“Reforming the face of finance” is crypto’s primary sales pitch, but the sector needs to offer a few basic components before being welcomed into the arms of the traditional finance sector.

The SEC expressed concerns about a Grayscale spot Bitcoin ETF because it fears possible share manipulation and liquidity of Bitcoin markets so let’s read further in today’s latest cryptocurrency news. The US SEC expressed concerns about how the Grayscale spot bitcoin ETF could head off share manipulation and fraud via its proposal to convert the […]

Bitcoin's price is up above $40K following a massive surge in just a few hours. The correlation with global markets is also put to the test.

US stocks traded mixed after a surprisingly strong employment report made some investors nervous the Fed will be forced to be much more aggressive with fighting inflation. The Nasdaq was boosted after yesterday’s flawless Amazon earnings report.  Amazon delivered strong eps and AWS revenue beats, reported a $12 billion gain from their bet on Rivian, […]

It’s been another downbeat session in financial markets, with even US tech stocks losing recovery momentum ahead of the open as focus switches to the January jobs report. While earnings season has overall been something to reflect positively on, there have been plenty of potholes along the way that has continued to stall any recovery […]

The crypto market was seen higher over the past 24 hours, as all top…

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There’s a growing correlation between virtual assets and financial markets. Before the pandemic, crypto-assets such as Bitcoin and Ether showed little correlation with major stock indices. But this changed after the extraordinary central bank crisis responses of early 2020. Crypto prices and U.S. stocks both surged amid easy global financial conditions and greater investor risk […]

The tech rebound is officially over after both Facebook owner’s disastrous earnings and a couple major central bank decisions paved the way for borrowing costs to continue to surge. The ECB’s hawkish shift opens the door for tightening this summer.  The BOE had four dissenters that wanted to double today’s rate increase.  Technology stocks are […]

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A review of Credit Derivatives (CRD) volumes and market share at Clearing Houses (CCPs) in 2021. Index, Single-name and Swaptions Volumes in USD of $10 trillion, down 9% Volumes in EUR of €6.7 trillion or $8.5 trillion, flat on the year Index is 90% in USD and 94% in EUR Single-name is 9% in USD […]

After a rollercoaster January, Wall Street is now expecting the Fed to aggressively raise interest rates over the course of the year as they scramble to control inflation. The US dollar is once again king as most economists are now expecting the Fed to deliver anywhere between 3-7 rate hikes this year. The upcoming week […]

US stocks rallied after both solid results from Apple and a softer-than-expected fourth quarter employment cost index. The Fed Chair closely watches employers costs as that was a key trigger for their hawkish pivot last month. Wall Street is finishing the trading week wanting to believe that the US growth outlook is still there for […]