I think they are authorized to dump $100M a week and might dump up to $200M a week. Turns out bitcoin is affected because they found $500M worth of bitcoin, somewhere. I assumed they lost it all. SOL is the worst since they own like $1B worth. No idea how they will liquidate that without crashing the token.
If FTX dumps its crypto holdings, you can bet the market will crash real hard. It'll be a great opportunity for anyone to "buy the dip" before prices go back up again. I have a feeling the negative effects will be short-lived, especially when many institutional investment companies are buying BTC like crazy (BlackRock, MicroStrategy, etc). $100k may just be the tip of the iceberg as the best is yet to come.
I think that once a spot Bitcoin ETF is approved in the US, the bull market will begin. The halving of 2024 could also have a positive effect over BTC's price, but without the ETF, there won't be enough momentum for the cryptocurrency to reach a new ATH. Who knows if buying BTC at current prices will make you rich soon? Just my thoughts
Looking at the total market capitalization of more than 1 trillion USD, while the assets that FTX holds are only a few billion USD. Honestly, even if they sold them all at once it wouldn't cause any serious problems but it seems like someone is taking advantage of this news to manipulate market sentiment quite well. Panic is prevailing even though there has not been any official announcement about the sale of FTX's assets.
Personally, I really appreciate ETFs, it will cause bitcoin prices to skyrocket because demand will also increase thanks to ETFs. But that's also what I'm concerned about, ETFs won't be approved anytime soon because the government doesn't want people to use bitcoin and give up their bonds or fiat.