2025-12-24 12:30:15

Large institutions are beginning to clearly position themselves, but many retail investors haven't yet realized it.

BlackRock's significant investment in the Ethereum ETF is no longer news. The key point is the signal behind it: billions of dollars flow in daily, pushing up ETH prices, but at the same time, countless retail investors are getting liquidated in this wave of market movement. This is no coincidence.

What is the truth? The market's discourse power is shifting. The previous market dominated by retail sentiment is gradually being replaced by institutional pricing logic. Someone asked me what BlackRock and others are after, and my answer is simple—they are not just speculating on coins.

Traditional financial giants focus on two things. First is the scale of compliant funds, and second is a set of their own rules of the game. They repackage crypto assets through familiar financial instruments like ETFs, making it understandable and accessible for Wall Street investors to understand and allocate on a large scale. This is systematically pricing and incorporating a whole new asset class.

The core discomfort for retail investors lies here. What was the previous approach? News-driven, sentiment-driven trading, quick in and out, competing on reaction speed and psychological resilience. Now? The other end of the scale has shifted to institutions. They don't care whether it goes up or down by five percent tomorrow; what they care about is whether blockchain technology can support bigger financial stories three or five years from now, and whether to include this asset in their investment portfolios.

This difference is like a dimension being crushed. Retail investors relying on short-term technical analysis and quick reactions become especially passive in the face of this new way of playing. The change in market rules is already transforming who can make money and who will lose money.

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0xLuckbox

· 6h ago

Once again with this set of arguments, retail investors should accept their fate. Why don't they say it's natural market selection when there's a margin call? Institutional pricing logic? Basically, it's just market manipulation to cut losses and harvest retail investors. Wait, if making money in three or five years is possible, then there's no need to rush to dump now. I just want to know who can withstand when a black swan event occurs. Anyway, I'm still short-term; if I can't figure it out, I just focus on making money. That's why I never go all-in, thinking of institutions as one hand and retail investors as the other. It's called pricing logic in a nice way; in a harsh way, it's just power transfer. Dimensionality reduction? It's just a new way of saying big fish eat small fish.

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MercilessHalal

· 6h ago

The end of retail investors? Or a new beginning, who knows This is how institutions operate; when the rules change, people have to adapt The guys who got liquidated in this wave are too unlucky, they just couldn't react in time

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SorryRugPulled

· 6h ago

Honestly, another wave of retail investors is about to get slaughtered, haha. Institutions are playing this game perfectly; we're just small fry. The term "dimensional suppression" is used brilliantly; it's truly powerless. Here they come again, here they come again. After BlackRock takes out retail investors, they'll move on to the next batch. That's why I'm only holding spot now; short-term trading is doomed to fail. The ones getting liquidated are definitely those leveraged traders. Serves them right.

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HappyToBeDumped

· 6h ago

Here we go again, retail investors being cut by the old clichés, so annoying Institutions are slowly accumulating, while we're eager to take the bait. This logic feels a bit familiar Is it really about dimensionality crushing? It's just about having more money. What's so mysterious about it? Those guys who got liquidated might really need to reflect on leverage Long-term holding vs. short-term trading, in simple terms, it's just a matter of different capital scales

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StillBuyingTheDip

· 6h ago

The script of institutions wiping out retail investors is indeed unfolding Another wave of retail investors got caught That's why I keep buying the dip; those holding long-term will laugh last Big funds have already been positioning; retail investors are still chasing highs and selling lows To be honest, small investors simply can't compete with Wall Street's tactics Regulated funds entering the market operate this way; the rules favor them I actually think this might be an opportunity for those with a long-term positive outlook?

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SatoshiSherpa

· 6h ago

Retail investors are still analyzing candlestick charts, while institutions are already playing chess. Those who get liquidated are trying to turn things around with a rebound, uh... their mentality has collapsed. Compliance, scale, pricing power... in simple terms, it's about rewriting the game rules. We have to adapt or exit. Holding positions for three to five years vs. quick in-and-out in three to five minutes, the dimensions are indeed incomparable. BlackRock isn't speculating, but retail investors have to endure the volatility, which is outrageous. By the way, are there still people who truly believe short-term technical analysis can make money? The market is no longer ours. Honestly, it's a bit upsetting. Either follow the institution’s rhythm or wait passively—there's no third way.

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