Liquidity


Markets

Why Prime Brokers Could Be a Source of Crypto Contagion

Prime brokers are a new source of liquidity in this cycle, which could be good and bad in the long-run, says Phillip Moran, CEO of the Digital Opportunities Group.

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Markets

Bitcoin Rally May Slow as Order-Book Imbalance Hints at Profit Taking

The gap between liquidity on the ask and bid sides of the order book within 2% of the market price has widened to nearly five times is usual value, according to data tracked by Kaiko.

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Markets

Crypto OTC Volumes on Wintermute Soared 400% in 2023

The market maker said the uptick in over-the-counter trading was due to volumes moving off-exchange.

OTC volumes in 2023. (Wintermute)

Markets

Arthur Hayes Foresees 30% Bitcoin Crash Amid 'Vicious Washout.' Here's Why

Markets may relive last year's U.S. banking crisis as a crucial funding program is set to expire, Hayes said.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

Markets

Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 18-Month Downtrend

Tether's USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted.

Stablecoin market cap (Coin Metrics)

Markets

Trading Crypto on Binance Becomes Challenging as Order Book Liquidity Tanks 25%

Order book liquidity refers to the capacity to trade quickly at quoted prices.

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Markets

Bitcoin Is Up 70% a Year After FTX Debacle, but 'Alameda Gap' in Liquidity Persists

The 'Alameda gap' refers to the worsening of order-book liquidity following the collapse of the FTX group a year ago.

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Markets

Bitcoin Cash Sees Biggest Liquidity Jump in Q3, Bitcoin and Ether Lag: Kaiko

Liquidity refers to market's ability to absorb large orders at stable prices.

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Videos

Crypto Liquidity Heavily Concentrated on Handful of Exchanges: Kaiko Data

Liquidity, as measured by trade volume and market depth, appears to be heavily concentrated on just a handful of platforms, according to Kaiko data. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Recent Videos

Videos

Uniswap Liquidity Signals ETH Optimism

Decentralized exchange Uniswap says that when we look at the distribution of liquidity across different price ranges in the Uniswap pool, liquidity providers (LPs) are currently supplying the most liquidity above ether (ETH)'s current price tick. This could mean Uniswap LPs are expressing an expectation of optimism and market upside for ETH on the whole. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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