Last night, Silvergate decided to voluntarily liquidate, leaving the crypto industry scrambling for banking alternatives. Today, we explore the implications of Silvergate’s collapse on cryptocurrency markets and the viability of alternative fiat on-ramps for institutions and exchanges.

This week, reports emerged that Hong Kong could soon enable retail investors to trade certain cryptocurrencies. Will Asia lead the next bull run as US regulators continue to clamp down? What will this mean for Asia-based crypto projects and exchanges? How do indices play a role? We dive into the narrative and explore its ramifications.

Often times investors are left scratching their heads when they see a small exchange high up the volume ranking on certain websites. The assumption is that some, or a significant amount of these volumes figures are artificially inflated by wash-trading on that exchange. This week, we present a framework that can be used to spot cases of wash-trading, pointing out potential examples of our own on the way.