SOTM July 11-17, 2024
Welcome to our 181st issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from July 11-17, 2024. Ether ETF anticipation grows as Invesco and Galaxy propose a 0.25% fee for their spot offering, slightly above [...]
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SOTM May 9-15, 2024
Welcome to our 172nd issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from May 9 - 15, 2024. A wave of 13-F filings call attention to Bitcoin ETF allocations, from Wisconsin's pension board to $64B [...]
SOTM May 2-8, 2024
Welcome to our 171st issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from May 2 - 8, 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill to overturn the SEC's controversial SAB 121 rule, though [...]
SOTM Apr 25-May 1, 2024
Welcome to our 170th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from April 25 - May 1, 2024. A set of 6 Bitcoin & Ether spot ETFs go live in Hong Kong, though the [...]
SOTM Apr 18-24, 2024
Welcome to our 169th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from April 18 - 24, 2024. After mining the Halving block late Friday, mining pool ViaBTC auctions off the collectible 'Epic Sat,' [...]
SOTM Apr 11-17, 2024
Welcome to our 168th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from April 11 - 17, 2024. U.S. Senators Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lummis (R-WY) jointly advance a stablecoin bill, with a key provision [...]
SOTM Apr 4-10, 2024
Welcome to our 167th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from April 4 - 10, 2024. Bankrupt lender Genesis exits their multi-billion dollar GBTC position, while ETF trading volumes top $200B with [...]
SOTM Mar 28-Apr 3, 2024
Welcome to our 166th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from March 28 - April 3, 2024. Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison, while Craig Wright faces a sweeping [...]
SOTM Mar 21-27, 2024
Welcome to our 165th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from March 21 - 27, 2024. The DOJ & CFTC unveil new charges against KuCoin, claiming the exchange violated anti-money laundering & commodities [...]
SOTM Mar 14-20, 2024
Welcome to our 164th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from March 14 - 20, 2024. BlackRock partners with tokenization firm Securitize to create an on-chain "Digital Liquidity Fund," with their BUIDL token [...]
Special Insights
DeFi’s Double-Edged Sword
The 2022 collapse of FTX—a centralized crypto exchange, has highlighted the promise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms due to their inherent transparency, composability, and non-custodial nature. We’ve seen individuals and institutions alike, recognizing the value of DeFi and beginning to [...]
Decoding the Digital Dollar
Stablecoins have quickly grown from a nascent segment of the digital assets ecosystem to a $100 billion+ market. Stablecoins already form the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and the broader crypto-economy, but have the potential to be much more [...]
From Orange Groves to Orange Gold
How crypto assets are to be regulated in the United States is a contentious battleground with high stakes implications for the future of the crypto industry. However, participants in the industry contend that the current regulatory framework is ambiguous, unclear, [...]