Market Overview - Bitcoin was trading below $108,000, specifically at $107,779, reflecting a 2.8% decline in the last 24 hours, with a market drop of 3.2% due to $320 million in liquidations and spot crypto ETF outflows [1][2] - Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) both experienced declines exceeding 3.5%, while many altcoins saw losses greater than 4% [1] - The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) indicated a decrease of approximately 3.5% [1] Liquidation and ETF Flows - A total of 122,919 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours, amounting to $320.32 million, including a notable $2.98 million ETH-USDT order on Binance [2] - U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $40.4 million on October 20, with BlackRock's IBIT contributing $100.7 million to this outflow [2] Market Sentiment and Open Interest - The Crypto Fear & Greed Index indicated a sentiment level of "Fear" at 34 [2] - Open interest (OI) fell by about 30%, indicating a reduction in excess leverage, with funding rates approaching neutrality, suggesting a more balanced market positioning [3] Future Market Outlook - The reduction in leverage and near-neutral funding conditions may lower the likelihood of another forced-selling event, even amidst volatile price movements [4] - Analyst Michaël van de Poppe noted that Bitcoin's monthly chart is currently moving sideways, indicating a pause that may allow for the elimination of excess leverage before a potential upward movement [4]

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Group 1 - Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs) attracted $3.17 billion in funds last week, with Bitcoin funds pulling in $2.6 billion and Ethereum funds seeing $338 million in new deposits [1] - Year-to-date crypto fund deposits reached a record $48.7 billion, surpassing last year's total [1] - Despite a market crash, ETF holdings experienced minimal outflows of $159 million on Friday, indicating limited impact on retail traders [2] Group 2 - Retail holders of ETPs are generally more stable compared to institutional investors, who are more likely to engage in basis trading [3] - The Crypto Fear & Greed Index dropped to 24, indicating "extreme fear," but later recovered to 38, moving back into the "fear" zone [4] - Weekly trading volumes for digital asset ETPs reached a record $53 billion, with Friday's volume being the largest daily total at $15.3 billion [5] Group 3 - Total assets under management fell by 7% to $242 billion following tariff announcements [5] - Bitcoin rebounded nearly 3% to approximately $114,200 after dipping below $110,000 over the weekend [5]

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Market Overview - The global cryptocurrency market cap has decreased by 2.2% in the last 24 hours, now at $3.83 trillion, with trading volume rising to $237.1 billion, indicating weakened investor sentiment [1] - The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 28, the lowest level since April, reflecting growing fear in the market despite prices remaining above previous lows [5][6] Cryptocurrency Performance - Nine of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap are experiencing losses, with Bitcoin (BTC) down 2.1% to $109,252 and a 6.6% decline over the past week [3] - Ethereum (ETH) has fallen 3.3% in the last 24 hours to $3,895, marking a 13.9% weekly loss [3] - Solana (SOL) leads the day's losses, down 4.6% to $193.51, extending its 7-day decline to 20.7% [3] - Dogecoin (DOGE) has lost 3.5% to trade at $0.2247, resulting in an 18.4% weekly decline [4] Notable Trends - A few lesser-known tokens have shown significant gains, with SQD up 94.8%, Concordium increasing by 66.6%, and Wrapped XPL rising by 65.2% [5] - Long-term holders of Bitcoin are realizing profits, indicating potential market cycle tops, which may signal a deeper correction [7][8] ETF Activity - US Bitcoin spot ETFs have seen outflows of $258.46 million, while US Ethereum spot ETFs have recorded $251.20 million in outflows, suggesting investor exhaustion [8][9]

Market Sentiment - The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has returned to a neutral level at 50 [1]