Crypto treasuries siphon $800B from altcoins, and it might be ‘forever’

Corporate crypto treasuries have attracted about $800 billion from retail investors, mainly at the expense of altcoins, according to 10x Research.

Despite growing expectations of an imminent altcoin season, industry insiders are pointing to capital flowing back into Bitcoin and corporate cryptocurrency treasuries, raising doubts about the traditional crypto market cycle.

Corporate digital assets treasuries (DATs) have drained about $800 billion worth of retail investor capital from the altcoin market, according to crypto market intelligence company 10x Research.

“Liquidity, momentum, and conviction have all migrated elsewhere, leaving the altcoin market eerily quiet,” 10x Research wrote in a Friday blog post. “Our models show a decisive rotation back into Bitcoin, even as Korean retail traders, once the heart of altcoin speculation, shift their focus to U.S. crypto stocks.” 

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