What is How Crypto Markets Work?

This Academy lesson teaches how crypto markets work for crypto traders — from core definitions to how desks apply it on live perpetual and spot markets.

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How Crypto Markets Work: Academy Preview

How Crypto Markets Work

24/7 markets, retail-dominated dynamics, narrative-driven cycles, and what makes crypto fundamentally different from traditional finance.

What this lesson covers

→Covers crypto markets with desk-ready framing and examples.
→Covers 24/7 with desk-ready framing and examples.
→Covers retail with desk-ready framing and examples.

Keywords & desk context

This lesson sits in the Trading Foundations module. Traders use it to connect crypto markets, 24/7, retail, narratives to live execution on CEX perpetuals and on-chain markets.

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