Trading data reveals an interesting pattern emerging in 2025's crypto markets: liquidity is concentrating heavily around Bitcoin and Ethereum, while alternative coins have lost momentum. As the broader altcoin rally fizzled out, major OTC desks noticed a stark shift in where volume actually flows. Most traders are parking capital in these two dominant assets rather than chasing scattered opportunities elsewhere. This bifurcation hints at broader market sentiment—institutions and whales seem to be consolidating positions in blue-chip cryptos amid uncertainty. Worth watching whether this liquidity hoarding continues or if altseasons can reclaim attention.
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ReverseFOMOguy
· 01-13 18:36
Here we go again? Large funds are consolidating around BTC and ETH, while small tokens are being ignored. This script plays out year after year.
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MoonWaterDroplets
· 01-13 18:35
Watching BTC and ETH eat the meat, altcoins really need to wake up
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ChainPoet
· 01-13 18:14
Bitcoin and Ethereum are bleeding, altcoins are cooling off
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Here comes the binary theory of cutting leeks again; institutions are playing it this way
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Liquidity is all piled into BTC and ETH, is the altcoin season completely over... feels a bit exaggerated
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Wait, isn't this just saying that institutions are bottom-fishing and accumulating coins
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So now the only way to enter is to play with Bitcoin? That’s so boring
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Damn, it’s the same old story, said the same thing last year
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The term liquidity hoarding is quite apt, it really looks like accumulating assets secretly
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Looks like I have to follow the trend and buy BTC, what else can retail investors do?
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LightningPacketLoss
· 01-13 18:10
This is how institutions harvest retail investors... BTC and ETH are bleeding, small coins are doomed.
Trading data reveals an interesting pattern emerging in 2025's crypto markets: liquidity is concentrating heavily around Bitcoin and Ethereum, while alternative coins have lost momentum. As the broader altcoin rally fizzled out, major OTC desks noticed a stark shift in where volume actually flows. Most traders are parking capital in these two dominant assets rather than chasing scattered opportunities elsewhere. This bifurcation hints at broader market sentiment—institutions and whales seem to be consolidating positions in blue-chip cryptos amid uncertainty. Worth watching whether this liquidity hoarding continues or if altseasons can reclaim attention.