Catch Ya Later! Altcoin Liquidity Fleeing To Offshore Exchanges After FTX Collapse, Research Report Says
Posted On September 26, 2024
Liquidity in the altcoin market is becoming increasingly concentrated on offshore exchanges, according to a new report.
What Happened: A Kaiko analysis reveals that offshore exchanges now account for 69% of the total altcoin liquidity, a sharp rise from 55% in early 2022.
This trend is primarily driven by large and mid-cap altcoins, which have seen a resurgence in trading volume and market depth in recent months.
Liquidity dropped more than 60% between April and December 2022, but the market has gradually recovered, surpassing its pre-FTX average in Q1 2024 before pulling back in Q3.
However, this recovery has been uneven.