Apr 21, 2025: Our weekly Institutional Insights explores the latest market developments — market performance, industry news, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, trending topics, upcoming events and token unlocks — to help you supercharge your crypto trading.

 explores the latest market developments — market performance, industry news, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, trending topics, upcoming events and token unlocks — to help you supercharge your crypto trading.

Weekly highlight — Trump wants to fire Powell? 

US president Donald Trump is actively considering firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, following Trump's public criticism of Powell for not moving quickly enough to reduce interest rates. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett confirmed that the administration is examining this option, suggesting that Powell's actions have politically favored Democrats. Hassett argued that the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates shortly after Trump took office was intended to undermine the economic impact of the tax cuts implemented during his administration, which were deemed inflationary. He further criticized the Fed for not addressing inflation concerns stemming from federal spending under President Biden, implying a lack of accountability.

During a recent press conference, Trump conveyed his dissatisfaction with Powell, asserting that if he wanted to remove him, it could happen "real fast." While he did not explicitly state his intention to dismiss Powell, his remarks highlighted the growing tensions between the White House and the Federal Reserve regarding monetary policy. Hassett defended Trump's frustrations, advocating for a focus on economic policy rather than interpersonal conflicts. This situation underscores the complex dynamics between the executive branch and the central bank, as Trump navigates economic challenges leading up to the next election.

Weekly crypto highlight — XRP ETF coming

HashKey Capital has officially launched the HashKey XRP Tracker Fund, marking the first investment fund in Asia designed specifically to track the performance of XRP, the digital asset integral to Ripple's global payment ecosystem. This fund is aimed at professional investors and offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to XRP without the complexities of direct asset management. Investors can subscribe through cash and in-kind options, with the fund providing monthly liquidity.

Ripple, as an early backer of the fund, is looking to enhance its strategic partnership with HashKey Capital, which already manages Hong Kong–listed spot ETFs for Bitcoin and Ethereum. This collaboration not only solidifies Ripple's presence in the Asian market, but also opens avenues for future financial products, such as the potential tokenization of a money market fund on the XRP Ledger. Fiona Murray, Ripple's Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region, highlighted that this partnership is part of a broader strategy to introduce more regulated cryptocurrency products for institutional investors in the region, aiming to foster a more robust crypto landscape in Asia.

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Weekly Institutional Insights: Trump’s desire to fire Powell might induce volatility; XRP ETF coming

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved a new Ethereum ETF with staking capabilities, allowing institutional investors to earn staking rewards.

Daily top performer — Pyth Network (PYTH)

The S&P 500 dropped 1.5% to 5,282.70 this week, down 5.9% in April and 10% year-to-date, led by tech losses. Real estate and energy outperformed, while political pressure on Fed Chair Powell and inflation concerns weighed on sentiment. Gold dipped 0.6% to $3,319 after a record high, as Powell’s stagflation warning tempered its rally. Despite the pullback, the uptrend remains intact. The Coindesk Indices, which tracks the broader crypto market, are up by 0.77%, with Bitcoin and Ether rising 0.64% and 0.72%, respectively, over the past 24 hours. Trade these markets and more with up to 500x leverage on Bybit MT5 using this 

Today's top performer is PYTH, up 10.1%, following the launch of Pyth Entropy for secure on-chain random number generation by Soneium.

Pyth Network (PYTH),  is a blockchain oracle system that delivers real-time crypto price data to blockchains, enabling smart contracts to react to market changes. Soneium 

 Pyth Entropy, a tool for securely generating random numbers on-chain. Two apps, HandsNFT AI and 2p2e, are already utilizing Pyth Entropy to create unpredictable and engaging experiences.

Check out the latest prices, charts, and data of 

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved a new Ethereum ETF with staking capabilities, allowing institutional investors to earn staking rewards. This approval follows recent changes to local laws, with China Asset Management (ChinaAMC) partnering with OSL Digital Securities to launch the ETF by May 15. The ETF will offer exposure to Ethereum staking, transforming it from a passive investment into an active participant in the Ethereum network. The staking process is powered by Kiln, with OSL providing custody and insurance services. The rewards will contribute to the ETF's net asset value, benefiting shareholders.

Yesterday, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $25.9M in inflows, all from non-GBTC funds, while GBTC recorded no flow.

