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Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of blockchain oracle network Chainlink, says the current cryptocurrency bear market is proving the sector’s ability to handle volatility rather than exposing new systemic weaknesses. Based on his argument, no major structural failures such as FTX have occurred, and the expansion of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) continues at a robust pace. Nazarov’s comments, shared publicly on social media and in industry press interviews, framed the latest market correction not as a failure, but as evidence that the crypto ecosystem has matured beyond the shocks that defined earlier cycles. In an X post dated Tuesday, February 10, Nazarov elaborated that although market cycles are inevitable, they serve as crucial indicators of an industry’s evolution and trajectory. Reports note a 44% decline in the crypto market’s total value from an October peak of $4.4 trillion, with the market losing nearly $2 trillion in just 4 months. Despite this downward trend, Nazarov appeared calm. He highlighted two main reasons that distinguish this bear market from earlier ones. Nazarov differentiates the current bear crypto market from the previous ones Regarding his reasons for why the recent bear market is different from earlier ones, Nazarov began by noting that this time around, there have been no major collapses like those in previous declines that led to massive institutional failures, such as FTX, or issues related to crypto lending in 2022. This finding implied that the crypto industry has strengthened its capacity to navigate market turbulence.fccccch  “There have been no large risk management failures leading to big institutional failures or widespread systemic risks,” he said. The second reason was that the founder of Chainlink observed the continuous expansion of RWA tokenization and on-chain perpetual contracts for traditional commodities despite crypto price volatility. This discovery demonstrates that the innovation offers tangible value, rather than…

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