Bitcoin’s New Record: Is It a Celebration or Just a Fading Echo? 🎉😏

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In a rather dramatic twist befitting a farce, the Bitcoin Realized Cap has recently soared to dizzying heights, setting a new all-time high (ATH). Yet, like a soufflé in a draft, the monthly inflows have decided to take a leisurely stroll, fading into the background.

Bitcoin Realized Cap: Slower Than a Snail on a Sunday Stroll

According to the ever-reliable seers at Glassnode, the Realized Cap of Bitcoin has achieved a new record. This “Realized Cap” is a rather clever contraption that calculates the asset’s total value by assuming the ‘real’ value of any token in circulation is equal to the spot price at which it was last transacted. Quite the mouthful, isn’t it? 🍰

One might say that the last transaction of a coin is akin to the last dance at a ball, representing the last moment it changed hands. The price at that moment denotes the coin’s current cost basis, or as I like to call it, its “going rate.”

As the Realized Cap adds up this acquisition value for all tokens in circulation, it essentially reveals the amount of capital that investors have collectively splurged on Bitcoin. A veritable treasure trove of enthusiasm, if you will.

Now, feast your eyes on the chart shared by our analytics friends, which illustrates the trend of this value over the past few years:

As one can see from the graph, the Bitcoin Realized Cap has been on an upward trajectory for some time. Whenever the indicator’s value rises, it suggests a net influx of capital into the cryptocurrency. Thus, one might conclude that BTC has been enjoying a rather lavish banquet of continuous inflows.

However, while capital has been flowing in like a river, the growth rate has been as fickle as a cat on a hot tin roof. The chart reveals that the Realized Cap experienced a particularly sharp rise during two periods: Q1 2024 and Q4 2024. How quaint!

Following the Q1 2024 phase, we witnessed a rapid slowdown in capital inflows, and it appears that Q4 2024 is following suit. At the height of inflows in December, the growth rate was a robust 13% per month. Today, alas, it has dwindled to a mere 0.9% per month. How the mighty have fallen! đŸ˜±

Growth continues, of course, and the indicator has managed to set a new record of $872 billion. But as Glassnode has sagely noted, this slowdown could indicate that “investor appetite is softening – signaling continued risk-off sentiment.” A rather polite way of saying, “Hold onto your hats!”

Both periods of fresh capital inflows last year coincided with bull rallies for Bitcoin, while the intervening phases resulted in bearish consolidation. Quite the rollercoaster ride, wouldn’t you agree?

The latest drop in Realized Cap growth has led to a notable drawdown in the asset’s price. Given last year’s trend, it seems a proper reversal for BTC may not occur until the metric catches a sharper uptrend. Patience, dear investors, patience!

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2025-04-18 05:12