The total value erased would go beyond the market capitalisation of digital assets . A crash would also wipe out private investments in crypto firms such as exchanges ($37bn since 2010, reckons PitchBook, a data provider) as well as the value of listed crypto firms (worth about $90bn).
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Nolan Bauerle, research director at CoinDesk, says 90% of cryptocurrencies today will not survive a crash in the markets . Those that survive will dominate the game and boost returns for early investors.
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