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<p>This time, however, the selling seems to be <strong><a href="https://studio.glassnode.com/charts/breakdowns.RealizedLossByLthSth?a=BTC&amp;s=1666483200&amp;u=1764892800&amp;zoom=" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">concentrated</a> </strong>in a much narrower cohort — traders who chased recent highs and are now being forced out of positions.</p>
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  <li><strong>Bitcoin’s realized losses are at their highest since the FTX wipeout.</strong></li>
  <li><strong>Short-term traders are capitulating, while long-term holders remain stable.</strong></li>
  <li><strong>BTC is moving closely with tech equities, with a 0.82 Nasdaq correlation.</strong></li>
  <li><strong>Bitcoin ETFs are seeing deep withdrawals — nearly $3 billion over 30 days.</strong></li>
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<p>The market turbulence has stirred memories of late 2022, when the collapse of FTX triggered one of the fastest evaporations of value in crypto history.<br> Back then, more than $100 billion vanished in a single day, as the exposure of Alameda Research’s shaky balance sheet and Binance’s decision to exit its FTT holdings sent Sam Bankman-Fried’s token — and confidence — plummeting.</p>
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<p>Today’s losses are not tied to a single scandal, but the magnitude of realized pain rivals that moment, according to data reviewed via Glassnode.</p>
<h2 id="macro-tensions-are-amplifying-the-damage">Macro Tensions Are Amplifying the Damage</h2>
<p>Bitcoin’s weakness is being intensified by an unfriendly macro backdrop rather than purely crypto-driven news.<br> Labor numbers showing unexpectedly strong employment — jobless claims falling to multi-year lows — are pressuring risk assets by suggesting rate cuts may not arrive quickly.</p>
<p>The market’s sensitivity to this shift is stark: Bitcoin is moving almost in lockstep with tech equities, posting a 0.82 correlation with the Nasdaq, making it highly vulnerable whenever sentiment deteriorates.</p>
<p>Traders now await fresh Core PCE inflation readings, aware that a disappointing print could push rate relief further away and extend Bitcoin’s downturn.</p>
<p>BTC trades around $90,750, sliding more than 2% over the day.</p>
<h2 id="etf-interest-is-drying-up-fast">ETF Interest Is Drying Up Fast</h2>
<p>Where institutional flows once acted as a stabilizing force, they are now turning into an additional drag.</p>
<p>U.S. spot ETFs collectively saw $196 million in net withdrawals on December 5 — their worst outflow streak in two weeks.</p>
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<p>BlackRock’s flagship product, which had previously dominated inflows, shed $114.7 million, followed by $54.2 million exiting Fidelity’s fund, while VanEck recorded $14.3 million in selling.</p>
<p>Across the rolling week, funds are $73 million in the red, and over a 30-day window, ETF investors have yanked nearly $2.9 billion from Bitcoin exposure, according to HeyApollo data.</p>
<h2 id="what-makes-this-drawdown-different">What Makes This Drawdown Different?</h2>
<p>Long-term holders appear remarkably calm; their entry prices are so low that this correction barely registers for them.<br> The stress is primarily visible among newer market participants — the same group most likely to capitulate when volatility accelerates.</p>
<p>That divergence, alongside weakening ETF flows and heightened macro sensitivity, paints a picture of a market under pressure but not universally panicked.</p>
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