Celsius’ crisis exposes problems of low liquidity in bear markets
Third-party custodians like Celsius failing is a reminder of one of the most basic principles of crypto; not your keys, not your coins. After one week of pausing user withdrawals, swaps and transfers, the firm said it was maintaining an open dialogue with regulators and officials and plans to continue working with them regarding this pause. Celsius has yet to comment on when the company is going to stabilize its operations. Celsius has also paused communications on Twitter Spaces and ask-me-anything (AMA) sessions “to focus on navigating these unprecedented challenges.”Although Celsius has....
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