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Liquidity

How much can be traded without moving the price.

Liquidity is depth, not volume. A market can turn over heavily and still be thin if the resting orders are small. It is also conditional: the depth visible in calm markets is frequently the first thing to disappear in volatile ones.

Related terms

Decentralised Exchange, Automated Market Maker, Liquidation, Market Capitalisation, Fully Diluted Valuation

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