Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets, Kaiko

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Data-Driven Analysis of Cryptocurrency Markets

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<ul><li>Silvergate is in deep trouble. On March 1, the “crypto bank” revealed in a regulatory filing that it could soon be “less than well capitalized.”</li><li>The news prompted Coinbase, Paxos, Galaxy Digital and a host of other large crypto enterprises to drop Silvergate as a banking partner. Why does this matter? </li><li>The “fiat problem” has long plagued crypto markets: to buy bitcoin, you at some point need to interact with the traditional banking system.</li></ul>

Silvergate is in deep trouble. On March 1, the “crypto bank” revealed in a regulatory filing that it could soon be “less than well capitalized.”The news prompted Coinbase, Paxos, Galaxy Digital and a host of other large crypto enterprises to drop Silvergate as a banking partner. Why does this matter? The “fiat problem” has long plagued crypto markets: to buy bitcoin, you at some point need to interact with the traditional banking system.

<ul><li>Price Movements: Huobi listed a token representing a claim on FTX's debt, which briefly surged to as high as $100 before crashing to $13. </li><li>Market Liquidity: Coinbase trade volume is increasingly outpacing Uniswap's, suggesting traders still prefer CEXs.</li><li>Derivatives: BTC open interest remains flat despite heavy volatility. </li></ul>

Price Movements: Huobi listed a token representing a claim on FTX's debt, which briefly surged to as high as $100 before crashing to $13. Market Liquidity: Coinbase trade volume is increasingly outpacing Uniswap's, suggesting traders still prefer CEXs.Derivatives: BTC open interest remains flat despite heavy volatility. 

<ul><li>In six years, stablecoins have grown from making up just 1.5% of BTC trade volume relative to fiat currencies such as the Dollar or Euro, to more than 87%.</li><li>This has been matched with an explosion in market capitalization for the three largest centralized stablecoins: Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), and Binance USD (BUSD).</li><li>The three had a combined market cap of $10bn in May 2020, the start of DeFi Summer.</li></ul>

In six years, stablecoins have grown from making up just 1.5% of BTC trade volume relative to fiat currencies such as the Dollar or Euro, to more than 87%.This has been matched with an explosion in market capitalization for the three largest centralized stablecoins: Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), and Binance USD (BUSD).The three had a combined market cap of $10bn in May 2020, the start of DeFi Summer.

<ul><li>The crypto safe-haven narrative gained traction in the beginning of the year after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.</li><li>Both ruble and hryvnia trade volumes surged immediately after Russia’s invasion, boosted by record local currency devaluation and market disruptions.</li><li>Interestingly, the increase was mainly driven by stablecoin volumes rather than BTC, with weekly Tether (USDT) volumes jumping more than five-fold in early March relative to the start of the year.</li></ul>

The crypto safe-haven narrative gained traction in the beginning of the year after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.Both ruble and hryvnia trade volumes surged immediately after Russia’s invasion, boosted by record local currency devaluation and market disruptions.Interestingly, the increase was mainly driven by stablecoin volumes rather than BTC, with weekly Tether (USDT) volumes jumping more than five-fold in early March relative to the start of the year.

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Edward Wu

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<li>Benefiting from safer reserve assets and lower regulatory risk, Circle’s USDC is quickly eating into Tether’s USDT market share in recent months</li>
<li>USDT is highly used in the crypto on-off-ramp and as a quote currency in trading pairs, while a large share of USDC is locked into Defi protocols</li>
<li>BUSD is in its own niche to serve Binance’s ecosystem. The recent move of Binance to only keep BUSD &amp; USDT in its exchange will have a profound impact</li>
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Benefiting from safer reserve assets and lower regulatory risk, Circle’s USDC is quickly eating into Tether’s USDT market share in recent months
USDT is highly used in the crypto on-off-ramp and as a quote currency in trading pairs, while a large share of USDC is locked into Defi protocols
BUSD is in its own niche to serve Binance’s ecosystem. The recent move of Binance to only keep BUSD &amp; USDT in its exchange will have a profound impact


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