BIGG Digital Assets Inc.
Crypto Trading Volumes on the Rise as Market Interest Resurges
Published: 12/12/2023
Author: Sid Rajeev, B.Tech, CFA, MBA
*See important disclosures at the bottom of this reportSector: Financial Services | Industry: Capital Markets
Highlights
In Q3, revenue was up 7% QoQ, but fell 2% below our estimate due to lower than expected trading volumes. EPS was down 7% QoQ to -$0.01, falling short of our forecast by 1%.
Trading volumes were up 5% QoQ (down 18% YoY), but 18% lower than our estimate. In comparison, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), operator of the largest crypto exchange in North America, experienced a 52% YoY decline in volume.
Global crypto trading volumes have surged post-Q3, driven by higher crypto prices, and increasing prospects of global central bank rate cuts in the next six months. In November, BIGG’s tradin