The Collapse of London’s Glory: Liquidity Vanishes Like Humble Folks’ Dreams

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In the cold dawn of 2025, the proud city of London, once a titan of finance, now coughs into its empty coffers, its veins drained by the indifferent hand of liquidity. The mighty Bitpanda, born amidst Vienna’s shadows and powered by the relentless Peter Thiel-yes, that same cunning fox-declares with a smirk: “London? Bah! Not for us.”

The Great Illusion of London’s IPO Market

Dark rumors whisper that this illustrious market has sunk to depths unseen in thirty years-dipped into the abyss with only a few scant crumbs of $215 to $248 million raised in half a year-far from the roaring $11.88 billion of days gone by. Even with the tricks of secondary listings, the numbers remain a mockery-a hollow shadow of former grandeur.

Why? Ah, because of the silence, the emptiness-trades that barely whisper and liquidity that is but a ghost. Investors and bankers, with weary eyes, blame the drought-nothing but a wasteland where hopes of profit wither like leaves in winter.

CEO Demuth, transparent as a foggy window, admits London’s charm has waned. “Frankfurt or New York,” he declares-a choice cold as steel, no warm words for London’s forsaken streets. Perhaps the British capital has lost its sparkle-no timetable, no grand promise-only the bitter taste of abandonment.

Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange Bitpanda shuts its doors on UK listing

– Financial Times (@FT) August 26, 2025

Demuth’s voice is like a blunt axe-many companies, he says, are fleeing-escaping the shallow pools of London’s stock baths, seeking richer waters cooler and deeper. Wise, the clever ones, have jumped ship to New York, leaving behind a UK that still earns most of its crumbs from Europe’s slumbering markets. Capital, he implies, follows the flow-where the sharks hunt, that is where the future beckons.

The New Hunters of Wealth: America and Europe

In this savage chase, crypto and fintech firms set their sights on the vast American plains and European frontiers. New York and Nasdaq stand tall-like beacons in the darkness, promising deeper pools and fatter fish.

Trump’s policies, the whispers say, have turned the US into an inviting jungle-where institutions pour their loot. Circle, proud issuer of the USD Coin, drew in over a billion dollars-revered at an $8 billion valuation, a sparkle in the darkness. Thiel’s own children, Bullish, Gemini, BitGo-crawling onto US platforms, hungry for riches.

What It All Means-A Hard Truth

See, it’s simple. Where the waters run deep, the big fish swim-deep and strong. Companies find it easier to lure the sharks, to set their prices high-hoping to grow tall and proud. It’s about visibility-about the right pond.

Demuth’s words are clear: they follow where the money flows today-not a rejection of London, but a simple fact. The thirst for liquidity is fierce, and London’s drained-like a well that has long run dry.

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2025-08-26 14:34