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Hong Kong approves Ethereum ETF with staking rewards, boosting institutional participation

Our weekly crypto derivatives analytics report delves into macro events; the current state of crypto and trading signals from spot trading volume; and futures, options and perpetual contracts.

US president Donald Trump’s tariff policies are influencing both crypto and US equities. Last week, BTC and the S&P 500 rallied due to a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs (excluding China). Equities are slightly below their April 9 highs, while BTC is holding above $83K. Its implied volatility term structure has normalized, and the volatility skew has improved from last week’s bias toward out-of-the-money puts, though it hasn't fully shifted toward calls.

Please check out the report’s highlights.

Tariff pause briefly brings back trading volume

Since our last report, open interest surged on Apr 9, 2025, as crypto spot prices rose after President Trump’s temporary tariff pause, accompanied by a nearly $10B increase in trade volumes. However, trade volumes have since returned to mid-March levels, and open interest has declined from the April 9 highs. The initial price spike indicates the tariff pause surprised the markets, but the subsequent pullback reflects concerns over remaining tariffs.

After being inverted for much of April due to trade policy shocks and macro headwinds, BTC’s term structure has disinverted, with front-end volatility dropping significantly this week. Call and put volumes have been balanced, with calls slightly exceeding puts most days. Apr 9, 2025, reflected mixed market sentiment, as both call and put volumes rose, but puts were higher overall. Open interest remains greater in calls, and has increased slightly since last week, reaching its highest level for the month (more than double from the beginning of April).

Despite a rally on Apr 9, 2025 that brought ETH close to $1.7K, traders sought downside protection, leading to higher volumes in put contracts as compared to calls. Since then, ETHUSDT options volumes have declined, but open interest remains strongly weighted toward calls with later expirations, which have increased since last week. After being inverted for much of April, ETH’s term structure of volatility has flattened, with volatility compressing around the 70% mark across tenors.

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Bybit X Block Scholes crypto derivatives analytics report (Apr 16, 2025): Bitcoin put bias has moderated, but not yet shifted to calls

KiloEx (KILO) is a user-friendly DEX for perpetuals trading, offering high leverage, rewards, LSTfi integration and a robust multi-chain ecosystem.

 trading is one of the most lucrative areas for cryptocurrency enthusiasts if you know how to navigate the sometimes complex world of these contracts. Unlike standard futures, perpetual futures contracts have no expiration date, allowing traders to hold onto their positions as long as they prefer. You only exit a crypto perpetual (or “perp”) contract when you feel it’s the best time to execute your long or short trade. The lack of an expiration period makes these contracts attractive for traders.

Unfortunately, many crypto perpetual contract trading platforms are far from user-friendly. It seems like many perpetual crypto exchanges assume that only professional traders dabble in these contracts, and along with that assumption goes a second one — that these pros can navigate even the most complex user interfaces. As a result, finding a user-friendly perps platform is a challenge in the world of crypto trading.

 (DEX) that aims to change the status quo by providing a user-friendly environment for traders. Its platform also offers high leverage ratios, integration into the wider liquid staking token finance (LSTfi) ecosystem and generous reward programs for referrers and affiliates.

Thanks to its numerous benefits, this DEX caters to the needs of traders at all levels of expertise who are interested in crypto perpetuals. Operational since mid-2023, KiloEx launched its native token, KILO, in March 2025 to further enhance its platform's reward, staking and governance mechanisms.

 (BNB) that specializes in crypto perpetual futures trading.

 The platform prides itself on offering a user-friendly interface, high 

 ratios of up to 100x, multi-token vaults with generous APYs and a number of reward programs for referrers and affiliates.

Co-founded by Joey Ni (CEO) and Charles Gong (COO), KiloEx was originally launched on BNB Chain's mainnet in June 2023. As of mid-April 2025, the platform has additionally expanded its service coverage to five 

 (B2). This coverage allows KiloEx to access the ecosystems of three leading blockchain platforms — 

Manta, Base and Taiko are Ethereum-focused Layer 2 solutions, while opBNB is an efficient and low-cost optimistic rollup for the BNB Chain, while B

 is a platform linked to Bitcoin that acts as a major Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi) enabler.

