Retail Bitcoin inflows hit nine-year low as institutions step in

Retail has stepped back from Bitcoin. CryptoQuant says sub‑1 BTC accounts sent record‑low inflows to Binance this month, the weakest retail participation in nine years.

Wall Street is moving in while Main Street sits out. Institutional access keeps expanding.

• Morgan Stanley launched a Bitcoin ETF.
• Stablecoin market cap hit an all‑time high this year, highlighted by Exodus CEO JP Richardson on X.

Retail is under pressure. High living costs keep small buyers out. “That’s why this cycle won’t be the retail cycle. It’s the institutional cycle and will take longer,” wrote Michaël van de Poppe on X.

JP Richardson’s take is blunt. “This might be the first cycle where institutions are in a bull market, and retail doesn’t even know it,” he said here.

Near term, sentiment stays fragile. Macro drives the tape: oil, the dollar, inflation expectations.

The usual retail energy of past surges is missing. Whether it returns hinges on household finances more than on crypto itself.

Headline: Retail Bitcoin flows hit 9‑year low on Binance as institutions step in

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