First Mover Asia: Bitcoin 'Looks Vulnerable': Analyst

The largest crypto by market value ticked upward to $26.8K as Asia markets opened. ALSO: A Financial Times report Monday raised fresh questions about the appropriateness of crypto exchanges operating market makers.

• 2023-06-20
• market makers Craig Erlam crypto exchanges bitcoin exchanges

The Invisible Hand Restricting Bitcoin and Ether Price Swings

Hedging activity of market makers, who are always on the opposite of investors' trade, seems to have kept prices rangebound off late.

• 2023-05-26
• market makers options market futures market

Bitcoin Was a Winner During the U.S. Banking Crisis, but Illiquidity Prevents It From Being a USD Hedge

While capital flowed into bitcoin amid a period of uncertainty, the cryptocurrency’s fractured liquidity arguably played the largest role in its surge.

• 2023-03-25
• market makers banking crisis confidence crisis illiquidity