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Aug 5 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
How did USDe handle the last 24 hours?
Some context:
1/ Largest $ daily drawdown in open interest across major exchanges for ETH contracts ever (excl. FTX) 2/ 4th largest drawdown as a % of open interest:
Mar 23, 2023 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
The liquidity situation in crypto is worsening after the banking fears this month 📉
I dived into several liquidity metrics to give an update on all things crypto liquidity🧵
First, $BTC liquidity has dropped to 10 month lows as market makers lose access to USD payment rails👇 2/ US exchanges have been hardest hit due to the closure of USD payment rails and crypto banks
Market makers in the region facing unprecedented challenges to their operations
Jan 27, 2023 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Token Unlocks aren't all cut from the same cloth 💡
Noticed $AXS and $SAND pumping before unlocks, outperforming $ETH by 50% and 45% YTD
Unlocks are supposed to be bearish catalysts, so I looked into the data to find why some are more bearish than others 👇
🧵1/11
If token unlocks are bearish, what can we expect from the likes of $AXS and $SAND after this rally?
Luckily, both tokens went through unlocks last year so we can see how they performed v ETH
Not good
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Jun 15, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Just published my latest deep dive for @KaikoData looking at the lack of stETH liquidity right now and the trouble that's causing the likes of Celsius.
I also looked at the avenues Celsius and others might be going down as we speak with their stETH
Time for a thread 🧵👇
1) stETH, Lido's liquid token for staked ETH, is at the heart of the liq problems for Celsius, 3AC and others.
Due to a persistent discount relative to #ETH, these entities face large losses if they redeem stETH.
Trouble is, client withdrawals are forcing their hands