Riyad CareyinKaikoLifting the Veil on Centralized ExchangesSubscribe to our Research newsletters here.Apr 13, 2023Apr 13, 2023
Riyad CareyinKaikoCFTC v. Binance: The Data Behind the SuitBinance is the world’s largest crypto exchange by a huge margin. It has achieved consistent growth since its founding in 2017, but its…Mar 30, 20231Mar 30, 20231
Riyad CareyinKaikoUSDC’s Depeg or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust the BotsWhile the market seems to have shrugged it off, crypto — and DeFi in particular — survived an existential risk over the weekend. USDC was…Mar 16, 2023Mar 16, 2023
Riyad CareyinKaikoWhales vs. Retail: Who’s Using Curve?Subscribe to our newsletters here.Mar 2, 20232Mar 2, 20232
Riyad CareyinKaikoThe Unwinding of BUSDThe crypto industry was again shaken this week when news came out that the NY Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) had ordered Paxos to…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Riyad CareyinKaikoBeneath the Surface of Uniswap Pools: Just-in-Time LiquidityThis piece was originally going to compare the average and median size of liquidity events — meaning any mint (deposit) or burn…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Riyad CareyinKaikoThe Three-Stablecoin ProblemIn six years, stablecoins have grown from making up just 1.5% of BTC trade volume relative to fiat currencies such as the Dollar or Euro…Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
Riyad CareyinKaikoA Look at Gemini USDThe fall of the FTX and Alameda house of cards built atop a seemingly innocuous token — FTT — has raised skepticism about centralized…Jan 5, 20231Jan 5, 20231
Riyad CareyinKaikoA Comparison of Aave and CompoundSubscribe to our research newsletters here.Dec 15, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Riyad CareyinKaikoThe Long and Short of AaveUsing lending and borrowing data to examine AaveDec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022