 15th Bear Market Since 2009
Clara Medalie, research director at crypto data provider Kaiko, shares insights into bitcoin's key technical indicators she's interested in: bid-ask spreads for BTC/ETH have widened in January amid high volatility and fragile risk sentiment; BTC's correlation with bonds and gold has been negative for months while its correlation with Nasdaq recently hit 17-month highs; BTC's January spot volume reached 6-month lows.
Impact of Fed’s December Meeting on Global Financial Markets
According to crypto trading data firm Kaiko, the impact of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting has sent the correlation between bitcoin and traditional assets to the highest in more than a year. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.
What Does Last Week's Steep Drop in Bitcoin's Balance on Exchanges Really Mean?
As the bitcoin market grows bigger and changes, blockchain data also becomes more complicated to interpret.
Crypto Data Firm Kaiko Closes $24M Funding Round, Looks to Asia
The Paris-based institutional data firm plans to open an Asian office in either Hong Kong or Singapore later this year.
