Why “Liquidity” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
It’s just a different format. Providing liquidity in the hope that more is generated from the economy. Except it’s doing more harm than good other than in true crisis. Other tim…
by randbyte · Oct 31, 2026
I was responding to: > If they do not have the liquidity to let people withdraw money that is another issue, but it does not seem to be the case.
by skinfaxi · Oct 31, 2026
It's an important distinction. $3.5B stolen was "stable coins", which you could equate to a piece of paper with a dollar amount written on it. Those are largely freezable by the…
by user43928 · Oct 31, 2026
What negligence? They got their own money stolen. You do not get sued for being robbed of your money, normally. If they do not have the liquidity to let people withdraw money th…
by freehorse · Oct 31, 2026
LLMs not needed for programming or software engineering, and overall harmful in many dimensions. I look forward to the hype bubble popping and the AI industry collapsing. Hopefu…
by syngrog66 · Oct 31, 2026
the liquidity is drying out.
by m00dy · Oct 31, 2026
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "liquidity" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "liquidity" over time.
Liquidity is a concept in economics involving the convertibility of assets and obligations. It can include:Market liquidity, the ease with which an asset can be sold Accounting liquidity, the ability to meet cash obligations when due Funding liquidity, the availability of credit to finance the purchase of financial asset Liquid capital, the amount of money that a firm holds Liquidity risk, the risk that an asset will have impaired market liquidity Read more on Wikipedia