Solstice CEO claims deeper liquidity is killing crypto volatility

The era of 80% drawdowns and vertical moonshots might finally be cooling off. Solstice CEO Ben Nadareski argues that the market's infamous boom-and-bust cycles are losing their edge as institutional players take the wheel. It's a shift driven by sheer volume. When deep-pocketed firms enter the fray, they bring the kind of liquidity that absorbs shocks rather than amplifying them. We saw this play out in previous years when thin order books meant one whale could crash a token's price in minutes. Nadareski points to this increasing maturity as a sign that future bull runs won't look like the wild west rallies of 2017 or 2021. While retail traders might miss the triple-digit overnight gains, the trade-off is a predictable environment that doesn't evaporate every few months. The question is whether crypto remains crypto once the chaos is stripped away.