2026-01-10 20:30:53

A major shift is unfolding in the Bitcoin market. While retail investors are taking profits and exiting positions, institutional players are quietly accumulating. Wells Fargo alone has built up $383M in Bitcoin ETF holdings. Throughout last year, over $25 billion flowed into Bitcoin ETFs, signaling serious institutional interest. The game has changed too—banks now accept Bitcoin ETFs as collateral for loans, legitimizing crypto as a core asset class.

The narrative around a "super cycle" gaining momentum reflects this broader transformation. But here's the catch: if institutions are buying while retail sells, where's the price discovery happening? The risk is clear—don't become the exit liquidity that feeds institutional accumulation. When the smart money's positioning is this obvious, the smaller players need to read the room carefully.

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WenMoon

· 01-10 21:00

Institutions are accumulating, retail investors are fleeing. Now it's really time to see who gets cut.

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SellTheBounce

· 01-10 20:59

Institutions are accumulating, retail investors are running... I've seen this play out too many times. --- A rebound is the time to cut positions; don’t think you can make money by catching the bottom. --- Wait, $25billion is flowing in and you get excited? It looks more like building a wall for the upcoming crash. --- The bag-holder is always the last to act, this time it’s not your turn. --- So what if the bank approves it? History tells me the next step is a collapse. --- Retail investors sell, and institutions buy? What happens after retail investors sell... just thinking about it is depressing. --- The word "super cycle" appears, and I want to sell. --- $383M sounds impressive, but compared to the entire market, it’s not enough. Be cautious. --- Price discovery? Ha, as long as there are bag-holders, it can keep going. --- Don’t become liquidity for escape, but you already are.

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RugPullAlarm

· 01-10 20:59

Wait, Wells Fargo's $383 million holdings? Can the specific addresses be checked on-chain, or is this just another media numbers game...

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WhaleWatcher

· 01-10 20:57

NGL, this is the classic big fish eating small fish scenario—retail investors fleeing and institutions stepping in.

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OnchainHolmes

· 01-10 20:39

Institutions are疯狂吸筹, retail investors are still chasing highs and selling lows, this is the reality. --- 25 billion inflow into ETFs sounds impressive, but even more terrifying is that institutions are starting to use BTC as collateral. --- Basically, institutions are eating up retail investors' chips. When the big rally happens, small investors will have already been left behind. --- Frog at the bottom of the well is still discussing the super cycle, unaware that they have already become someone else's bagholder. --- Rich banks have accumulated $380 million. What are you FOMO buying when Bitcoin was at $3000? --- Price discovery? Ha, right now it's all about institutional pricing. retail investors can only passively accept it. --- Who can survive until the end in this round depends on whether you can resist looking at the K-line.

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