#Liquidity101
What does liquidity mean in the crypto world?
🔹 Liquidity = The ease of buying or selling an asset (cryptocurrency) without significantly affecting its price.
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📈 High liquidity:
✅ There are many buy and sell orders
✅ The difference between the buying and selling price (Spread) is small
✅ Fast execution and lower volatility
🔸 Example: Bitcoin on a large platform like Binance or OKX
📉 Low liquidity:
⚠️ Difficulty in executing large trades
⚠️ High volatility
⚠️ The difference between the buying and selling price is large
🔸 Example: Small or new coins without sufficient trading volume
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💡 Why is liquidity important?
It reduces the likelihood of unexpected losses due to price differences
It facilitates entering and exiting trades
A sign of the strength of the project or platform
🛑 Tip: Before you enter any coin, check the daily trading volume and liquidity… because you might buy, but not know how to sell!