🤑 It doesn’t get more affordable. Grab this 60% OFF Black Friday offer before it disappears…CLAIM SALE

Decoding the Altcoin Crash: Report Points to Market Forces, Not VC Dumping

Published 05/21/2024, 12:10 AM
Updated 05/21/2024, 12:45 AM
Decoding the Altcoin Crash: Report Points to Market Forces, Not VC Dumping
BNB/USD
-
XRP/USD
-
DOGE/USD
-
SHIB/USD
-
SAFEMOON/USD
-

  • Altcoins slump: VCs not to blame, says VC
  • Free markets hold key to price correction, report argues
  • Geopolitical tensions a possible culprit

Haseeb, a partner at Dragonfly Capital, recently published a report titled “Why Are All These Low Float/High FDV Coins Down Bad?” that examines the widespread downturn in altcoin markets. The report challenges several prevailing theories attempting to explain the phenomenon, ultimately arguing for the role of free market forces in correcting asset valuations.

Haseeb disputes the notion that VCs and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) are dumping tokens on retail investors. He points to the simultaneous price decline across all altcoins in mid-April, regardless of lockup periods for VC investments. Haseeb, himself a VC, argues that reputable firms adhere to strict lockup schedules and regulations imposed by the SEC, making widespread early selling highly unlikely.

Similarly, Haseeb pushes back against the theory that retail investors have abandoned altcoins in favor of memecoins. He highlights the misalignment between the decline in altcoin prices and the surge in memecoin popularity.

Data on trading volume for Shiba Inu (SH…

The post Decoding the Altcoin Crash: Report Points to Market Forces, Not VC Dumping appeared first on Coin Edition.

Read more on Coin Edition

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.