Blockchain

Digital Asset Daily: Uncertainty Abounds

Reduce physical contact. Reduce travel. Don’t attend large gatherings. If you feel sick, stay at home. Wash your hands. These

Published

1 year ago

March 11, 2020

Republished by Plato

Reduce physical contact. Reduce travel. Don’t attend large gatherings. If you feel sick, stay at home. Wash your hands.

These are some of the top advice from experts to reduce the spread of coronavirus. In some places where the affects are particularly rough, a full neighborhood or city might go on total lockdown. The economic impacts of such activities at this point are far from known, as is the severity of the virus itself and how far it might spread. Uncertainty abounds.

The old tools of Quantitative Easing simply isn’t enough to battle the current crisis. Those are tools for the rich, whereas the virus is affecting everyone. Therefore, what’s needed here is something different. Something that will allow poor people who are sick to stay at home. We discussed Hong Kong and helicopter money in an article two weeks ago. More recently, we’ve seen a great example of this from Italy…

This is a huge step int the right direction. Almost makes the last 10 years of stimulus look like an unnecessary free handout.

We’re expecting a huge press conference from the United States later today. However, in a preemptive statement, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin has said not to expect broad stimulative measures.

Coordinated Measures

Not to make light of the situation, but one thing that’s happening as a result of the fast spreading coronavirus is the level of cooperation around the world seems to be increasing. Globalization is toast and many supply chains may see irreparable damage but from a policy point, we might just see something emerge that economists have been calling for over the last decade but have yet to really see, until today.

See, the problem with quantitative easing is that it’s only a temporary solution from the central bank but what’s really needed to make it effective is fiscal stimulus from the government itself. In most cases, politicians are unwilling or unable to take these measures because it means taking on large amounts of debt.

Today in the UK, something unique was seen. The conjunction of monetary and fiscal policy acting in unison to cushion the side-affects of the virus.

For the first time, we’ve seen simultaneous action from a central bank and their government counterpart. The Bank of England announced an emergency rate cut of 0.5%, going from.75% to just 0.25%. A few hours later, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a special stimulus package to the tune of £30 billion.

It’s a shame that it took a global pandemic to bring us to this situation, and that by the time we got here the affects will no doubt be dampened by years of unchecked central bank only stimulus, but as far as economic leadership is concerned Great Britain is certainly a stop ahead.

Tomorrow, it will be the ECB’s turn to make their move. Hopes are high in anticipation but Lagarde will really need to pull a rabbit out of a hat in order to please the markets. First off, the Eurozone already has negative interest rates making it a lot more difficult to perform an emergency cut. Second, unlike the UK, the political structure of the EU is quite fractured, making it extremely difficult if not impossible to coordinate such action.

Trading Levels

For anyone asking about bitcoin and the emerging market of digital assets, this just might not be the time to think about it. We can pretty much close the entire case by saying that bitcoin is being swept up by everything that’s happening with traditional markets and being placed in the same speculative basket as the stock markets.

So, we should be looking at the stocks right now to figure out how to trade cryptocurrency. At least until we see a significant decoupling between the two. This might come later on, once we understand more about the economic impact and how long it might take to see some sort of recovery. Or, it could come for other reasons that are yet unknown. There’s too much uncertainty right now to make any type of forward-looking statements.

At this point, I myself am having trouble keeping on top of all the information. Between analyzing the markets, trading the markets, building a business, and raising a family, I’ve been having a lot of fun lately.

Speaking of which, I want to wish a very warm welcome to Pedro Febrero, who joins Quantum Economics as our first Analyst. Please feel free to reach out to Pedro directly on his Twitter or LinkedIn.

Speaking of the markets though, I think the most relevant thing that we need to look for is fresh lows. The S&P 500, for example, has found itself a very logical line of support at exactly 2,700 points. Should this level break, it’s uncertain just how much further south things might go.

For anyone trading these markets, I highly recommend to use the short term charts and consider implementing trailing stops and of course proper money management.

If you found this letter interesting and/or useful, please send over your feedback as many of you already are. If you’re just seeing it for the first time make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode and always feel free to share on social media and in your chat groups. Have an awesome day!

