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docs.lens.xyz/docs/bookmarks
Crypto Trading Volumes Rise for First Time in 3 Months Amid ETF Optimism
Crypto trading volumes rose in June for the first time in three months amid optimism following the filing of spot bitcoin exchange-traded-fund (ETF) proposals by asset manager BlackRock and other large institutions.
The combined spot and derivative trading volumes on centralized exchanges climbed 14% to $2.71 trillion, according to a report by CCData. That's the first monthly increase since March, said the report.
Several high-profile U.S. institutions filed or refiled for spot bitcoin ETFs with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month, including Invesco and WisdomTree, along with Fidelity.
“The increase in volatility following the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance US and Coinbase, and the positive outlook in the market following the filing of spot Bitcoin ETFs by the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity, have contributed to an increase in trading activity last month,” said CCData.
Still, spot trading volumes remain at historically low levels. Spot trading volume in the second quarter was the lowest since Q4 2019, according to the report.
For the derivatives market, volumes increased by 14% in June, representing 78.7% of the crypto market. That, however, is down from 79.1% in May, marking the first drop in derivatives market share in four months, an indication that the EFT filings spurred spot accumulation of crypto assets, according to the report.
The report also noted that the total derivatives volume traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), rose 23.6% in June to $48.3 billion.
Congrats to all the teams who built on @aaveaave.lens & @gho.lens at ETHPrague! Aave Grants sponsored three prizes focused on:
👻 Best GHO Hack
🔴 Best use of Aave with OP
💻 Best Governance Hack
In total, there were four winning projects and tons of new ideas. Let's explore the winners 👇
👻 Best GHO Hack
🏆 Brian is an AI assistant that allows anyone to learn and interact with web3. Users can:
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Ask questions like "How can I borrow GHO?" or
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Use the built in tx builder to complete on-chain actions like "Borrow USDC using 0.1 eth as collateral".
🔴 Best use of Aave with OP
🏆 Leverage ReFi's mission is to become a new era for ReFi and stablecoins like GHO by making them powered by ecological real-world assets.
🏆 PRAAVE enables private transactions for Aave and beyond with Railgun.
💻 Best Governance Hack
🏆 PEERUP revolutionizes how we connect and live. Empowering individuals to build strong local communities by sharing resources, governing together, and positively impact neighborhoods through a common treasury of aTokens.
Thanks to the ETHPrague team, all the hackers and everyone else who made the event possible!
TEN (10) WAYS TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT:
1- Learn to take people for who they're not for what you want them to be.
2- Never tell or expect anyone to keep a secret that doesn’t directly affect them.
3- Take good care of yourself and always have it in mind that the world will move on if anything happens to you.
4- Never expect people to chose you or you’d be at risk of feeling unworthy every time they do not.
5- You are not the only one going through whatever you are going through, It is just your turn.
6- Never go into a relationship with high expectations that it will work out, rather, go into it with the intention to make it work.
Be positive and intentional but also be open minded because it may not work out as intended.
7- Expect gossip and discouragement from people closest to you, also expect envy as these things are part of human nature.
8- Always expect disappointments, that way you will never be disappointed- As logical as it may sound I do not subscribe to it.
Always stay positive, be optimistic and expect the best results always but be open minded as nothing is set on stone.
9- You are enough. For your own sanity always believe you are worthy so if someone rejects you, It is because they do not know your worth.
10- No matter what you are going through, Always know that you are going to be alright in the end, If you are not alright then it’s not the end.