Large investors are fleeing Bitcoin

Since 2020, institutional investors (companies with investments of $1 million or more) have become the leading investment forcefor the cryptocurrency market.ETFs for spot and futures Bitcoin appeared, the number of public mining companies and investment funds increased. Even Western state pension funds did not disdain investments in Bitcoin.

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This was largely the result of active printingdollars from the Fed to provide federal programs to support the population and businesses. Thus, the American crypto exchange Coinbase recorded a fourfold increase in deposits exactly for the amount of stimulus payments of $1,200 in April 2020. In those days, Bitcoin was worth $7,000.

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In two years, more than a third of newdollars, and the Fed's balance sheet doubled to $9 trillion. Investors poured money into all sectors of the economy from real estate to cryptocurrencies, which led to inflation in the United States well above the target level.

Now, in order to cool the markets, the Fed is forcedturn your policy 180 degrees - raise the key rate and sell some securities. This will inevitably lead to a fall in the value of most risky assets. Thus, the stock market (S&P500 index) has already dropped by 13% since the beginning of the year.

These trends could not help but affectcryptocurrency market. As a result, net outflows from cryptocurrency funds reached a historic level of 14,327 BTC. The greatest flight is demonstrated by American investors, who reduced their investment volume by 11% over the month.

 

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Bitcoin, like the stock market, is traded in thisyear at a discount, but when adjusted for volatility, it shows a much smaller drawdown. This is due to the activity of small investors who continue to believe in the power of the coin. Thus, a group of investors with wallets from 0.1 BTC to 10 BTC doubled their positions in April alone, bringing the total stock to 2.5 million BTC.

 

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If small players were the leading force in the Bitcoin market, we would now see the price rise instead of correcting.

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However, institutionalinvestors whose strategies are built with an eye on the actions of the Fed. It is expected that the regulator at today's meeting will raise the key rate immediately by 0.75%. The sharp rise, coupled with the planned unloading of the Fed's balance sheet, will most likely lead to an increase in the outflow of large capital from Bitcoin.

 

Analytical group StormGain

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