What Safe Haven? Bitcoin Behaves Like Risk-Asset During Evergrande Mayhem
Bitcoin has suffered in the wake of the brewing Evergrande crisis in China. The leading Chinese junk-bond issuer has now missed two loan repayments. Its connection to the broader crypto market has been linked to Tether. The company behind the dollar-pegged stablecoin is said to hold bonds with the Chinese bank, which is one of […]
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