Bitcoin price rallies above $97K as institutional and retail traders’ appetites shrink
Bitcoin traders are not slamming the buy button, but most of their concerns are connected to macroeconomic conditions. Source link
There is a ‘massive disconnect’ between retail and pros in crypto: Bitwise CIO
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said retail crypto sentiment is “the worst it’s been in years,” as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index falls to a “Fear” score of 44. Source link
There is a 'massive disconnect' between retail and pros in crypto: Bitwise CIO
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said retail crypto sentiment is “the worst it’s been in years,” amid the Crypto Fear and Greed Index falling to a “Fear” score of 44. Source link
Central banks will likely lean away from issuing retail CBDCs
Mastercard’s Raj Dhamodharan predicts that more central banks will shift away from retail CBDCs, focusing instead on wholesale digital currencies for financial institutions in 2025. Central banks are rethinking their approach to state-backed digital currencies, with Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard‘s head of crypto & blockchain, noting that while many once considered issuing their own digital currencies […]
APAC outpaces US, Europe in retail Bitcoin trading, survey reveals
Retail Bitcoin activity in APAC has outpaced the U.S. and Europe, driven by non-institutional participation, according to Gemini and Glassnode. The Asia-Pacific region retail traders are making moves in Bitcoin (BTC) while the U.S. lags behind. When excluding exchange-traded funds and exchange flows, retail activity in Asia is growing faster than in the U.S. and […]
Bitcoin retail sellers send $625M to Binance before 'first cycle top'
Bitcoin whales hold off on major selling, but retail investors appear unwilling to wait for the real bull market gains to hit. Source link
Bitcoin futures metric adds $1.2B after FOMC, but retail investor spending is down 50% — Why?
Bitcoin trades above $100,000, but investors’ “unit bias” and the rise of spot BTC ETFs have drastically decreased retail investors’ presence in the market. Source link
Crypto mobile wallets hit 36M record high amid growing retail adoption
Increasingly more passive crypto holders are turning into active users and interacting with blockchain-based protocols. Source link
Retail CBDCs fail to address real consumer needs, survey shows
Interoperability, privacy, and infrastructure still pose hurdles to retail CBDC adoption, a survey by GlobalData reveals. Central bank digital currencies are still a tough sell, even where they’ve officially launched. GlobalData’s latest survey report reveals that for consumers in many countries, CBDCs just don’t offer enough to make the switch from familiar payment methods, as […]
Top crypto adopters in 2025: Institutions, retail, low-income countries
Cryptocurrency holders worldwide are poised to reach a new all-time high in 2025, the CEO of Chainalysis told Cointelegraph. Source link
