Retail investors are gradually disappearing from the crypto market

The cryptocurrency market has seen a significant decline in activity among retail investors who own less than 0.1 BTC. According to CryptoQuant, the daily deposit volumes of these “shrimps” on the Binance platform fell from 552 BTC to 92 BTC, indicating sharp structural changes in the market. This is due to investors switching to ETFs, accumulating assets instead of trading, as well as a change in the status of some addresses that are no longer “shrimps.”

Source — Incrypted

This decline in retail investor activity indicates that the market is increasingly controlled by large players such as corporate investors and new whales. Corporations that hold Bitcoin reserves have begun to dominate the market, leading to a decrease in the influence of smaller investors.

In the future, this could lead to significant changes across the crypto industry, as larger players can shape pricing policies and influence the market. The overall situation indicates a rise in respect for traditional financial institutions, which are beginning to enter the world of cryptocurrencies more actively, thereby reducing the role of small investors.