Best regards,

Mati Greenspan

Analysis, Advisory, Money Management

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Source: https://www.cryptomorrow.com/2020/03/11/digital-asset-daily-uncertainty-abounds/

Blockchain

Kraken Daily Market Report for April 12 2021

Published

2 hours ago

April 13, 2021

Republished by Plato

Overview

Total spot trading volume at $1.74 billion, up from the 30-day average of $1.34 billion.
Total futures notional at $555.7 million.
The top five traded coins were, respectively, Bitcoin, Tether, Ethereum, Ripple, and Cardano.
Strong returns from Uniswap (+25%) and Flow (+11%).

April 12, 2021 $1.74B traded across all markets today Crypto, EUR, USD, JPY, CAD, GBP, CHF, AUD
XBT $59918. ↓0.3% $641.7M	USDT $0.9994 ↑0.03% $317.0M	ETH $2135.2 ↓0.9% $216.1M	XRP $1.3753 ↑1.9% $126.6M	ADA $1.2994 ↑2.6% $84.1M
USDC $0.9999 ↑0.0% $46.7M	DOT $40.310 ↓2.6% $39.1M	LTC $245.33 ↓2.9% $34.7M	TRX $0.1331 ↑8.9% $33.3M	FLOW $37.468 ↑11% $30.6M
UNI $37.402 ↑25% $23.6M	FIL $166.62 ↓7.0% $18.9M	XLM $0.5751 ↓1.0% $18.6M	XDG $0.0712 ↓3.4% $17.9M	XMR $321.10 ↓2.8% $17.9M
LINK $32.707 ↓3.9% $12.3M	MANA $1.0822 ↑1.0% $11.5M	BCH $669.88 ↓3.0% $11.0M	SC $0.0266 ↓3.5% $9.87M	ALGO $1.4637 ↓4.1% $9.85M
GRT $2.0962 ↑9.6% $9.61M	AAVE $403.67 ↑8.4% $9.51M	ATOM $22.173 ↓5.6% $9.42M	KSM $428.66 ↓2.4% $9.33M	EOS $6.4521 ↓4.5% $7.34M
XTZ $6.2194 ↓3.5% $6.97M	ZEC $218.94 ↓1.5% $5.36M	DASH $277.71 ↓3.4% $4.59M	STORJ $2.4142 ↓0.7% $4.51M	DAI $0.9994 ↓0.03% $4.08M
COMP $446.04 ↓3.0% $3.75M	SNX $19.596 ↑3.0% $3.13M	ICX $2.6855 ↑4.2% $3.06M	OMG $9.6585 ↑0.3% $2.8M	BAT $1.4119 ↓2.1% $2.57M
KAVA $6.5938 ↓5.9% $2.53M	OCEAN $1.6560 ↓3.6% $2.42M	QTUM $14.663 ↓1.9% $2.27M	CRV $3.0164 ↓3.2% $2.18M	ANT $10.697 ↓4.6% $1.93M
NANO $5.6921 ↑1.4% $1.91M	KNC $3.5034 ↓4.6% $1.86M	YFI $42840. ↓5.2% $1.68M	ETC $19.193 ↓5.8% $1.44M	OXT $0.7723 ↓3.9% $1.43M
WAVES $15.288 ↓2.2% $1.35M	REP $47.281 ↓4.1% $1.27M	LSK $6.4095 ↓6.1% $1.09M	KEEP $0.7189 ↓4.0% $1.07M	EWT $16.354 ↓4.3% $768K
MLN $85.518 ↓4.3% $674K	PAXG $1741.0 ↓1.0% $663K	BAL $51.182 ↓1.2% $600K	REPV2 $46.957 ↓4.2% $367K	GNO $172.93 ↓0.03% $292K
TBTC $60697. ↓0.8% $50.2K

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Trading Volume by Asset

The figures below break down the trading volume of the largest, mid-size, and smallest assets. Cryptos are in purple, fiats are in blue. For each asset, the chart contains the daily trading volume in USD, and the percentage of the total trading volume. The percentages for fiats and cryptos are treated separately, so that they both add up to 100%.

Figure 1: Largest trading assets: trading volume (measured in USD) and its percentage of the total trading volume (April 12 2021)

Figure 2: Mid-size trading assets: (measured in USD) (April 12 2021)

Figure 3: Smallest trading assets: (measured in USD) (April 12 2021)

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Spread %

Spread percentage is the width of the bid/ask spread divided by the bid/ask midpoint. The values are generated by taking the median spread percentage over each minute, then the average of the medians over the day.