Because it’s a BNB-native platform, KiloEx's industry footprint is most notable within this blockchain's broader ecosystem. In fact, as Apr 17, 2025, KiloEx is the top DEX on the opBNB network by 

Using Layer 2 chains allows KiloEx to offer its users fast and low-cost transactions, which isn't always possible on a typical Layer 1 network. It's true that BNB Chain, the primary Layer 1 used by KiloEx, generally has much lower gas fees than Ethereum, the industry's leading 

 chain that’s notorious for its exorbitant costs. However, KiloEx's partner Layer 2 networks help drive costs and transaction times even lower. BNB Chain's current average gas fee is slightly over $0.10, while the opBNB Layer 2 rollup's comparable fee is only about $0.005.

In 2024, the platform introduced one of its most innovative features — the 

, which allows liquidity providers to stake multiple assets to earn high yields. That same year, KiloEx significantly expanded its partnership network, becoming an active player in the LSTFi ecosystem. LSTFi is a new stream within the DeFi industry that allows you to use 

 (LSTs) on various protocols for additional yield.

Having solidified its market presence in 2024, the project launched its native token, KILO, in March 2025. However, in mid-April 2025, KiloEx 

 and halted trading on April 15 as a risk management measure, pending investigation of the damage.

The Hybrid Vault is among the most innovative features offered by KiloEx. Essentially, it acts similarly to liquidity pools on other exchanges. Liquidity providers can contribute their crypto funds to the vault to support trading activity on the DEX and earn interest on their contributions, based on the fees earned by the protocol.

You can contribute a mix of coins to a KiloEx vault. Supported assets include 

Depending upon trading activity and the mix of coins contributed, you can earn APYs as high as 30%, making KiloEx one of the most lucrative choices for liquidity providers in this niche.

KiloEx uses a health factor calculation for this type of vault to keep your funds and the entire ecosystem safe. Based on the health factor score of your contribution to the vault, your funds could be liquidated if their value drops dangerously low.

Discounts are also offered for fixed-term deposits for established assets, such as USDT and USDC. Withdrawals for the fixed deposits are processed upon maturity, while all other withdrawals are processed within one to three "epochs," with each epoch on the platform lasting about three days. Thus, depending upon your contributed funds, you’ll wait anywhere from three to nine days to receive your crypto back.

The KiloEx platform also runs a generous referral program under which you can earn rewards for referring your friends to the platform. The amount you earn depends upon the trading volumes generated by the people whom you’ve referred. Additionally, your referees to the DEX can also benefit from fee rebates, again depending upon the volume of trade they generate.

There’s a tiered system, comprising nine levels, based on which you and your friends earn commissions and rebates. Under this system, even those referred traders whose monthly volume is at the lowest level (below $5,000) can still benefit from 5% rebates, while you also earn a 10% commission.

The table below shows the structure of this referral system with percentages for commission and rebates based on monthly trading volumes.

KiloEx offers an affiliate program for key opinion leaders (KOLs) with a certain level of social media following and influence in the crypto market. KOLs may apply to join the program by filling out an application, which is then considered by the project team within 48 hours.

To qualify for affiliate status, a KOL must have: 

Approved affiliates are provided a link to the platform, and are encouraged to invite their followers to trade on the KiloEx. If they invite at least five followers who trade at sufficient levels, the affiliates can start earning their commission. KOLs can earn up to 55% commission, depending upon the referred followers' trading activity.

KiloEx’s native utility token, KILO, is a 

 asset launched on BNB Chain. It’s used on the platform for governance, fee discounts on trades, rewards via 

, liquidity provision incentives and staking.

KILO is a supply-capped asset, with a maximum and total supply of 1 billion. The token’s supply allocation shares are shown in the chart below.

xKILO is an escrowed version of the KILO token. You can convert KILO to xKILO at a fixed rate of 1:1. The primary utility of xKILO is to provide boosted liquidity provision, which makes it possible to receive staking rewards. By locking xKILO on the platform, you can access special discounts and other benefits reserved for VIP-level users. Holding xKILO also grants you governance power to vote and influence the platform's future direction.

Unlike KILO, xKILO is nontransferable and isn’t tradable on the secondary market. The only ways to obtain xKILO are either to buy it with KILO or receive it via airdrops.

Platform users can earn points to qualify for KILO airdrops. Typically, you accumulate points by trading, depositing funds, referring others to the DEX, checking in to the platform and completing other specified eligible activities.

The project’s initial airdrop, Genesis Season, had an eligibility snapshot taken back in July 2024. Under the currently running airdrop campaign, Pioneer Season, users can earn points to receive KILO tokens for 180 days past the token generation event (TGE) in late March 2025 (i.e., until late September 2025).

