What is a market maker? How do they provide liquidity to the market by continuously offering buy and sell quotes, and what risks do they take on?
In crypto markets, traders want someone to sell to them when they want to buy, and someone to buy from them when they want to sell. Market makers help create more continuous quotes by continuously offering bid and ask prices, reducing wait times for some trades and improving market liquidity.
First, what is a market maker?
Market makers typically place buy and sell orders in the market at the same time. For example, if an asset's bid is 100 USDT and

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First day on Gate: should we short or go long on Tech tonight??? A 5x move—stay tuned

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CryptoMishu35 minutes ago

Crypto Market Updates on BTC/ETH

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ACaiStar an hour ago

Someone in the group chat says, “Bitcoin dominance is up again. BTC is really strong!”
You check the market, and BTC is clearly falling. So who’s got it wrong?
Maybe neither. Dominance measures Bitcoin’s share of the entire crypto market’s market cap, not how much it has risen today.
Here’s a simplified example: BTC’s market cap was 60, and all other coins combined were worth 40, giving it a 60% share. Later, BTC falls to 54, while the other coins fall to 30, so its share actually rises to about 64.3%.
BTC itself fell, but the other coins fell more, so its share of the total market cap increas

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ARiceLoverWhoLovesToEatRice.an hour ago

Tonight at 20:30, U.S. September PCE data will be released 👀
Core PCE is expected to rise 0.3% month over month, versus 0.2% previously, and the annual rate is expected to rebound from 3.0% to 3.1%
The Fed just announced last night that it would hold interest rates steady, and 2 of the 10 voting members supported a rate hike, making its hawkish stance quite clear
If core PCE comes in above expectations, it would suggest inflation may be stickier than the market thinks, giving the Fed more reason to turn hawkish—bad news for $BTC , gold $XAU and U.S. stocks
Conversely, if PCE comes in below e

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Falcon_Official2 hours ago

GateSquare2026-10-29 08:35:24

🏆 Gate ranks among the world’s top three stock derivatives exchanges as trading activity heats up during earnings season
With U.S. stock earnings reports being released in quick succession, the stock derivatives market is also drawing increasing attention.
According to the latest RootData rankings, Gate ranked among the world’s top three stock derivatives exchanges with an overall score of 73.8.
📈 24-hour trading volume of approximately $1.105 billion
🔥 Covers 453 stock derivatives contracts
🏆 Ranked third globally overall
For users who actually trade, however, the trading experience matters just as much as the rankings.
Especially when earnings-driven market volatility runs high, what matters most to you?
Is it broad coverage of popular stock contracts, strong market depth, or fees and execution efficiency?
Bring #Gate股票衍生品全球前三 to Gate Square to share your real trading experience. You’re also welcome to share the U.S. stocks you’ve been watching lately and your earnings-season trading strategies.
💬 Which stock’s trading opportunities are you most focused on this earnings season?
📖 ChainCatcher reports:
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TomCrownCr 14 minutes ago

$HYPE pumps 10% on reports of NYSE owner bringing Hyperliquid futures trading to the US.

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ACaiStar an hour ago

When you see an exchange publish proof of reserves showing a reserve ratio above 100%, can you finally rest easy?
Don’t focus only on that percentage. You also need to see what it proves.
It’s like a store showing you its warehouse: the goods are really there, which is valuable information. But to understand the whole business, you also need to know how much it owes suppliers, whether the goods are pledged as collateral, and when the inventory was counted.
Proof of reserves works the same way. Some audits verify specific assets against corresponding user balances and let you verify whether you

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Dison 2 hours ago

Is this sarcasm, or are they genuinely saying thank you?

FollowMeForTheLatestProjectAip 2 hours agoBullish

#美联储继续按兵不动 #AIP
AIP launch countdown...

ShuOverlord an hour ago

$BTW Continue adding to the position😦

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Joestar an hour ago

Basically most perp dexes right now :
If you're not concerned when you see Arcus quietly raising liquidation fees or TxFlow copy-pasting code from Hyperliquid, i don't know what to tell you
Maybe you need another rug or exploit to wake up
When points are the product, you're the product

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Cryptoaymiiii 2 hours ago

Crypto Market updates

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TeknikçiHoca 42 minutes ago

Happy Republic Day 🇹🇷

CryptoCircleBullSays 10 minutes ago

$XRP is currently at 1.2919, down 2.68% over 24H. The 1H is weak (RSI21.25), weaker than the 4H (RSI46.99), with volume at just 0.50x. Holding above the 1.3442 resistance could sustain the move, while a break below the 1.2867 support could accelerate a retest of the lows. Going forward, watch whether price can hold above 1.3442 and whether it can recover after losing 1.2867. Low volume means participation needs confirmation. Markets are volatile; for observation only.

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TradingKingGaoYuliangan hour ago

ETH is currently at $2,315.48, down 1.75% over 24 hours and 5.15% over the past week, below MA7 (2,333.10), MA30 (2,349.19), MA120 (2,339.60), and MA200 (2,374.44), with the moving average system leaning bearish. RSI at 40.13 is weak but not oversold, and MACD at -5.35 is below the signal line at -0.94; the 24-hour range is $2,293.65–$2,391.48, while the lower Bollinger Band at 2,305.84 is an important level to watch in the short term. #美联储继续按兵不动

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CryptoBullUntil5 an hour ago

$MAGMA - Beautiful setup here ✅
Run it back to highs 🤝

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ACaiStar an hour ago

You used to need to have gas fees ready for transfers, but now some wallets show “No gas fee for this transaction.” Does that mean blockchains suddenly stopped charging fees?
Think of it like free shipping when shopping online: you didn’t pay the shipping fee this time, but that doesn’t mean the courier delivered it for free. The seller may have covered the cost for you.
Some wallets or apps pay network fees on behalf of users for eligible transactions. Fees are still incurred on-chain; only the payer has changed.
So when you see “Gas-free,” first check which network and types of operations it

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Sennin an hour ago

Should I change my PFP?
I don't hold any solid NFT at the moment, I will change it to an IRL pic. Also, this looks so fake now:

JordanElliott 2 hours ago

$HYPE COOLS OFF!
HYPE is trading at $79.10, down 3.63%.
Hyperliquid is retreating as selling pressure weighs on the market.
Will buyers step in to defend key levels, or is further downside possible?
#HYPE #Hyperliquid #CryptoNews

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