Figure 4: Average spread % by pair (April 12 2021)

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#########. Returns and Volume ############################################

Returns and Volume

Figure 5: Returns of the four highest volume pairs (April 12 2021)

Figure 6: Volume of the major currencies and an average line that fits the data to a sinusoidal curve to show the daily volume highs and lows (April 12 2021)

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Daily Returns %

Figure 7: Returns over USD and XBT. Relative volume and return size is indicated by the size of the font. (April 12 2021)

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The values generated in this report are from public market data distributed from Kraken WebSockets api. The total volumes and returns are calculated over the reporting day using UTC time.

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Source: https://blog.kraken.com/post/8612/kraken-daily-market-report-for-april-12-2021/

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Bitcoin Prepares For its Next Move: Where is the 100 SMA, the Key BTC Level?

Published

2 hours ago

April 13, 2021

Republished by Plato

Bitcoin price is consolidating above the $59,500 support zone against the US Dollar. BTC is now showing a few positive signs, but it must clear $61,200 for a fresh rally in the near term.

Bitcoin is holding gains above the $60,000 and $59,500 support levels.
The price is now trading well above the $59,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.
There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $59,400 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
The pair is likely to start a sharp upward move once it clears the $60,800 and $61,200 levels.

Bitcoin Price is Showing Positive Signs

Bitcoin remained in a range above the $59,000 level and it is showing a few positive signs. Recently, BTC made another attempt to clear the $61,200 resistance, but it failed.

It corrected lower and retested the $59,500 support level. A low is formed near $59,432 and the price is now moving higher. It is also trading well above the $59,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average.

There was a break above the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $61,212 high to $59,432 low. There is also a key bullish trend line forming with support near $59,400 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.

Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com

Bitcoin is now trading above $60,400, but it is facing resistance near $60,800. It is close to the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $61,212 high to $59,432 low.

A successful break above the $60,800 level could open the doors for a move above $61,200. If the bulls succeed in clearing $61,200, the price could rally in the coming sessions.

Dips Limited in BTC?

If bitcoin fails to climb above $60,800 and $61,200, there could be a short-term downside correction. An initial support on the downside is near the $60,000 level.

The main support is now forming near the trend line, $59,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. If the bulls fail to protect the 100 hourly SMA, there could be a major decline. In this case, the price might decline towards the $58,000 level.

Technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining momentum in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now well above the 50 level.

Major Support Levels – $59,500, followed by $59,000.

Major Resistance Levels – $60,800, $61,200 and $62,000.

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Source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/btc/bitcoin-prepares-for-next-move-61k/

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USDT, USDC, and BUSD represent 93% of stablecoin market cap

Published

3 hours ago

April 13, 2021

Republished by Plato

Research from on-chain analytics provider Glassnode has revealed that the top three stablecoins represent more than 90% of the sector’s entire market cap.

Glassnode’s April 13 “Week On-chain” report found that the top three stablecoins — Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), and Binance USD (BUSD) — have seen significant growth over the past six months to represent a combined capitalization of more than $60 billion, equal to 92.75% of the stablecoin market.

By contrast, six months ago the combined stablecoin capitalization for those three was less than one-third of its current levels at $19.2 billion. This time last year, stablecoins were worth just $7 billion combined.

The analysis compared the growth of stablecoins with Bitcoin’s market cap, identifying a clear correlation between the two. The report also found that USDT’s supply has continued to increase during recent weeks despite BTC trending sideways, whereas growth for USDC and BUSD has slowed.

*BTC market cap vs stablecoin supply: Glassnode*

The report notes historic lows for its Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR) metric, which measures Bitcoin’s market cap relative to the total stablecoin supply to estimate the global “buying power” of the stablecoin sector.

When BTC prices are low, the supply of stablecoins can buy a larger portion of it to push prices up. Conversely, as prices increase the available stablecoins can purchase less which reduces the influence on prices. Glassnode concluded:

“The growth of stablecoin supplies throughout 2020-21 has held the SSR metric near historical lows suggesting a relatively high buying power of digitally native dollars. The demand for digital dollars appears to be keeping pace with demand for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole.”

Tether’s market cap has over doubled since the beginning of 2021 to currently sit at a record $45.6 billion, according to the Tether transparency report. Circle’s website reported an all-time high of $11.5 billion USDC on April 9, while Goingecko estimated BUSD’s supply to be $5.1 billion on April 13.

On April 7, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicted its USDC stablecoin could soon surpass PayPal by settlement value.

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Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/usdt-usdc-and-busd-represent-93-of-stablecoin-market-cap