Opinion: Binance Hack May Affect Some Market Makers and Quantitative Firms; SOL and Altcoin Prices More Volatile as a Result

Odaily reports: Crypto KOL Seven research posted that "right now, the vast majority of market makers and quantitative firms in the crypto market keep the bulk of their capital and main margin accounts on Binance. Many institutions engage in cross-exchange arbitrage or hedging, and Binance's suspension of withdrawals could cause their funding chains to seize up on the spot—if market volatility continues to intensify, they would be unable to withdraw funds from Binance to top up margin elsewhere. To avoid liquidation, they would be forced to close positions on other exchanges and on-chain, forcibly pulling cash back. This is also why, even though the assets stolen were Ethereum-ecosystem assets, Solana and a bunch of altcoins ended up crashing along with it today."