September Slide Continues Despite Positive Underlying Trends
Key Takeaways
- Crypto markets stumble as global equity markets go risk-off in the wake of Evergrande fears.
Strongest selling pressure was from those with high exposure to Asian assets seeking liquidity to hedge against a potential “Lehman” moment for China. - This week reminds us that Bitcoin is relatively early in its adoption phase and consequently, is still a risk-on asset. Macro remains the roadblock between Bitcoin and $100,000 price.
- We suspect continued trepidation in equities markets may lead to a continued dovish stance from the Fed, which may result in greater capital flow into risk-on assets.
- On-chain metrics point to Chinese investors selling Bitcoin, long-term Hodlers accumulating, and broader Ethereum selling from retail investors.
- Miners continue to flee China, building out new operations in friendlier jurisdictions.
- The Bottom Line: As China-related fears spark risk-off sentiment in global markets, digital assets show positive underlying trends among institutional adoption, Hodler accumulation, and mining operations.
September Slide Continues
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