Mike Novogratz, laminitis and CEO of crypto merchant slope Galaxy Digital (GLXY.TO), connected Wednesday posted a nationalist missive describing his position connected the plunge successful Terra (LUNA) and UST.
"After overmuch thought, it's clip to speech astir the past week and, much importantly, the weeks ahead," said Mike Novogratz, returning to Twitter for the archetypal clip successful 10 days.
The tweet links to a longer missive successful which Novogratz reminded readers that it's been a "brutal macro backdrop" for each hazard assets successful 2022, with immoderate fig of maturation stocks down 50-70%, halfway crypto assets similar bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) disconnected astir 60%, and altcoins little by an mean of 80% from all-time highs. The cardinal banks, helium said, are turning disconnected the monetary spigots that contributed to a monolithic liquidity bubble.
Novogratz: "This macro backdrop enactment unit connected Luna and the reserves held to backmost UST. UST’s maturation had exploded from the 18% output offered successful the Anchor protocol, which yet overwhelmed different uses of the Terra blockchain. The downward unit connected reserve assets coupled with UST withdrawals, triggered a accent script akin to a 'run connected the bank.'"
The "flash-crash" successful Terra and UST, said Novogratz, reinforced – among different things – the request to instrumentality profits on the way. Galaxy did that conscionable that, helium added – thing that had been alluded to successful a filing earlier this month.
While remaining highly bullish connected the outlook for crypto, Novogratz said helium believes those hoping for a "V" bottommost successful the marketplace are apt to beryllium disappointed. "It volition instrumentality restructuring, a redemption cycle, consolidation, and renewed assurance successful crypto. Crypto moves successful cycles, and we conscionable witnessed a large one."
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