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Daily Brief Crypto: Crypto Moves #32 – Exploring the U.S.-based Bitcoin ETFs Basis Trade and more

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  • Crypto Moves #32 – Exploring the U.S.-based Bitcoin ETFs Basis Trade


Crypto Moves #32 – Exploring the U.S.-based Bitcoin ETFs Basis Trade

By Mads Eberhardt

  • On Monday’s Crypto Crisp, we briefly discussed the Bitcoin basis trade, a strategy in futures markets that exploits the difference between an asset’s spot price and its futures price, known as the ‘basis.’
  • Since this strategy involves taking both long and short positions of similar size, it is considered market-neutral, meaning it does not by default impact the asset’s price.
  • Given its market-neutral nature, one might wonder why the Bitcoin basis trade is worth discussing.

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