The price of Nexo (NEXO) continued to fall on June 15, as Nexo denied rumors of exposure to Three Arrows Capital (3AC), a Dubai-based crypto fund facing insolvency risks.
NEXO price suffers on DeFi contagion fears
NEXO, which serves as a security token at a cryptocurrency lending platform of the same name, fell nearly 25% to $0.61 a unit, its lowest price reading since January 2021.
The massive intraday decline came as a part of a broader downside move this week, which stretched NEXO’s losses to 40%.
An ongoing contagion in the crypto lending sector contributed to NEXO’s underperformance.
Traders fear that most DeFi/CeFi firms, which offer high yields to clients on their cryptocurrency deposits, will default on their debts due to the wipeout of nearly $1.5 trillion from the crypto market in 2022.
The concerns continue to mount after the collapse of Terra, a $40 billion algorithmic stablecoin project, in May.
A month later, Celsius Network, which offers clients up to 18% yields, paused withdrawals due to “extreme market conditions.” Its clients have pulled almost half of their assets out of the platform since October 2021, thus leaving it about $12 billion as of May 17 to meet debt obligations.
I am definitely rooting for Celsius not to get liquidated. That is customer money. And fuck the funds who are hunting this stop loss. I hope they get rekt. #bitcoin
— Lark Davis (@TheCryptoLark) June 14, 2022
Meanwhile, 3AC, a crypto hedge fund, has witnessed liquidations of at least $400 million. In addition, on-chain data reveals that the firm may also have a minimum debt of $183 million against a collateral position of $235 million (derived in Staked Ether).
The address uses USDT/USDC to repay the debt and withdraws ETH, and then converts ETH to USDT/USDC through “sinofate.eth” and repays it, and so on. In almost 24 hours, the address has sold about 50kETH. https://t.co/TUzqXBXBwF
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) June 15, 2022
The fund could transfer the economic risks to its lenders if it becomes insolvent.
“The lenders will bear the PnL [profit and loss] difference between how much they are owed versus what they get in liquidating their collateral,” noted Degentrading, a market commentator known for highlighting the Celsius Network’s liquidation issues.
He added:
“That means defaults will cause SIGNIFICANT EQUITY erosion […] Not all lenders are made equal. Celsius is the worst. It has gone under. Nexo, I…
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