In contrast to regular futures contracts which are usually settled in U.S. dollars, a fiat currency, inverse futures contracts are settled in cryptocurrency. The seller benefits from the price decline.
The bear flag pattern refers to a technical analysis chart pattern that appears during the times when a market is trending downwards. This chart pattern represents a small pause in the downward trend before the continuation of the bear phase.
Bull flag patterns refer to technical chart patterns used by traders to signal when the market is likely to rally further. They typically appear when prices go through a short-term corrective phase followed by a broader uptrend which indicates that the asset’s price is likely to rise in price.
A dead cat bounce is a term that stems from traditional finance and refers to a price chart pattern; it presents the financial activity of a certain asset that goes through a brief price recovery following a long downward trend. The bounceback of the asset in question is again followed by a return to the downward trend. Within the crypto ecosystem, a dead cat bounce can happen when the market is, for example, entering the bear phase.
A masternode goes beyond the capability of a regular node. Masternodes came to the scene with the Dash protocol in 2014 and a system known as Proof-of-Service (PoSe). These nodes do not create new blocks, but they verify them instead, along with governance, regulatory and special management roles assigned to them.
A crypto index fund refers to a financial instrument that invests in crypto assets that are listed in a crypto index. The performance of a cryptocurrency index fund mirrors the performance of the crypto index. A crypto index fund equips investors with a diversified portfolio of crypto assets which aids in mitigating risks and balancing the performance of the fund itself.
Regulators have been setting out firm rules on taxing DeFi services. Taxes differ depending on where you live, but we'll provide a general overview here.
The world of finance and banking is torn between traditional systems based on intermediaries and a new, trustless system based on code. Both are used in crypto but can DeFi knock out CeFi?
High Frequency Trading (HFT) refers to a trading method that uses computer programs to conduct a broad number of orders in just fractions of seconds. HFT emerged from traditional finance and made its way into the crypto market due to technological advancements and price fluctuations.
Learn about Block Bridges, what role they play in the crypto data storage, and why they're important.