There has been quite a bit of talk in the crypto markets about thinning liquidity. Much of that chatter has been based upon the decision of a couple of high profile market makers to exit the US market and participants are concerned about the implications of these changes. At CoinRoutes, our software is designed to … Continue reading Observations Using the CoinRoutes Liquidity Metric
Author: Dave Weisberger
CoinRoutes Quarterly Market Data Analysis Q1 2023
This is the inaugural CoinRoutes Liquidity Analysis newsletter, which attempts to answer a seemingly simple question: What IS the cost to buy and sell Bitcoin & other crypto assets? The question sounds simple, but alas, it is not, with the vast majority of the market ignoring other participants & trading at prices which are often … Continue reading CoinRoutes Quarterly Market Data Analysis Q1 2023
The Impact of SigNet’s Closing on Crypto Trading
How CoinRoutes helps our clients navigate the increase in fragmentation As most of you are doubtless aware, over the past week, both of the 24/7 instantaneous networks used to transmit US Dollar balances between crypto exchanges have been closed. Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN) closed late last week and the SigNet platform offered by Signature Bank … Continue reading The Impact of SigNet’s Closing on Crypto Trading
HOW You Trade Crypto MATTERS
CoinRoutes saves traders a lot of money... Imagine the following scenario: You settle into your airplane seat and start to try and relax. Then, the captain starts to speak over the plane wide intercom: Good morning everyone. It’s going to be a beautiful day to fly today. Our projected flight time is 3 hours, but … Continue reading HOW You Trade Crypto MATTERS
Lessons from 2022
Reflecting on 2022 and the lessons we SHOULD learn from the year’s events, I thought about some of my father’s favorite expressions. If there is an afterlife, my dad is probably “up there” furious with the stupidity exhibited in crypto markets last year. He was pretty famous among our family and his friends for what … Continue reading Lessons from 2022
The Bizzaro Worldview of Sam Bankman Fried
This past summer, I interviewed Sam Bankman Fried and focussed much of the 30 minutes on how exchanges SHOULD handle risk. The sad, but clear conclusion, is that SBF should have listened to his own words, since, had he done so, the world today would be very different. In fact, he did the opposite of … Continue reading The Bizzaro Worldview of Sam Bankman Fried
This Week in Crypto: Sept 23, 2022
I filmed this weeks recap from #Mainnet22, discussing the high correlation between Bitcoin & risk assets, trading in Ethereum post merge & the ongoing war against innovation from the SEC Chair. https://youtu.be/6vku-ctdmnQ
This Week in Crypto Sept 16 2022
I discuss the market action and likely implications of the Ethereum merge as well as dissect what is really going on with the Treasury "Fact Sheet" on Crypto that came out this morning in response to last springs executive order https://youtu.be/1QyruMBFvjA Read the video transcript [00:00:03.560]Happy Friday, everyone. I'm Dave Weisberger, CEO of Coin Routes. … Continue reading This Week in Crypto Sept 16 2022
This Week in Crypto: August 26, 2022
I discuss the recent market action in Bitcoin and Ethereum as well as some reaction to Forbes excoriating SEC Chair Gensler and Jay Claytons recent Op Ed. https://youtu.be/zO6Jwm-tNzs Read the video transcript [00:00:02.790]Welcome everyone. Today is Friday, August 26th. It's time for another This week in Crypto with Dave Weisberger. That's me. The CEO of … Continue reading This Week in Crypto: August 26, 2022
This Week in Crypto: Aug 19 2022
I discuss the weeks (last nights) market action as well as some thoughts on the state of the crypto markets. https://youtu.be/dC1DnNVpZVU Read the video transcript [00:00:03.090]Well, happy Friday, everyone. It's Friday, August 19. I'm Dave Weisberger, the CEO of CoinRoutes. It's time for This Week in Crypto. Ordinarily before last night, I might have said … Continue reading This Week in Crypto: Aug 19 2022