Volumes near all-time highs, biggest leverage flush since August 2023, largest high/low spread since the FTX collapse, in a manic correlation 1 moment.
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Massive correlated shakeout
A worldwide market shakeout left BTC down -17% on the week, while ETH underperformed significantly, seeing weekly returns of -26%. Crypto and S&P correlation has strengthened as macro fears intensify amidst a strengthening yen and growing recession fears. August 5 saw a high-low spread of 18.8%, the largest seen since the FTX collapse. 268,803 BTC traded in the spot market, the highest amount since Binance’s zero fee regime in 2022-2023.
Ethereum ETFs went live, with five day net outflows of $440m stemming from Grayscale, seized coins continue to move, and Donald Trump stated at Bitcoin 2024 that he wants a strategic U.S. BTC reserve.lg...more