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What is liquidity?

Liquidity is an important concept in traditional financial markets as well as cryptocurrency and digital asset markets. Liquidity as it pertains to crypto is often thought of in terms of financial and market liquidity.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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What are crypto derivatives?

A crypto derivative, such as a “perpetual futures," is a financial instrument that “derives" its value from an underlying cryptocurrency or digital asset. For example, there are many perpetual futures contracts based on Bitcoin.

Last updated October 8, 2026

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