Bitcoin liquidity questionable

Comparison to other markets

Those who belong to grammar police please do not continue as you would be offended. I am not a native speaker.

In previous analysis of bitcoin market I have only touched slightly the differences between various types of markets and how they in very simple terms have tools to secure more liquidity at the right time in the right place.

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Today I will try to explain in more detail the difference between settlement process in various types of markets and so raise question about bitcoin market ability to balance the cash payments when any mass adoption is considered as future scenario.

According to media coverage it seems as everyone is on board.

Gold futures market

I do not consider present manipulation in this market for the purpose of this analysis.

For example take gold futures markets. Most of the transactions between traders are not involving exchange of underlying commodity.

Only tiny fractions settle with physical exchange of commodity. So traders on both sides need to have cash accounts to settle profit and losses on a daily basis, or close their positions if they do not have enough funds. It is a zero sum game when not counting commissions for trade execution.