Bitcoin just broke through to a 2-month peak around $97,500, but here's what's interesting—retail holders are bailing. Over 47,000 small-cap investors ditched their coins in just 72 hours, likely spooked by volatility. Yet exchange wallets are at their lowest in 7 months. That divergence matters: fewer BTC sitting on exchanges means less immediate selling pressure despite the retail panic. It's a classic tension between short-term fear and structural tightness. Markets often reward patience over panic.
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BearMarketBuyer
· 01-17 17:15
Retail investors running away is really hilarious. Still afraid at this point? Less exchange tokens is actually a good thing.
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degenwhisperer
· 01-16 16:04
Retail investors cut losses, big players hoard coins, this is wealth transfer, brothers.
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SchrödingersNode
· 01-15 10:53
Retail investors have left, but the exchange wallet is running low. This price difference is the institution eating up the chips... Why panic? 97k is just the appetizer.
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GasGoblin
· 01-15 10:50
Retail investors running away so aggressively, it's actually a bit funny. Waves of retail investors get cut and then cut again. But the key thing is that the exchange's BTC is decreasing, which indicates that big players are hoarding. How can we, a group without patience, possibly win?
Bitcoin just broke through to a 2-month peak around $97,500, but here's what's interesting—retail holders are bailing. Over 47,000 small-cap investors ditched their coins in just 72 hours, likely spooked by volatility. Yet exchange wallets are at their lowest in 7 months. That divergence matters: fewer BTC sitting on exchanges means less immediate selling pressure despite the retail panic. It's a classic tension between short-term fear and structural tightness. Markets often reward patience over panic.