According to Hedgedhog, who is primarily a directional trader, crypto market conditions are suffering because there is less credit in the system. “Less credit leads to less liquidity and less volume,” says Hedgedhog, “It's really a wasteland out there for us at the moment.”
As data from The Block shows, daily crypto exchange volume is close to half of what it was at the start of the year–although have ticked up in recent days. During this period of reduced market activity, Cermak says it is important not only to be patient, but also to stay engaged: “A lot of people stay patient, but actually stop paying attention day-to-day. Those people that actually stay engaged… are in the best position for the next cycle, and they're also the ones that will be able to the most accurately predict when activity starts picking up again.”The pros and cons of crypto conferencesWhy some recent DeFi 'exploits' were likely inside jobs