Decoding Crypto Derivatives

In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Shiliang Tang, President of Arbelos Markets, who entered the crypto space in 2012 and has since become a leading authority in the crypto derivatives market. Shiliang shares his unique insights on how market structures have evolved over the years and the significant role derivatives have played in the recent upward trends in the market.

Diving deeper, Shiliang discusses the influence of an ETH overwriter from Asia and its implications for the market dynamics. Our market update segment, with our experts David Duong, Gregory Sutton and Sid Shekhar, provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of various cryptocurrencies including:

 BTC’s Strength and Dominance: A rally in Bitcoin dominance prompts speculation on a potential dominance rally leading into the Halvening, and the subsequent possibility of a market rotation.

The outlook for ETH/BTC in the context of a potential ETH ETF, Eth Denver and the Dencun update.

Strength in UNI and the DeFiPulse Index after the announcement of Uniswap’s recent fee proposal

STX Strengths: STX’s narrative as a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution.

Meme Coins and GameFi: A look into the rally of meme coins like Pepe, Floki, and Dogwifhat, and updates on GALA and gamefi.

David Duong shares his insights on the broader economic landscape, suggesting that a soft landing for the economy appears to be on the horizon, potentially impacting asset pricing. He notes the influence of Nvidia’s movements on market flows, indicating a growing "risk on" sentiment. However, he cautions about the traditionally negative seasonality in March, tied to tax payments, and points out the importance of upcoming data releases, including new home sales and the core PCE number, in shaping market expectations.

Greg shares an update on flows on the desk as well as ETF flows. In addition, he covers funding rates and thinks through possible paths ahead.

Sid explores the potential for transaction based innovations within Farcaster Frames and Ethena’s interest in delta hedging derivative positions. Sid also touches on the growth in Ethena’s TVL and its significant growth in perps OI.

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