Contextualizing the week’s crypto market movement
- Original Research
- State of the Network
- State of the Market
SOTM May 19-25, 2022
Though the crypto slump has reached a state of strained stasis, investors remain wary of the market's downward momentum. For the first time in its history, Bitcoin has formed 8 consecutive red weekly candles, with a 9th negative close quickly [...]
SOTM May 12-18, 2022
Terra troubles continue to dominate headlines as crypto investors reluctantly recalibrate their risk management techniques. Following a failed campaign to prop up the TerraUSD stablecoin, the circulating supply of LUNA has ballooned exponentially, skyrocketing 1,000,000% to nearly 7 trillion coins [...]
SOTM May 5-11, 2022
All eyes are on LUNA as the Terra ecosystem implodes in what many pundits are dubbing crypto's 'Lehman Brothers' moment. After TerraUSD's brief reign as the 3rd-largest stablecoin, UST's peg to the dollar has unraveled, plummeting as low as $0.30 [...]
SOTM April 28-May 4, 2022
Institutions appear irritated as the cryptocurrency industry continues to encroach on traditional financial moats. On Wednesday, the IMF declared doubts about the Central African Republic's recent adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, outlining "large risks" to the nation's "financial stability, [...]
SOTM April 21-27, 2022
Despite the humdrum price action, this week brought about a barrage of major crypto industry developments. On Tuesday, Fidelity Investments announced an innovative new 401(k) plan (dubbed a "Digital Asset Account") that would allow eligible individuals to allocate a portion [...]
SOTM April 14-20, 2022
With spot volumes slipping and volatility continuing to crater, crypto markets have remained relatively muted, extending Bitcoin's trend of consolidation at the $40K level. The conflict in Eastern Europe looms large, with increasingly aggressive Russian forces "claiming victory" over Ukraine's [...]
SOTM April 7-13, 2022
Historic resistance levels have begrudgingly flipped into support as BTC and ETH walk the tightrope near $40K and $3K. On the heels of the Bitcoin 2022 conference, investors are weighing the impact of various announcements, from regional regulation to commercial [...]
SOTM March 31-April 6, 2022
Even as markets inch lower, spirits remain high as the crypto community converges on Miami for the 2022 Bitcoin Conference. High-profile firms are capitalizing on the excitement, announcing major capital raises & product releases. In the exchange domain, Binance.US has [...]
SOTM March 24-30, 2022
Bears are in full retreat as cryptoassets rapidly reclaim price levels last seen late 2021. Investors have scrambled to explain the abrupt move up, largely attributing the recovery to buying pressure from stablecoin sweetheart Terraform Labs. The Singapore-based entity has [...]
SOTM March 17-23, 2022
Traders are treading carefully as markets wobble in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hike. While many major indices initially shrugged off the 0.25% uptick in the U.S. federal funding rate, Fed Presidents like Mary Daly have offered [...]