Can Bitcoin Go to Zero?
Liquidity is of key concern right now in several markets. When there are no bids, prices can fall to zero. For now, let's stay on crypto and check in on the warning signs.
On May 14th, I wrote that:
Price history means nothing in markets when liquidity goes to zero. Crypto markets are about to come face to face with this moment
Read the full post here. Liquidity is of key concern right now in several markets. When there are no bids, prices can fall to zero. For now, let's stay on crypto and check in on the warning signs.
Falling Prices
Nassim Taleb said it best. If crypto has little or no utility, the primary value of cryptos is selling to someone else at a higher price. If prices are falling, this utility goes away and prices can go to zero. Since I wrote, crypto total market cap has fallen from $1.2T to $920B.
Tether
Watch Tether. It continues to not be able to hold its peg.
And its market cap is falling, slowly but steadily.
Trading and Withdrawal Restrictions
Watch for exchanges restricting withdrawals. Cue Binance and Celsius. Both froze withdrawals yesterday.
The A.V. Club
Coinbase News
In addition to announcing layoffs of 18% of its workforce today, Coinbase implemented a 48 hour delay to whitelist wallets for certain transactions.
Coinbase is now requiring withdrawals go to a whitelisted address with 48-hour DELAY to add. The reason is “enhanced security.”
— Meet Kevin (@realMeetKevin) June 13, 2022
Mhmm. How’s that liquidity holding up, @Coinbase? https://t.co/350w5ZWfIB
Celsius Beats Tether
Want to learn more about Celsius, which has jumped ahead of Tether in the race to zero. Read this:
THE CELSIUS BLOWUP, EXPLAINED.
— Jack Niewold 🫡 (@JackNiewold) June 13, 2022
Huge sectors of crypto are imploding, and crypto unicorns might be coming down with it.
Luna was first, but now $10b giant Celsius is facing insolvency and even bankruptcy.
Let's dive in:
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Patrick Redford
So much for the democratization of finance.
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