Additionally, you can earn KILO tokens on Bybit simply by participating in the 

 event and holding BNB in your account. Every day at various random times, Bybit will take snapshots of your BNB holdings in your Funding and Unified Trading Accounts to calculate the number of KILO tokens you’re eligible for. The campaign will run through Apr 25, 2025, 11:59PM UTC, and you’ll have your share of KILO airdropped seven days after this date.

 market as a swap pair with USDT. If you don't have a Bybit account, you can easily 

, and access opportunities across hundreds of trading pairs and crypto products on the exchange's Spot and Derivatives markets.

As of Apr 17, 2025, the KILO token is trading at $0.039, which is 76.2% lower than its ATH of $0.1648 on Mar 27, 2025, and 17.3% higher than its ATL of $0.03344 on Apr 12, 2025.

Long-term price forecasts for KILO are mostly bullish. CoinCodex 

 at $0.0387 in 2027 and then rise to $0.135 in 2030 while PricePredictions 

When it comes to perpetuals trading, both traditional 

 (CEXs) and DEXs have often struggled to offer an intuitive trading experience. In contrast, KiloEx has made user-friendliness a cornerstone of its operations. With KiloEx, you can enjoy a streamlined trading process, access market trends info for thorough research, get an overview of the cryptocurrency market and conduct other activities via an interface that’s designed for anyone, irrespective of their familiarity with decentralized trading.

The platform also boasts a diverse range of other benefits not easily found in the world of perpetuals-based cryptocurrency trading — generous leveraged trading options, trading fee discounts, lightning-fast trades, low trading fees and an innovative Hybrid Vault system. Many of these benefits are thanks to KiloEx's collaboration with several Layer 2 decentralized platforms, which provide the technical infrastructure to enable low costs and fast order processing.

If you’re a crypto perpetuals enthusiast, KiloEx is definitely a platform to peruse.

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KiloEx (KILO): More than a DEX — a rewarding ecosystem

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Moving averages (MA) smooth out the price data of different subsets to give traders clarity of the start & finish market trend. Master how it works in under 10 minutes!

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Moving average is the most widely-used technical indicator in the world. It can help traders to gauge the 

. In financial trading, the price has a higher probability of continuing its movement toward the direction of a trend. The moving average plays a key role in identifying where the price may head.

 has become an essential tool because it helps traders ascertain price direction more precisely. Moreover, it’s easy for traders to access a wide range of technical indicators, the moving average being the major one. 

We’ll look at the nuts and bolts of moving averages in cryptocurrency trading in the following section. It might just help you to change your way of trading. 

 that shows the average price of a specified number of recent candles.

Moving average is a very effective indicator, as it helps traders find the trend without an information overflow. The basic concept is to discover what average traders are doing in the market. 

For example, if a crypto asset’s price is above the 50-day moving average, it indicates that its buyers are more active than its sellers. Therefore, if you want to trade that cryptocurrency, you can quickly eliminate selling opportunities and consider only buying opportunities.

In a price chart, the moving average is shown with the price in a dynamic line that changes its position over time, as shown in the image below:

However, making trades using moving averages requires a detailed understanding of the indicator, especially the method of calculating it.

Although the moving average considers the average price of a recent number of candles, there are other considerations when calculating the value. Based on the method of calculation, the most effective moving averages are: 

 The simple moving average (SMA) is a way to calculate the average price of a cryptocurrency for a predetermined set of data. The basic moving average shows the average price only, while the simple moving average shows all of the data in a dynamic line.

The simple moving average considers all prices equally so that investors can find the actual average price. Moreover, the SMA indicator changes its position as soon as a new candle appears. 

 EMAs are similar to SMAs, as they both track a trend’s direction. However, EMA involves a more complex calculation to place more weight on the most recent price changes. Therefore, the EMA provides more accurate price predictions in sudden price fluctuations and reversals.

EMAs are perfect for traders who engage in short-term trading. Moreover, the best method is to use SMA and EMA together to find both short- and long-term price directions at one time.

 The Weighted Moving Average (WMA) puts more weight on the most recent prices (data points) and less on the previous data. WMA multiplies each bar’s price by a weighting factor to focus on the most recent data. The sum of the weight will eventually equal 1 or 100%. WMA is supposed to be more descriptive with the frequency of the concurrency as compared to SMA. That is because all of the numbers on SMA are with equal weightage. 

