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Memecoins
28/04/2025 Data Debrief
Trump’s Table Turn.The big news last week was Cantor Fitzgerald’s new crypto venture with Softbank, Tether, and Bitfinex. The firm’s $3 billion plans include buying Bitcoin en masse and challenging Michael Saylor’s strategy. Elsewhere, the CME is se...
Bitcoin
22/04/2025 Data Debrief
Bitcoin’s Halving Anniversary: This Time Was Different.Bitcoin held its ground last week, rising by 2.4% while equities ended the week lower. Meanwhile, th...
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamETF
14/04/2025 Data Debrief
XRP's Liquidity Race As Crypto ETFs Deadlines Loom.Markets declined Friday after China announced 125% tariffs on U.S. goods starting April 12, followin...
Written by The Kaiko Research Team
Memecoins
28/04/2025 Data Debrief
Trump’s Table Turn.The big news last week was Cantor Fitzgerald’s new crypto venture with Softbank, Tether, and Bitfinex. The firm’s $3 billion plans include buying Bitcoin en masse and challenging Michael Saylor’s strategy. Elsewhere, the CME is set to launch XRP futures, and markets continued to move higher.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamBitcoin
22/04/2025 Data Debrief
Bitcoin’s Halving Anniversary: This Time Was Different.Bitcoin held its ground last week, rising by 2.4% while equities ended the week lower. Meanwhile, the U.S. SEC postponed its decision on in-kind redemptions and staking ETFs and released new disclosure guidance for crypto issuers.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamETF
14/04/2025 Data Debrief
XRP's Liquidity Race As Crypto ETFs Deadlines Loom.Markets declined Friday after China announced 125% tariffs on U.S. goods starting April 12, following the U.S. president’s selective 90-day tariff pause that excluded China. Ripple acquired Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, while Binance continue deal talks with Trump’s crypto company.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamMacro
07/04/2025 Data Debrief
Liberation Day Frees Investors From Election Gains.The markets are still digesting last week’s sweeping tariff announcements. Meanwhile, USDC issuer Circle has taken a significant step towards a public listing by filing for an IPO on the NYSE. Additionally, First Digital Trust’s FDUSD briefly lost its peg due to insolvency concerns.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamDEX
31/03/2025 Data Debrief
DeFi faces new test as low-liquidity token gets manipulatedBitcoin fell alongside equities as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data and weak sentiment indicators fueled stagflation fears on Friday. Meanwhile, Crypto.com announced that it will support Trump Media’s upcoming ETF offerings, and GameStop experienced volatility after doubling down on Bitcoin.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamCEX
24/03/2025 Data Debrief
SOL Institutional Demand Tested.Risk assets, including crypto, experienced gains in the early hours of Monday as concerns over the upcoming April 2nd tariffs eased. In other news, Kraken acquired a futures exchange for $1.5 billion, the U.S. Treasury lifted economic sanctions on Tornado Cash, and the SEC dropped its appeal against Ripple.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamDeFi
17/03/2025 Data Debrief
Anatomy of market manipulation in DeFiBitcoin bucked its downtrend last week adding 3% while the S&P 500 briefly entered correction. Binance secured its first institutional investment from Abu Dhabi’s MGX group, the largest ever single investment in a crypto firm at over $2bn. Elsewhere, Coinbase prepares for 24/7 BTC and ETH futures trading, as traditional platforms jostle to offer round the clock services.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamStablecoin
10/03/2025 Data Debrief
Stablecoin Adoption Amid New RulesBitcoin experienced sharp swings last week after President Trump announced a less ambitious-than-expected strategic crypto reserve. Meanwhile, the U.S. imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico but later granted temporary partial exemptions until next month. In another development, the SEC dropped its case against Kraken, potentially paving the way for its IPO.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamIndices
06/03/2025 Index in Focus
A Standard for Benchmarking SuccessThis 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.
Written by Adam Morgan McCarthyMacro
03/03/2025 Data Debrief
Altcoin volatility surges on strategic reserve newsAfter one of the most volatile weeks in crypto, Bitcoin has stabilized above $90K, boosted by US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the creation of a strategic crypto reserve. Meanwhile, OKX’s operator pleaded guilty to U.S. anti-money laundering violations and agreed to a $505 million penalty, and the SEC closed its investigation into Uniswap Labs.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamIndices
27/02/2025 Index in Focus
Diversified Access to DeFiThis 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.
Written by Adam Morgan McCarthyCEX
24/02/2025 Data Debrief
Bybit Hack by the NumbersDespite the SEC dropping its case against Coinbase and Robinhood, and Brazil approving the first spot XRP ETF this week, positive sentiment was short-lived. Bybit suffered what could be the largest hack of any institution—crypto exchange, bank, or otherwise—on Friday, with $1.4 billion worth of ETH and ETH derivatives stolen. Due to the magnitude of this hack, we’ve made this a special edition of the Debrief to address all the critical details.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamIndices
20/02/2025 Index in Focus
Moving Beyond Bitcoin with the KT5 IndexThis 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.
Written by Adam Morgan McCarthyBinance
17/02/2025 Data Debrief
Liquidity lowdown: asset rankingMarkets shrugged off a hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI last week. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund revealed it had invested in Bitcoin, the SEC and Binance sought a 60-day pause in their lawsuit, and Argentine President Javier Milei’s brief support for the LIBRA token sparked controversy.
Written by The Kaiko Research TeamIndices
13/02/2025 Index in Focus
Fly, EAGLE FlyThis 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.
Written by Adam Morgan McCarthyCEX
10/02/2025 Data Debrief
Coin earningsMarkets stabilized after a speedy resolution to tariff disagreements in North America. The US is exploring the creation of its own sovereign wealth fund, while regulator and crypto czar David Sacks envisages a “golden age” for digital assets.
Written by The Kaiko Research Team
