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The Markets Series – Part 2: Explaining Crypto Trading

Explaining Crypto Trading: Welcome to the Jungle Excitement, fear, greed, chaos, that rush of adrenaline…markets bring out our animal spirits, and they’re often intimidating. In the second installment of The Markets Series, we tackle the makings of a trade and conceptualize execution to empower you with the knowledge to navigate the market. Trading: Matches made…

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Bitcoin Volatility Report for December 2019

January 7, 2020 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for December, 2019. Key Takeaways While bitcoin trading volumes and price fell -18.8% and -5.2% MoM, respectively, bitcoin’s annualized volatility was virtually flat MoM at 50.6%, the lowest level since last March. In 2019, bitcoin…

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Bitcoin Volatility Report for November 2019

December 9, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for November, 2019. Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s volatility fell to a 2-month low of 43.6% before advancing to a final November print of 51.2%, a -32.5% decline month-over-month. Monthly trading volumes dropped -13% and the price…

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Bitcoin Volatility Report for October 2019

November 8, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for October, 2019. Key Takeaways After leaping +43% to a 7-week high of $10,580 in under 48 hours, bitcoin’s annualized volatility climbed to a 10-week high of 75.8%. Bitcoin’s velocity was the only tracked metric…

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Bitcoin Volatility Report for September 2019

October 8, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for September, 2019. Key Takeaways Notwithstanding bitcoin’s annualized volatility declining -11.8% to 56.6% and setting its 3rd month of declines, volatility surged +47% after touching a monthly & 6-month low of 38% on September 22nd.…

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Bitcoin Volatility Report for August 2019

September 6, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence Kraken Intelligence, our team of in-house research experts, has released the Bitcoin Volatility Report for August, 2019. Key Takeaways After a bullish and active 2Q2019, bitcoin volatility, trading volume, price, and velocity dampened in August as the market reset and settled into a higher range. Bitcoin realized volatility retreated…

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The Markets Series – Part 1: Markets & Orderbooks

For several years, we’ve found that the crypto industry invites plenty of misunderstanding of basic market structure. This often results in confusion, frustration, and heated debate. We get it. Markets are complicated and not all of us have the fortune to dedicate ourselves to studying them. So we’ve created The Markets Series, an easy introduction…

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Breaking Down Crypto Mining

April 17, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence, Product Cryptocurrency mining turned ten this year. A decade ago it was a niche hobby for a handful of enthusiasts overclocking homebrewed-rigs in pursuit of a better world. Today it’s a global industry, complete with specialized equipment and dozens of stakeholders, from semiconductor manufacturers all the way to regional…

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2018 Crypto-in-Review

January 29, 2019 | Kraken Intelligence If 2017 was the year to HODL, then 2018 was the year to BUIDL™; and in many respects, 2018 was a momentous year for the crypto industry. In this year’s Crypto-in-Review, we discuss the four must-follow trends for traders, which we believe will drive meaningful industry impact into 2019…