Let’s see the calculator formula for the last 20 candles’ WMA:

Weighted moving average calculation formula.

It is essential to understand the difference between EMA, SMA, and WMA. This way, investors can get a better idea of which indicator they want to use and why. 

The table below highlights the main differences between EMA, SMA, and WMA. 

Moving average is not only the most-used indicator in the world, but it’s free on most trading platforms. Moreover, you can add multiple MAs together by changing the time period and calculation method. 

Let’s plot 50 EMA, 50 SMA, and 50 WMA together in a Bitcoin chart and see how they compare:

The above image shows that the 50 WMA is closer to the price than EMA and SMA. However, the 50 EMA works as the most effective dynamic support level in the bullish trend.

Now let’s move to chart-reading techniques using the MA. In this case, we’ll use two moving averages:

In a trending market, the MA works as a dynamic 

. Therefore, if the price comes toward the moving average and shows a rejection of the trend, we can immediately open a position. 

In the above image, we can see a clear uptrend where the price is trading above the 100 SMA, indicating that long-term buyers are active in the price. However, the price comes below the dynamic 20 EMA, where every bearish rejection from the 20 EMA pushes the price higher. Here the 20 EMA represents short-term traders’ activity, and in a bullish trend, every rejection from the 20 EMA indicates a possible buying point.

However, it’s hard to follow the trend in a volatile market because the price maintains no specific direction. 

Now, let’s apply these two moving averages in a volatile market:

Here we can see that the price moves down to the dynamic 20 EMA but fails to move higher, even if the price has shown a bullish candle close to the 20 EMA. The selling pressure below 20 EMA but above 100 SMA signifies that the price direction is indecisive, and traders need more confirmation while taking an entry. 

Another chart-reading technique is to identify the price reversal point using the MA and support/ resistance level. When the gap between the price and dynamic 20 EMA expands, they will try to come close due to a “gravitational force” known as mean reversion. 

The possibility of a mean reversion is high if the price reaches any vital support/resistance level. 

In the above image, we can see a horizontal resistance level where the price increases by expanding the gap between the price and dynamic 20 EMA. Later on, the price becomes volatile and moves down as a mean reversion. Moreover, a bearish candle close below the 20 EMA takes the price lower with strong bearish pressure. 

The above section explains how to make a trade using the moving average in volatile and nonvolatile market conditions with a reversal entry. However, make sure to use a strong risk-to-reward ratio to minimize the unavoidable risk.

What Happens During Moving Average Crossover?

The basic idea of moving average trading with multiple values is to identify the price direction using the higher-valued MA and to make trades using the lower-valued MA. But the market will not follow the same direction all the time. Sometimes the market will provide more profits when the price condition is favorable or provide losses in volatile conditions. 

When a short-term moving average crosses over the long-term moving average, it indicates that short-term traders have become more aggressive in the market. Therefore, making a trade after the crossover provides more profit.

One of the best examples of MA crossover is the 

. In the example below, a slower MA (50 EMA) crosses over the higher moving average (200 SMA) to indicate a possible impulsive bullish pressure in the price.

The 50 EMA crosses over the 200 SMA, signaling the beginning of a new uptrend in the chart above. Using this method, you have to wait for a correction after the crossover. Then, any sign of a trend continuation pattern from the lower-valued SMA would be the entry point of the buy trade. 

Moreover, after identifying the price direction using the golden cross, you can open a buying position from any near-term support or resistance levels.

The above section explains how the moving average helps traders to identify the market trend. Its reliability and effectiveness allow investors from all around the world to use it. However, there are some major drawbacks to this indicator that can cause it to provide incorrect signals: 

Therefore, investors are advised to use other technical tools, such as support/resistance levels, 

The cryptocurrency market is not a perfect example of efficiency. However, there are lots of opportunities to make money from 

. Before buying a crypto asset, it’s important to find the market trend because the trending market has the highest profitability. Moving average plays an important role in determining the market trend.

The blockchain industry is growing, and new use cases and applications are making further improvements in technical analysis. Still, there are no alternatives to indicators like moving average, oscillators, volumes, as they are highly profitable. However, the ultimate success comes from a trader implementing many trading tools together to anticipate price direction.

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