Feb 02, 2023
CFB Talks Digital Assets - Episode 4
In the latest episode of CFB Talks Digital Assets podcast we review yet another tumultuous quarter of deleveraging triggered by yet another big counterparty collapse. Recorded December 8th, 2022
As Lead Research Analyst Gabe Selby points out, despite all digital asset categories remaining in the red throughout the quarter, as reflected by negative returns for our regulated crypto portfolio indices, scaling protocols were relatively defensive.
Watch to find out which one fared best ★ What that has to do with the definitive DeFi milestone for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the quarter ★ And why fading Ether dominance of the BTC/ETH ratio helps set up the best conditions we’ve got (for now) for more constructive price action in the current quarter.
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