Arthur Hayes, a well-known crypto investor, has forecasted that the markets might soon face another downturn following the recent crash.
Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX, predicts that the current market stability is only a brief pause and anticipates ongoing volatility in both the stock and crypto markets.
While global markets are showing some recovery—with Japan’s Nikkei up 10% after recent declines and US stock futures rising—Hayes cautions that this is just the beginning. He warns of a potential second wave of market corrections driven by issues related to over-leveraged investors.
Hayes also suggests that if the Federal Reserve intervenes, the market may endure more turmoil before stabilizing. He attributes ongoing market instability to broader geopolitical tensions, including Middle Eastern conflicts.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood has noted a significant increase in the VIX (Equity Volatility Index), comparing current levels to major past market disruptions. She points out that recent economic data and unexpected interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan have triggered margin calls, impacting investors.
Wood also highlights a discrepancy in the 10-year Treasury bond yield, which is higher than expected, and mentions that the drop in the US dollar index could support Bitcoin prices. However, market uncertainty continues to make investors wary.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s plan to buy back $30 billion in Treasuries each month could provide further support to the crypto market.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has spotlighted a significant acceleration in institutional crypto adoption, driven largely by the surging popularity of exchange-traded funds and increased use of Coinbase Prime among major corporations.
Jefferies chief market strategist David Zervos believes an upcoming power shift at the Federal Reserve could benefit U.S. equity markets.
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto custody bank, is urging its institutional clients to move away from major stablecoins like USDC, Agora USD (AUSD), and Usual USD (USD0), recommending instead a shift to the Global Dollar (USDG) — a stablecoin issued by Paxos and backed by a consortium that includes Anchorage itself.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced concerns over the rise of zero-knowledge (ZK) digital identity projects, specifically warning that systems like World — formerly Worldcoin and backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — could undermine pseudonymity in the digital world.