{"id":509304,"date":"2022-11-19T08:19:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T08:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=509304"},"modified":"2024-06-11T06:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T06:47:13","slug":"nydig-analyzed-the-ftx-collapse-and-its-implications-what-did-we-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/nydig-analyzed-the-ftx-collapse-and-its-implications-what-did-we-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"NYDIG Analyzed The FTX Collapse And Its Implications. What Did We Learn?"},"content":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s time for NYDIG to chip in. The FTX fiasco is the theme of the month in the crypto world, and the show\u2019s just beginning. The <\/span>NYDIG research team<\/span><\/a> avoids the temptation to summarize the whole saga and goes straight to the implications of the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s empire. \u201cSome signs of contagion have appeared but a full accounting of the damage and regaining of investor confidence will likely take time,\u201d they say understating the harsh reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Taking a page from NYDIG\u2019s book, let\u2019s skip the intro and go straight to the conclusions.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking about \u201csigns of contagion,\u201d NYDIG mentions BlockFi and the Genesis\/ Gemini combo. However, there might be much more to come.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSeveral other service providers have piqued the curiosity of crypto sleuths as potential next dominoes, but we hesitate to speculate too much without hard evidence. Regardless, industry participants are on edge for even the slightest signs of stress and continue to pull balances off exchanges.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In the contagion section of the paper, we find a rare mention of a conspiracy theory that\u2019s making the rounds in crypto Twitter. Rarely do big players bring this up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere have been accusations that Alameda caused the initial de-peg of UST, and while that may have been the case, uneconomic rates paid by the Anchor Protocol and insecure economic design of LUNA\/UST ensured its ultimate destruction, destroying $60B worth of crypto wealth in a few short days.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Of course, NYDIG ends up doubling down on the thesis about Terra\/Luna that they put out in a previous paper titled \u201cOn Impossible Things Before Breakfast<\/a>.\u201d In that paper, NYDIG wrote a great segway to the next section. \u201cDeFi is not decentralized. The Terra ecosystem was not decentralized. Terra initially sourced funding from LUNA token issuance apportioned to Terraform Labs at inception.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even though they\u2019re clearly not fans of DeFi, NYDIG gives them some credit. \u201cMost DeFi protocols operated as advertised through the volatility this year, minus the ongoing hacks within the ecosystem.\u201d True, but the ongoing hacks are not a minor factor. It\u2019s a billion-dollar problem with no apparent solution available. However, according to NYDIG, this time the problem lies with centralized finance. Those companies \u201cdid the rest of the damage\u201d by engaging in these behaviors:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPoor risk controls, conflicts of interest, excessive leverage, unclear accounting, counterparty risks, and poor management were just some of the factors at play. Furthermore, the use of an equity-like token, FTX Token (FTT), as collateral exacerbated the issue.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n According to NYDIG, the industry was expecting \u201cimproved regulatory clarity for US investors.\u201d However, thanks to the FTX crash and Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s political lobbying, \u201cthe path in DC has grown more complicated. Regulators will now be on their toes and increasingly more likely to use their current authority to enforce existing regulations and possibly issue new ones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nContagion Is Around The Corner<\/span><\/h2>\n
FTT price chart on Bitstamp | Source: FTT\/USD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
NYDIG On DeFi Vs. CeFi<\/span><\/h2>\n
Is More Regulation The Answer?<\/span><\/h2>\n