The Coinbase price is normally at a premium, which could reflect new entrants or institutional demand, but the price turned to a discount in May, the note said. This “Coinbase premium” is now also returning towards historical levels, which suggests reduced crypto market
Godbole reported separately (yes, he was busy) that a Bank of America survey found investor pessimism – in traditional markets, not crypto – at dire levels. And that might be a contrarian indicator, which might be good for stocks, and thus good for
Noting recent market turmoil, the committee said crypto assets did not yet pose a threat to the wider financial system. They might, however, in the future as they become more integrated into mainstream finance, according to meeting summary notes published Tuesday. The committee
Ethereum's native token Ether (ETH) has declined by more than 35% against Bitcoin (BTC) since December 2021 with a potential to decline further in the coming months.ETH/BTC weekly price chart. Source: TradingViewETH/BTC dynamicsThe ETH/BTC pair's bullish trends typically suggest an increasing risk appetite
Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) Alameda Research is “stepping in” to prevent further contagion across the crypto sector during the current bear market. Numerous crypto companies are facing liquidity issues (of varying severity) as a result of the strong market downturn throughout 2022. Major firms
"Confidence in cryptos remains depressed and some traders are worried that Tether could suffer a similar fate as Terra's UST stablecoin," Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda, said. "Too many institutional crypto investors are down massively, and they are worried that if
“Over the past couple of years, cryptocurrencies have become a global macro asset,” said Mikkel Morch, executive director at crypto hedge fund ARK36, in an email. “So it is to be expected that they will react negatively now when investors realize that central
The next big crypto crash could be around the corner due to Lido Staked Ether (stETH), a liquid token from the Lido protocol that is supposed to be 100% pegged by Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH).Notably, the stETH peg could drop against ETH
The knock-on effect of the collapse of Terra (LUNA) and its TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin have spread wide across the cryptocurrency market on May 11 as projects with any kind of association with the DeFi ecosystem have seen their prices hammered. The forced selling of
A scandal has rocked investor faith in a popular stablecoin, and as users rush to exit, the clamor is threatening to throw the asset off its dollar peg.Even worse, however, some observers worry that one stablecoin losing its peg could have a “contagion”
