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Market Minute: Dollar vs. BTC — a perfect inverse relationship

21 Jul 2022 1 minute read 2 comments FKlivestolearn $1.96

Visualizing the strong negative correlation between the global reserve currency and the premier digital coin recently   Historically speaking, the US Dollar acts as a safe haven asset and investors scramble to the safety of the global reserve curren...

Crypto Market Overview Q2 2022

20 Jul 2022 5 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn $1.32

Visualizing the performance of different segments of the crypto market at the end of the second quarter While the first half of the year and the second quarter specifically have brought a lot of pain for the crypto bulls, the third quarter is shaping...

Defi hacks continue to pose a challenge for the Blockchain ecosystem

14 Jul 2022 1 minute read 2 comments FKlivestolearn $2.01

The boom in decentralized finance has brought with it the problem of major hacks, thefts, and fraud 2021 saw a rapid growth of virtual assets including the Decentralized Finance (Defi) space which boomed. At the same time though, it also proved to b...

Market Minute: Solana catches up on Ethereum in the NFT space

8 Jul 2022 1 minute read 1 comment FKlivestolearn $1.24

Although the broader NFT market has seen decreasing trading volume recently, the gap between the two platforms has shrunk   Back in May, I wrote about how the explosive growth of NFTs in 2021 had leveled off this year. For those of you not familiar...

Market Minute: Bitcoin posted the worst monthly performance since 2011

5 Jul 2022 1 minute read 2 comments FKlivestolearn $2.13

The price for BTCUSD traded down -37.9% this June — competing for the worst month on record   Price gains over the last weekend provided much-needed relief from the relentless selling that we have seen in Bitcoin (BTC) — this year in general, and fo...

Market Minute: First Short Bitcoin ETF will offer a hedge against BTC exposure

27 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn $0.42

The launch of ProShares first U.S. Short Bitcoin-linked ETF begs the question — does this mark another inflection point for BTC? This year has brought a lot of pain for Bitcoin HODLers and short-term traders alike as the broader crypto market has los...

Market Minute: Visualizing BTC cumulative returns by trading sessions

11 Jun 2022 1 minute read 4 comments FKlivestolearn $1.73

Bitcoin trading data since April 1st of this year suggests that most of the sell-off happened during U.S trading hours This year overall, and the second quarter of 2022 specifically, has been a very painful one for cryptocurrencies. The sell-off in...

Market Minute: Visualizing UST’s crash that rocked the Crypto boat

14 May 2022 1 minute read 2 comments FKlivestolearn $0.97

The fall from grace of the Terra ecosystem is one of the most impactful events in Crypto’s history It was a rough week for cryptocurrencies in general and the Defi space in particular. The dramatic collapse of Terra (LUNA) caused the Defi projects l...

TerraUSD’s stellar collapse sparks contagion fears in the Crypto markets

12 May 2022 2 minute read 2 comments FKlivestolearn $0.86

Luna Foundation’s UST failed to hold its value against the USD, bringing into question the viability of such stable coins If there is one word that could sum up the recent financial market action, it’s Volatility. The markets have seen huge swings in...

Market Minute: BFGI hits a new “extreme fear” level

10 May 2022 1 minute read 1 comment FKlivestolearn $0.54

The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index is pointing to the worsening sentiment among the BTC traders and investors   At the time of writing this piece, Bitcoin and the other cryptos have sunk to new lows — replicating the extremely bearish momentum in Equitie...