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Price Oracles for Derivative Assets
Delphi Labs is proud to present an analysis on price oracles for derivative assets....In this piece, we’ll analyze pre-existing assumptions on price oracles for derivative assets within the...Specifically, we’ll discuss why using the underlying asset’s price as the oracle for a derivative asset...a similar analysis could be generalized for any type of derivative asset.
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Oracles
Nov 2022
The ETH Liquid Staking Derivative Wars
🔍 The ETH Liquid Staking Derivative Wars To stake ETH, users have to run validator nodes on Ethereum...These protocols allow you to swap your ETH in return for a derivative token that represents staked ETH...Despite its relatively high commissions, Coinbase is currently the second-largest liquid staking derivative...
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Layer 2 / L2
Jan 2023
Voltz, IPOR, and the Next Wave of Interest Rate Derivatives
Introduction Interest rate derivatives are perhaps the most underdeveloped and underexplored area in...In this report, we will explore what makes Voltz and IPOR unique to previous yield derivatives projects...We will reevaluate the state of the yield derivatives sector and look at how it may shape up moving forward...
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Derivatives
May 2023
Re-Evaluating The Decentralized Derivatives Landscape
Derivatives are cumulatively the largest market in the world by notional size....Crypto is no stranger to this phenomenon, with volume dominated by derivative instruments....The most popular derivative contract within crypto is the perpetual swap, or perpetual future....derivatives platforms suddenly look a lot more interesting.
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Perpetual Futures
Jun 2022
The State of Crypto Derivatives
Market Update After a few days of pain, the market is bouncing again. BTC and ETH are finding strength, but […]...
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Derivatives
Sep 2021
The Dawn of Decentralized Derivatives
The same cannot be said of derivatives yet, as DeFi volumes are orders of magnitude lower than CEX derivatives...No other derivatives DEX can say that....Kine’s derivative contracts are CFDs that are settled in kUSD....Vega will support several types of derivatives with customizable market parameters....Serum can cater to both spot and derivative markets.
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Mar 2021
Convex Amassing Frax, Macro Trend Reversals, & On-Chain Derivatives
...standalone L1 blockchain rather than a decentralized application (dApp). dYdX is the leading on-chain derivatives...
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Derivatives
Feb 2022
FTX Overtakes Coinbase, Tarot Optimism Pools, Decentralized Derivatives
Derivatives are cumulatively the largest market in the world by notional size....Crypto is no stranger to this phenomenon, with volume dominated by derivative instruments....The most popular derivative contract within crypto is the perpetual swap, or perpetual future....For those who are unfamiliar, perpetual contracts are derivatives that constantly settle and have no...
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Derivatives
Jun 2022
Bitcoin Derivatives Rundown, The State of CryptoPunks
Keeping an eye on derivatives data is the key to unraveling market structure and sentiment....Quarterly derivative expiration, funding turns negative, futures volume shoots up, and the state of CryptoPunks...
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DeFi
Jun 2021
Alchemix: The Yield-Derivative Primitive
Yield-based derivatives, particularly stablecoin variants, have an immediate use case as they simply...
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Debt-Backed (CDP) Stablecoins
Mar 2021
BAYC Flips CryptoPunks, NFT Search Trends, & Derivative DEXes Slow
Derivative DEXes Slowdown on Shaky Markets Volume on derivative DEXes has cooled off as market conditions...remain shaky. dYdX maintains a strong lead against its competitors as it makes up the bulk of all derivative...
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NFTs
Dec 2021
Uniswap Ignores Price Crash; Stablecoin and Derivatives Data Offer Glimpse of Hope
Uniswap remains resilient through last week's fierce crash; derivatives and stablecoins offer glimpses...
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DeFi
May 2021
BTC on Ethereum Won't Slow Down, Mixed Signals from Spot and Derivatives Market
Leverage in DeFi excludes high-risk derivatives positions, which possibly explains the stickiness of...
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DeFi
Jun 2021
What BTC Derivatives Data is Saying, Hash Rate Declines, and a Silver Lining for Ethereum
Bitcoin futures data signals hope, reading into BTC's implied volatility, and hash rates for Bitcoin and Ethereum....
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DeFi
Jun 2021
The Rise of NFT Perpetual Futures
Introduction Crypto derivatives refer to financial contracts, such as futures and options, that derive...In March, both centralized and decentralized exchanges saw an increase in crypto derivatives volume for...This trend clearly indicates the preference of crypto traders for derivatives over spot trading.
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NFTs
May 2023
The Path Forward for DeFi Fixed Income and Yield Tokens
Introduction Since early 2021, crypto derivatives have taken off at a wild pace....Most derivatives traded in crypto today are tied to the price of a crypto asset....When looking at an aggregate of the DeFi derivatives market, we can see that yield derivatives – including..., let’s briefly gloss over how interest rate derivatives work.
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Derivatives
Aug 2022
Lido's Game Theory
Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) enable users to swap ETH in return for a derivative token that represents...
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DeFi
May 2023
DeFi Summer
DeFi Summer Four years ago, DeFi “Blue-Chips” such as lending protocol AAVE and derivatives protocol...Incoming, EIP-4844 to Benefit L2s The Shanghai upgrade provided significant benefits to Liquid Staking Derivatives...DeFi Summer Four years ago, DeFi “Blue-Chips” such as lending protocol AAVE and derivatives protocol...
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DeFi
Jun 2023
Delphi Office Hours Call (January 19th, 2023)
...to discuss crypto developer data, the echo bubble thesis, X2Y2's NFT lending growth, liquid staking derivatives...
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Macro & Markets
Jan 2023
Heads or Thales: Exploring the Potential of Positional Parimutuel Markets
Thales is leveraging the power of parimutuel markets to build easy-to-understand derivatives, prediction...Brief Review of Synthetix Eco and Intro to Parimutuel Markets Synthetix is a derivatives platform that...Operating as a derivatives exchange unlocks nationwide access for Kalshi’s event contracts.
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Options
Jan 2023