Episode 145
Nasdaq's Crypto Push and a Labor Market Shocker
Description: This week, we're analyzing a market that's showing a clear divergence. Bitcoin is seeing strong inflows of over $620 million, while Ethereum is experiencing significant outflows of $880 million. Price action reflects this, with Bitcoin holding a tight range, Ethereum trading flat, and Solana outperforming with a 9% gain. We'll look at what healthy perp funding rates tell us about market sentiment.
The dominant theme is the shifting macro landscape. We received a major reality check on the U.S. labor market with large downward revisions to annual payroll data. This, combined with last week's weak JOLTs data, is increasing the odds of a larger Fed rate cut ahead of next week's FOMC meeting. All of this sets the stage for a critical CPI report on Thursday. We'll also touch on the latest OPEC+ announcements.
This comes as traditional finance makes huge moves into the space. Nasdaq is investing $50 million in the Gemini crypto exchange and has also filed with the SEC to trade tokenized securities alongside traditional stocks. We'll also cover Ant Digital's plan to tokenize $8 billion in assets and the latest onchain news from MegaETH and Ethena.
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Speakers:
Ben Floyd, Head of Execution Services
David Duong, Global Head of Research
Colin Basco, Institutional Research
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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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