{"id":30022,"date":"2022-06-15T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=30022"},"modified":"2022-06-15T09:33:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:33:09","slug":"three-arrows-capital-faces-liquidation-pressure-amid-market-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/three-arrows-capital-faces-liquidation-pressure-amid-market-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Arrows Capital Faces Liquidation Pressure Amid Market Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Following a drastic market slump, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/three-arrows-capital-3ac-launches-defi-platform-tranchess.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crypto hedge fund Three Arrows<\/a> is facing widespread liquidation, which could reduce the firm's holdings.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/three-arrows.jpg\" alt=\"Three Arrows Capital Faces Liquidation Pressure Amid Market Crash\" class=\"wp-image-30026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/three-arrows.jpg 622w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/three-arrows-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/three-arrows-150x103.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Three Arrows' future difficulties have sparked speculation after founder Zhu Su <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zhusu\/status\/1536876343815983104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed on Twitter<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> that the company is &#8220;communicating with relevant parties&#8221; and &#8220;working this out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund was witnessed <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/three-arrows-capital-swaps-33m-staked-eth-for-ethereum.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selling millions of Lido Staked Ethereum (stETH)<\/a> in various transactions to avoid having its positions liquidated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its exposure to the Terra crash, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/celsius-to-face-liquidation-if-trouble-persists-heres-what-it-means-for-bitcoin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Celsius<\/a>, and stETH has also generated concerns about its financial situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-arrows-at-liquidation-risk-as-steth-prices-drop\">Three Arrows at liquidation risk as stETH prices drop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Three Arrows is aggressively posting collateral to decrease its liquidation threshold, according to on-chain data. Crypto commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnChainWizard\/status\/1536918183851982848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@OnChainWizard,<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> points out that if Ethereum prices hit $1,042, the business risks a $264 million liquidation on Aave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethereum is currently trading at $1,122.86. However, following the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike, crypto markets are predicted to witness more declines later in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conjunction with founder Su's comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/linked\/152092\/after-facing-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-in-liquidations-three-arrows-capitals-future-is-uncertain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a report from The Block<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> claims that the company is in talks with its lenders about getting more liquidity and avoiding liquidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three Arrows is one of the biggest stETH holders, which is also the source of its problems. The token, which is supposed to trade at a 1:1 ratio to ETH, depegged last week after another significant investor, Alameda Research, dumped its holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Three Arrows and Celsius used stETH as collateral to borrow ETH. The reduction in stETH prices now puts them at risk of being liquidated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum prices will decline if liquidation takes place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If Three Arrows' $242 million ETH position is liquidated, the company will be compelled to dump its holdings in the open market. This will make the token lose even more value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ETH is already under selling pressure because of the stETH depegging. This has extended to several DeFi platforms, potentially causing a chain of market liquidations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celsius would also sell some of its positions if ETH falls below $1000, a scenario that could happen after today's Fed rate hike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a drastic market slump, crypto hedge fund Three Arrows is facing widespread liquidation, which could reduce the firm&#8217;s holdings. Three Arrows&#8217; future difficulties have sparked speculation after founder Zhu Su claimed on Twitter that the company is &#8220;communicating with relevant parties&#8221; and &#8220;working this out.&#8221; The fund was witnessed selling millions of Lido Staked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":30026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-altcoin-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/three-arrows.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}