A market maker is an individual or organization that provides liquidity to a cryptocurrency exchange by continuously offering to buy and sell assets at specified prices. By maintaining buy (bid) and sell (ask) orders, market makers help ensure that traders can execute transactions quickly and efficiently. They profit from the spread between bid and ask prices. Market makers are essential for maintaining market stability, reducing price volatility, and improving trading volume. In crypto, both centralized and decentralized exchanges rely on market makers to support an active market.
Wall Street giant Jane Street signaled a major shift in institutional appetite during Q1 2026, rotating capital away from Bitcoin-heavy products like IBIT and MSTR in favor of burgeoning Ether ETFs.
Despite a sharp decline in crypto trading activity and derivatives income during the first quarter of 2026, eToro is accelerating its digital asset strategy with new licenses and major acquisitions.
The x402 protocol now allows AI agents to authorize thousands of off-chain transactions before settling in bulk, enabling sub-cent payments for compute and inference resources.
With Strategy’s preferred stock reclaiming par value and stablecoin dominance showing signs of a reversal, market analysts are eyeing a potential push toward $100,000 for Bitcoin by the end of Q2.
Charles Schwab has officially launched spot Bitcoin and Ether trading for its initial retail group, allowing users to manage digital assets alongside traditional stocks for a 0.75% fee.
A coalition of wallet developers, security firms, and the Ethereum Foundation has introduced ERC-7730 and a new clear-signing infrastructure to transform hexadecimal transaction data into human-readable intent.
Starknet has officially deployed strkBTC, a zero-knowledge Bitcoin wrapper that enables private balances and confidential transfers on Ethereum’s Layer 2.
XYO has launched a groundbreaking AI SDK and Data Lake infrastructure, allowing developers to deploy products on-chain using natural language and AI tools without writing a single line of Solidity.
Anthropic has issued a stern warning to investors, stating that any unapproved transfer of its private shares, including those via tokenized platforms and SPVs, is void and will not be recognized on its books.
Crypto veteran Arthur Hayes argues that a combination of the US-Iran war and an unprecedented AI CAPEX build-out will force central banks into massive fiat expansion, propelling Bitcoin toward new all-time highs.