As we approach the end of the third quarter, we’re casting an eye over the broader market and which individual assets are driving returns. Despite BTC languishing over the summer, as ETH and XRP outperformed it, BTC has still dominated the narrative. However, we found that it’s not just the original cryptocurrency that’s driving returns in the market right now.

This week we’re diving into all things crypto derivatives, with a particular focus on options markets. Crypto derivatives markets have been dominated by native players over the past decade, but now competition is growing. We explore this growing competition and how options on traditional venues might offer broader growth opportunities for altcoins.

The bulk of public earnings took place last week, with plenty of crypto-related news to digest. In today’s Data Debrief, we’re focusing on Coinbase’s quarterly results and market positioning, looking at volume share versus competitors, COIN share performance, and the top asset performers on the exchange, along with their quarterly trends and the company’s strategy in becoming the “Everything Exchange.”

This week, we’re analyzing the Kaiko 10 Index (KT10), part of our multi-asset Blue Chip indices. With a compound annual growth rate of nearly 60% since inception, the index offers a competitive returns that capture the broader markets performance without sacrificing.

This week, we’re looking at the Kaiko DeFi Index, part of our family of sector-based indices. The Kaiko Indices DeFi index offers strong sector exposure while diversifying across key growth verticals.

This week we’re looking at one of Kaiko Indices Blue Chip product, the Kaiko 5 Index. The benchmark tracks the top five assets in our list of vetted tokens, while still offering diversified returns.

This week we’re looking at one of Kaiko Indices newest products, the Kaiko EAGLE Index. This is our first regional index and asset selection wasn’t sector specific. As such it includes Layer-1 assets, a meme coin and a utility token.

This week we’re launching something new, the Kaiko Index in Focus. In our first edition we’re looking at the Kaiko Layer-2 Index, a sector index tracking L2s across Bitcoin and Ethereum.