Felecia Davis 
Layer-2 scaling answer Synthetix lately collaborated with liquidity supplier Curve Finance to create Curve swimming pools for sETH/ETH, sBTC/BTC, & sUSD/3CRV, permitting buyers to cheaply convert synths equivalent to sETH to Ether (ETH).
Given the buyers’ willingness to carry tokens as an alternative of synths, the protocol racked up over $1.02 million in buying and selling charges — overshadowing Bitcoin’s (BTC) every day efficiency by 5 instances.
Synthetix, Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, created a buzz throughout the crypto ecosystem after witnessing a sudden improve in buying and selling actions and an unprecedented comeback of its in-house token, SNX, throughout an unforgiving bear market.
As a direct results of the huge buying and selling volumes, the SNX token, too, witnessed a momentary surge of 105%, citing its worth to over $3 based mostly on information from CoinMarketCap.
Sharing his ideas on the event, Synthetix founder Kain Warwick a.ok.a kain.eth launched a weblog submit that highlighted the issue of DeFi protocols to soak up Bitcoin’s volatility if the worth drops even additional:
“This is critical to understand, Synthetix is an over-collateralised crypto-backed suite of stablecoins, it CAN implode.”
However, he attributed Synthetix’s latest success to the responsiveness of the group to tough circumstances and a willingness to experiment with novel mechanisms to supply stability.
On May 31, the entrepreneur revealed that SNX tokens contribute to 99% of his general liquid portfolio.
As of this morning my liquid crypto portfolio is 99% SNX.
— kain.eth (✨_✨) (@kaiynne) May 31, 2022
On the flipside, on-chain metrics revealed the intentions of shorting the SNX token throughout quite a few exchanges. @napgener from Crypto Twitter disclosed that 15 million SNX tokens preserve a brief place on well-liked exchanges together with Binance, FTX, ByBit and OKX. While solely 20 million SNX tokens exist on exchanges, the revelation factors to an oncoming worth hike, which could see SNX breach a price of $10.
15m $snx is brief now.
solely 20m exist on exchanges
this factor might powder keg to $10+$sirin / $unfi model pic.twitter.com/b0LM8zs5x5— napgener 0xDONE (@napgener) June 20, 2022
The Twitter consumer additionally alleged that the Celsius community is providing a 300% Annual Percentage Rate (APR) to customers for shorting their SNX holdings.
Related: El Salvador president addresses bear market issues with Bitcoin hopium
With Bitcoin costs falling beneath $20,000 over the weekend, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele shared a chunk of optimistic recommendation on Twitter.
I see that some individuals are frightened or anxious in regards to the #Bitcoin market worth.
My recommendation: cease wanting on the graph and revel in life. If you invested in #BTC your funding is secure and its worth will immensely develop after the bear market.
Patience is the important thing.
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) June 19, 2022
In his tweet, Bukele suggested fellow buyers to “stop looking at the graph and enjoy life.” He reassured buyers about Bitcoin’s inevitable comeback, stating that:
“If you invested in #BTC your investment is safe and its value will immensely grow after the bear market. Patience is the key.”
