Quarterly Market Recap: Q1 2023 - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.67]

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Apr 21, 2023

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INSIGHT

Resilience After Q4 Shock

Q1 2023 felt like relief after Q4 chaos, with Bitcoin up ~68% and Ethereum ~50% despite dire headlines.
The market's resilience surprised many who expected collapse after repeated shocks.

INSIGHT

Why Banks Are Fragile

Banking is inherently fragile because deposits are liabilities while loans are long-term assets.
Rapid rate moves expose mismatched maturities and can trigger instant runs and collapses.

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24/7 Banking Was Crypto's Backbone

Signature and Silvergate served as 24/7 rails enabling off-hours dollar settlement for crypto firms.
Losing those rails disrupted crypto settlement and raised counterparty-finality concerns.

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We’re back, a year after our first quarterly recap, to talk through the big ticket items from the past three months. We go in depth on the banking problems that affected crypto and traditional markets, tie that back to Bitcoin’s performance, and close with some thoughts on NFTs. Enjoy.

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Show Notes

(00:02:12) - (First question) - The general feel and landscape of crypto in Q1 of 2023

(00:04:53) - The fallout Eric sees for the crypto space from recent bank collapses and more generally, risk in the industry

(00:18:12) - How 24/7 markets and the broader banking system will function going forward

(00:27:09) - An argument for the international stability of DeFi as enforced by bond vigilantes

(00:29:38) - Balaji Covid tweet

(00:34:55) - Why Ethereum now seems to be underrepresented in mainstream discourse

(00:38:33) - The importance of Ethereum and the state of Solana as a competitor

(00:41:04) - The state of the NFT market and why it seems so volatile and elusive (K2 NFT Collector)

(00:46:24) - Matt’s recent NFT purchase

(00:47:27) - How NFT creators are shaking up the art industry

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