The price of Avalanche has slid significantly since the crypto asset’s all-time high as the token has dropped 83% in value since then. In a recent interview published on May 31, Avalanche co-founder, Emin Gün Sirer, discussed how bear market conditions have impacted cryptocurrencies like avalanche (AVAX). The Avalanche co-founder mentioned “macro conditions” and that “all asset prices—not just crypto but also equities—have gone down” in value.
Emin Gün Sirer: ‘Price Is Not Something That I’m Supremely Interested in — I’m Building’
Presently, the crypto economy has been facing a downturn after numerous digital assets have lost 40% to more than 80% in value against the U.S. dollar. For instance, bitcoin (BTC) is down 56.9% from its $69K all-time high seven months ago. The crypto asset avalanche (AVAX) has shed roughly 83.9% in value against the USD since the ATH it recorded on November 21, 2021. Just recently, Avalanche co-founder Emin Gün Sirer discussed the AVAX downturn in an interview with Forbes author Steven Ehrlich.
Despite the crypto economy’s bear market, Gün Sirer is very optimistic about the future of AVAX and he wholeheartedly believes it is the best form of blockchain technology out there today. “Avalanche is, simply put, the most innovative blockchain platform device to date,” the Avalanche co-founder explained to Ehrlich. “It represents the best technology that we know from a scientific perspective for building blockchains that scale and are customizable.” Following Gün Sirer’s statement about Avalanche, Forbes reporter Ehrlich asked about AVAX’s decline in value.
Gün Sirer noted that Ava Labs is a private company and one that is “thriving.” The co-founder shared that there’s roughly 180 people employed by the firm and by the end of the year he
