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What Bitcoin and Ether’s Options Tell Us About Their Maturity

Higher options volume relative to spot is a sign of a developed market and can help with price discovery.

Source: Skew, Bitstamp, Coinbase, FTX, Gemini, ItBit, Kraken, LMAX Digital.

The Bias That Propels Shiba Inu and Dogecoin

A coin with a lower per-unit price can make novice investors feel a little richer.

A lot of shiba inus (Pixabay)

As the CME’s Volume Gets Pumped, the Bitcoin ETF’s Quirky Structure Could Explain Some of It

If one wants exposure to bitcoin, the purest play is buying bitcoin itself. Everything else comes with its own idiosyncrasies.

(Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

Bitcoin Mining Is Decentralizing – Here’s Proof

Mining has moved out of China. Is this good for bitcoin? Based on one metric at least, the answer is a resounding yes.

(Brett Zeck/Unsplash)

Who Bought $1.6B in Bitcoin Wednesday, and Why?

It’s an eerie coincidence that a trade of this size happened on exchanges with ties to Chinese customers during a week beset by that country’s capital market woes.

The skyline of Shanghai, China. (Li Yang/Unsplash)

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Alexandra Levis

Alexandra Levis is the founder and CEO of Arro Financial Communications, a financial marketing and PR agency skilled at distilling complex stories into winning campaigns. Her firm's clients bridge the worlds of TradFi and DeFi, including traditional asset mangers and firms in the digital asset space . Prior to establishing the agency, she developed and ran marketing and public relations campaigns at Global X Funds, an NYC-based ETF issuer, where she served as Vice President of Marketing. Levis graduated with a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University.