Bitcoin Stalls at 97,000: Institutional Rally Without Retail Euphoria

Ser_This_Is_A_Casino · 2026-01-16T08:20:38+00:00

Bitcoin's current rally is losing momentum as institutional interest persists while retail investors shift focus to trends like AI and green energy. Funding rates remain low, indicating reduced market excitement. Searches for "crypto" have also stagnated.

Ser_This_Is_A_Casino

2026-01-16 08:20:38

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Source: CoinTribune Original Title: Bitcoin: The rally is losing steam despite institutional appetite Original Link: https://www.cointribune.com/en/bitcoin-the-rally-is-losing-steam-despite-institutional-appetite/

Bitcoin without fever: the rally the crowd forgot

BTC remains above 95,000 dollars, but the atmosphere no longer resembles the turmoil of past bull runs. The funding rate caps around 4%, far from the 8 to 12% observed during euphoric periods. Retail investors have disappeared from order books, preferring to bet on other trends: artificial intelligence, robotics, or green energy.

The numbers speak for themselves. Google searches for the word “crypto” stagnate at 27 out of 100

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TokenSherpa

· 21h ago

look, if you examine the data on institutional accumulation patterns historically speaking, this 97k ceiling thing actually reveals something pretty fundamental about voting power dynamics in market psychology... but yeah retail getting left in the dust, shocking nobody who's been paying attention to governance precedent tbh

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BottomMisser

· 21h ago

Institutions are getting on board, retail investors are still watching the show. Is this how the current market will play out?

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