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What do crypto market makers actually do? Liquidity, or manipulation
8.5.2024
The role of crypto market makers is poorly understood: do they simply ensure crypto trades go through… or do they manipulate crypto markets?
Crypto Market Maker GSR Appoints Former JPMorgan Executive as Head of Trading
31.1.2024
The new hire happens as digital asset markets are maturing and have become increasingly intertwined with traditional finance
Crypto Exchange WOO X Raises $9 Million for Strategic Liquidity Boost
18.1.2024
The crypto exchange Woo has secured $9 million in a recent funding round. The capital injection came from existing and prospective market makers trading platform. The capital injection aims to enhance liquidity on Woo’s exchange, the company said in a statement published on its website....
Segregation of Exchanges, Market Makers and Custodians Necessary for Crypto Businesses to Thrive
10.12.2023
  Crypto whales acquire AI token $LPXX amid Microsoft’s AI talent acquisition. Image by Kaleb, Adobe Stock. The cryptocurrency sector may be advancing, yet industry experts are becoming aware that exchanges, market makers and custodians must act as separate entities in order...
Can Everyday Traders Trust DeFi's Automated Market Makers?
10.11.2023
Major Market-Makers in Talks to Provide Liquidity to BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF If Approved – Here’s Why That Matters for the BTC Price
31.10.2023
Some of the global financial industry’s largest market-makers might jump in to provide liquidity for BlackRock if the firm’s spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) application is approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reported CoinDesk on Tuesday citing a personal...
Worldcoin Adjusts Token Strategy; Shifts Orb Rewards and Alters Market Maker Agreements
23.10.2023
Worldcoin, which uses iris biometrics to create a unique human identity database, said Sunday it is changing the distribution of its circulating WLD token supply and its market maker loan agreements. The project, launched in July, will decrease the loan amounts to market makers and will start...
Market Maker KeyRock Secures Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Clearance
26.9.2023
The Brussels-based crypto firm joins the likes of BitGo in being approved by standards body VQF
‘You Can Do Nothing’: Crypto Trading Titans Are Yelling at Each Other on Elon Musk’s X
21.9.2023
“I never thought that you could be THAT scared of us,” DWF’s Andrei Grachev posted on X. Wintermute’s Evgeny Gaevoy: “We are trembling in your presence.”
JPEX blames partners for ‘maliciously’ freezing funds, causing liquidity crisis
18.9.2023
Crypto exchange JPEX has pointed the finger at its third-party market makers for “maliciously” freezing funds which led to the exchange being forced to hike withdrawal fees to battle a liquidity crisis
Binance Is Contacting Low-Cap Crypto Projects in Bid to Boost Trading
25.8.2023
The crypto exchange is conducting a "risk management initiative" targeting some crypto projects with a relatively small market capitalization or whose tokens form lower-liquidity trading pairs
Worldcoin Value Plummets 24% in Week Amid Increase in Unique Addresses, Strong Hold by Top Wallets
11.8.2023
In the course of the previous week, the value of worldcoin (WLD) against the U.S. dollar has plummeted by 24.6%, while a broader view of the past fortnight reveals a decline of 21.4%. Simultaneously, five days ago when the contract recorded 408,721 unique addresses in possession of WLD, the figure...
While Worldcoin Sees a 148% Surge in Unique Addresses, the Top 20 Wallets Command 94% of WLD Supply
6.8.2023
Worldcoin’s native cryptocurrency, worldcoin (WLD), has oscillated in value between $2.69 and $2.13 per token throughout the preceding 12 days, peaking at $3.30 per coin on July 24, 2023. The number of individual addresses possessing WLD under Worldcoin’s umbrella has surged by more...
CRV Gets Plunge Protection on Binance as Market Makers Add Bid-Side Liquidity
2.8.2023
Market makers stepped in to arrest CRV's slide that threatened liquidation of a large CRV-collateralized crypto borrowing and market-wide contagion
Examining Worldcoin’s Concentrated Supply at Token Launch
25.7.2023
Following the Monday, July 24, launch of the worldcoin (WLD) token, the cryptocurrency quickly peaked at $3.30 per coin but has since depreciated by over 35%. Despite 18 months of beta testing and claims of more than 2 million sign-ups, the token has a scant 164,195 holders with its circulating...
Driving liquidity and efficiency: The essential role of crypto market makers
11.7.2023
Exploring the vital role of crypto market makers in driving liquidity and stability in the digital asset markets
Ledger Unveils Tradelink: A Custodial Crypto Trading Platform Tailored for Institutions
28.6.2023
On June 28, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer and security firm Ledger unveiled its latest offering, a digital currency exchange and custodial solution service, specifically tailored for institutions. The new service, known as Tradelink, has been heralded by Ledger as “the first open network...
BitMEX CEO Suggests Crypto Exchanges Should Eliminate Internal Market Makers – Here's Why
22.6.2023
BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz has stated that crypto exchanges do not need to run internal market makers after it was revealed Crypto.com has internal trading teams that trade crypto.
The revelation raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest at Crypto.com.
In an interview with The Block...
Ether Options Market Makers Are 'Long Gamma' at $1.8K
9.6.2023
Traders said market makers are holding options with a $1,800 strike price and are likely to influence prices as they try to keep their portfolios direction-neutral
Crypto’s Quirky Automated Market Makers and How They Differ From TradFi Exchanges
24.5.2023
Crypto exchanges have order books just like the NYSE, but the digital asset realm also offers something very different known as automated market makers (AMMs)