Decentralized OTC trading — Tether unaffected by bear market — BTC volatility at 2-year lows
Bitcoin $6,630 ▼ Ethereum $227.98 ▼
Crypto Mkt Cap $220B ▼ BTC Dominance 52.30%
“Cryptoassets have gone from literally a punchline among the institutional allocator class to something that is inspiring a fair amount of FOMO.” — Eric Meltzer, Founding Partner Primitive Ventures
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AirSwap, the decentralized crypto exchange, is breaking into over-the-counter trading with a new decentralized platform aimed at shaking up a massive market.
In crypto, large trades are typically conducted over-the-counter, resembling in some cases the way old school brokers would get on the phones with clients to bring together buyers and sellers. In the token world this can pan out differently, with traders sometimes arranging six-figure bitcoin trades over Skype or Telegram group chats. AirSwap’s decentralized platform, dubbed “Spaces,” blends together the feel of how bitcoin trades outside of public exchanges with technology aimed at simplifying the process and providing counterparties with more assurance. It is set to launch on Wednesday.
Large trading firms or other entities can open up their own “Space” on the platform, and then set the parameters for trading. Similarly to how a new Telegram group’s administrator might set some terms of engagement for a given community.
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Tether volumes seem unaffected by the bear market
While cryptocurrency trading volumes continue to decline amid the bear market, Tether’s volumes seem to be unaffected. As Bitcoin’s monthly traded volume slid to 11-month low in September, Tether recorded the third highest monthly trading volume in its existence. In fact, Tether recorded higher volume in September than it did at the peak of the bull market in December. The trading volumes of Ethereum continue to correlate with those of Bitcoin. In September, the volumes increased slightly from August, which was a 9-month low for Ethereum. — More
Bitcoin’s volatility is hitting 2-year lows
According to The Block’s findings, Bitcoin’s 60-day volatility is now the lowest since the end of 2016. Moreover, Bitcoin’s volatility is experiencing the steepest yearly decline in the history of Bitcoin’s existence. Bitcoin’s volatility notoriously increased last year for the first time since 2013. — More
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