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Wintermute: Crypto Market Lacks New Buying Interest, $50,000 to $59,000 Range Has No Significant Support

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June 9: Wintermute flagged that surging AI valuations, a looming IPO frenzy, and persistently high macro interest rates are cooling risk appetite in the crypto space. On the crypto front, Bitcoin briefly dipped below $60,000 after Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, disclosed in late May that he sold 32 BTC—his first Bitcoin sale since 2022. While the selloff’s scale is negligible, its symbolism stoked market jitters. Wintermute notes the real issue isn’t the 32 BTC itself: it’s 10 consecutive days of net outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs, plus roughly $2.97 billion in total outflows logged in May. This signals ongoing withdrawals by U.S. institutional funds, with no fresh buying power stepping in to offset the gap. Wintermute says the current market weakness was long in the making: retail funds have been pouring into U.S. stocks lately, U.S. institutional investors have grown bearish, and Bitcoin failed to establish solid support in the $50,000–$59,000 range during its 2024 rally. That said, the firm does see long-term funds gradually building positions via dollar-cost averaging (DCA), arguing the long-term risk-reward profile looks more favorable at current price levels. Moving forward, the next key market focus shifts to SpaceX’s IPO on June 12, whose performance will act as a critical gauge of overall market risk appetite and investors’ willingness to deploy capital.
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