Crypto Crash: Is It Time to Panic? đŸ˜±

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Oh, the drama! Bitcoin, that frightfully modern form of speculative indulgence, seems to be having a bit of a wobble. Four days of decline, you know. Quite ghastly. It appears remarkably unmoved by good tidings – a distinct lack of gratitude, I always say – yet utterly, thoroughly flustered by the slightest hint of unpleasantness. 🙄

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And all this fuss over a meeting of
 the Federal Reserve! Good heavens. Apparently, this august body has sown seeds of doubt amongst the market’s more excitable inhabitants regarding the continuation of this little ‘bull run’. Honestly, the sensitivity of these people


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“Sell the News” – How Very Ungrateful!

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A chap at CryptoOnchain – frightfully clever name, don’t you think? – has diagnosed the situation as a textbook “sell the news” event. Which, translated from analyst-speak, means that when Uncle Sam hinted at the possibility of not reducing interest rates in December (the sheer impudence!), the short-term traders promptly liquidated their holdings. One simply doesn\’t know where to look.

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Apparently, Binance – a name that vaguely suggests a tropical drink but is, in fact, a cryptocurrency exchange – experienced a rather substantial influx of Bitcoin on October 30th. And get this: over 10,000 BTC came from addresses that had held the coins for less than 24 hours! Why, it\’s positively indecent! 🎉

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“Hot money,” he calls it. Charming. Short-term speculators, utterly at the mercy of the headlines. While those with a more
 established attachment to Bitcoin (coins aged 6+ months, you know, the reliable sort) barely stirred. How very predictable.

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His conclusion? A “shakeout of weak hands,” darling. Not a fundamental loss of faith. The foundations, he assures us, remain “strong.” One hopes he’s right, naturally. One really does.

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Losses? Merely a Fleeting Discomfort

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‘CryptoVizArt.₿’ – another adorable moniker – at Glassnode has weighed in with a rather reassuring observation. The unrealized losses are, apparently, “minor.” A mere $107K, which represents a teensy 1.3% of Bitcoin’s market cap.

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One remembers, rather vividly, the 2022 bear market. That was a proper catastrophe! The Unrealized Loss soared to a terrifying 20% of the market capitalization. A signal, you see, of impending doom. 😬 This, apparently, is nothing of the sort.

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Apparently, “mild” bear markets require a 5% Unrealized Loss, and “severe” ones
 well, 50% or more. My dear, the very thought! So, chin up. Don’t fret. And perhaps invest in something a bit more
 stable. Like antique silver. 💎

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Crypto Crash: Is It Time to Panic? đŸ˜±Crypto Crash: Is It Time to Panic? đŸ˜±

Oh, the drama! Bitcoin, that frightfully modern form of speculative indulgence, seems to be having a bit of a wobble. Four days of decline, you know. Quite ghastly. It appears remarkably unmoved by good tidings – a distinct lack of gratitude, I always say – yet utterly, thoroughly flustered by the slightest hint of unpleasantness. 🙄

And all this fuss over a meeting of
 the Federal Reserve! Good heavens. Apparently, this august body has sown seeds of doubt amongst the market’s more excitable inhabitants regarding the continuation of this little ‘bull run’. Honestly, the sensitivity of these people


“Sell the News” – How Very Ungrateful!

A chap at CryptoOnchain – frightfully clever name, don’t you think? – has diagnosed the situation as a textbook “sell the news” event. Which, translated from analyst-speak, means that when Uncle Sam hinted at the possibility of not reducing interest rates in December (the sheer impudence!), the short-term traders promptly liquidated their holdings. One simply doesn’t know where to look.

Apparently, Binance – a name that vaguely suggests a tropical drink but is, in fact, a cryptocurrency exchange – experienced a rather substantial influx of Bitcoin on October 30th. And get this: over 10,000 BTC came from addresses that had held the coins for less than 24 hours! Why, it’s positively indecent! 🎉

“Hot money,” he calls it. Charming. Short-term speculators, utterly at the mercy of the headlines. While those with a more
 established attachment to Bitcoin (coins aged 6+ months, you know, the reliable sort) barely stirred. How very predictable.

His conclusion? A “shakeout of weak hands,” darling. Not a fundamental loss of faith. The foundations, he assures us, remain “strong.” One hopes he’s right, naturally. One really does.

Losses? Merely a Fleeting Discomfort

‘CryptoVizArt.₿’ – another adorable moniker – at Glassnode has weighed in with a rather reassuring observation. The unrealized losses are, apparently, “minor.” A mere $107K, which represents a teensy 1.3% of Bitcoin’s market cap.

One remembers, rather vividly, the 2022 bear market. That was a proper catastrophe! The Unrealized Loss soared to a terrifying 20% of the market capitalization. A signal, you see, of impending doom. 😬 This, apparently, is nothing of the sort.

Apparently, “mild” bear markets require a 5% Unrealized Loss, and “severe” ones
 well, 50% or more. My dear, the very thought! So, chin up. Don’t fret. And perhaps invest in something a bit more
 stable. Like antique silver. 💎

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