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Mika Honkasalo, independent crypto researcher, discusses what is happening with Celsius and Three Arrows Capital, the importance of having proper risk management, and the contagion effects on the industry.\n \xa0\n Show highlights:\n why is it so significant that Celsius paused withdrawals\n what is stETH and why is it important to understand the Celsius situation\n how the Luna/UST debacle started a contagion effect in the crypto space\n why Celsius\u2019s investors won\u2019t bail the company out\n what will happen to Celsius\u2019s retail customers\n what Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is and whether they have a solvency problem\n how 3AC was levered long and whether they had poor risk management\n who will be hurt if 3AC goes under\n what would be the effect of 3AC and Celsius collapsing\n which types of funds that Mika will be eyeing to see if they also end up in a similar situation to 3AC and Celsius\n why Mika would counsel anyone who keeps their money with centralized crypto lenders to scrutinize their practices\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors! \xa0\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021\xa0\n Ava Labs: https://avax.network\n \xa0\n EPISODE LINKS \xa0\n Mika Honkasalo\n Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhonkasalo\n\n Substack: https://mhonkasalo.substack.com/\n\n Mika\u2019s writings on The Block: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/author/mika-honkasalo\n\n \xa0\n Mika\u2019s blog post on the stETH-ETH peg: https://mhonkasalo.substack.com/p/stetheth-peg-not-a-peg-presents-a?s=r\n \xa0\n Celsius announcement that they would be withholding assets: https://twitter.com/CelsiusNetwork/status/1536169010877739009?s=20&t=hL-ZsBSKZOLF-whTwNmjgw\n \xa0\n Nexo\u2019s offer to buy Celsius assets:\xa0\n https://twitter.com/Nexo/status/1536256598993211393?s=20&t=vKmJCZGNToaOqZU-TEjcDg\n \xa0\n Celsisus\u2019s investors unlikely to bail out company:\xa0\n https://www.wsj.com/articles/celsius-networks-investors-unlikely-to-provide-more-funds-to-bail-out-crypto-lender-11655395113\n \xa0\n Celsius hires restructuring lawyers:\xa0\n https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-lender-celsius-hires-restructuring-lawyers-after-account-freeze-11655250575?tpl=br\n \xa0\n Why staked ETH is part of Celsius\u2019s and 3AC\u2019s woes:\xa0\n https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/06/14/staked-ether-becomes-focus-of-crypto-stress-from-celsius-to-three-arrows/\xa0\n \xa0\n Conor Ryder on the stETH liquidity problem\n https://twitter.com/ConorRyder/status/1537130483007508480?s=20&t=pZGZf17ed_DyOS18CHExmQ\n \xa0\n The DeFi Edge on the 3AC situation: https://twitter.com/thedefiedge/status/1537465349976694786?s=20&t=Q29mo3EKSASasTenHVEm4Q\n \xa0\n Who else has exposure to 3AC:\xa0\n https://fortune.com/2022/06/16/crypto-crash-hedge-fund-three-arrows-capital-insolvency-rumors-novogratz/\xa0\n \xa0\n 3AC withholding $1M in assets from 8 Blocks Capital:\xa0\n https://twitter.com/Danny8BC/status/1537224378554806272?s=20&t=Q29mo3EKSASasTenHVEm4Q\n \xa0\n Meltem Demirors explains the problem from the balance sheet perspective:\n https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/status/1537155214897201153?s=20&t=Q29mo3EKSASasTenHVEm4Q\n \xa0\n Adam Levitin on Celsius bankruptcy\n https://twitter.com/AdamLevitin/status/1536932912674836481?s=20&t=Q29mo3EKSASasTenHVEm4Q\n \xa0\n degentrading on Why Celsius and 3AC going under should cause you to worry\n https://twitter.com/hodlKRYPTONITE/status/1536902115540742144?s=20&t=Q29mo3EKSASasTenHVEm4Q\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices