Asymmetries

Dec 16, 2022 • 11 Min Read

DCG Update

Leverage Unwind Recap

Clearly, the most challenging part of analyzing cryptoassets this year has been the opaque parts – the lending, borrowing, trading, and siphoning of assets that have occurred off-chain.

This year, we have seen a deleveraging event throughout the global crypto market spurred on by the centralized elements of crypto. First, we saw the de-pegging of UST and the incineration of $50 billion in market value with the downfall of LUNA.

Sure, this was technically an on-chain failure, but a significant portion of the capital locked in the Anchor Protocol w...

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