Part 1 Beginner Why long-term crypto holders borrow against assets instead of selling A strategic guide to liquidity management, capital preservation, and the real tradeoff between selling and borrowing crypto Open guide
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This week Bitcoin faces as a new fed chair colliding with inflation in its biggest macro test of the year Macro May 11, 2026 Explore why savvy investors borrow against crypto instead of selling, with insights on liquidity, capital preservation, and portfolio strategy.
Part 1 Beginner Why long-term crypto holders borrow against assets instead of selling A strategic guide to liquidity management, capital preservation, and the real tradeoff between selling and borrowing crypto Open guide
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Buy Borrow Die Why long-term crypto holders borrow against assets instead of selling
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Evgeny Gaevoy is the Founder and CEO of Wintermute, a proprietary trading crypto market maker. Evgeny has a track record of consistently growing market share in Europe’s top cash exchanges, developing and executing ambitious expansion projects, and leading agile cross-functional teams through expansion and innovation ventures.
In his previous role at Optiver, a high-frequency trading company, Evgeny managed the European ETF business.
Evgeny holds an Executive MBA from London Business School, MSc in Finance, and BSc in Economics.
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