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The immaturity of the crypto markets causes many people to use the two terms interchangeably when they have different connotations from a quantitative investment standpoint. Momentum and trend following are two factors that are likely to be relevant in crypto assets when applied in the right context. The foundations for quant models in the space, both in talent and infrastructure, are still in its infancy. To determine is a given trading strategy is momentum-based or trend-following based, we can use three fundamental criteria’s that will help two differentiate the two factors: Individual Assets vs. Derivatives vs. Time-Series.