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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Drifts Near $89K as Traders Step Back and Balance Sheets Step In

FlowDesk sees fading post-Fed demand and low leverage, while Glassnode data show digital asset treasuries quietly resuming bitcoin accumulation in a range-bound market.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Fed Cut Brings Little Volatility as Bitcoin Waits for Japan

CryptoQuant data shows seller exhaustion as whales pull back from exchanges, while traders prepare for a closely watched BOJ meeting that could influence global liquidity.

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Bitcoin Holds Near $92K as Selling Cools, but Demand Still Lags

ETF inflows have finally turned positive, but weak on-chain activity, defensive derivatives positioning, and negative spot CVD show a market stabilizing without the conviction needed for a sustained move higher.

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Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Steadies Around 90k With Liquidity Drained and a Fed Cut Fully Priced In

QCP notes participation has collapsed while Polymarket sees a shallow easing path, putting the focus on guidance and cross central bank signals.

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ETH, ADA, XRP Lead Gains as Bitcoin Edges Higher on Fed Rate Cut Expectations

Asian equities opened the week slightly higher ahead of a heavy run of central bank decisions, including a Federal Reserve meeting where markets have largely priced in a 25-basis-point rate cut.

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Bitcoin's $732B Inflows Signal Strength, Not 'Crypto Winter,' Analysts Say

Glassnode and Fasanara’s year-end report shows record inflows, rising realized cap, and falling volatility, suggesting the latest pullback is a mid-cycle reset rather than the start of a long downturn. Present market dynamics point to a mid-cycle pullback rather than a full-blown crypto winter, Glassnode and Fasanara argued.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Slides on Japan Bond Spike and BOJ Hike Bets

Short-term Japanese yields reached their highest level since 2008, strengthening the yen and pressuring leveraged crypto positions during Hong Kong trading hours.

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Bitcoin Pricing in 'Most Bearish Global Growth Outlook' Since Covid and FTX Crash: Bitwise Research

Despite low sentiment and falling prices, Bitwise’s André Dragosch says bitcoin is trading as if a recession is imminent, while macro growth expectations are already improving.

BTC-USD 24-Hour Price Chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Steadies Near $90,000 Even as ETF Outflows Cap Upside

Flowdesk and QCP see short covering and dip buying supporting BTC around $90,000, while prediction markets assign low odds of a push toward $96,000.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin's Fragile Rally Is Built on Shrinking Liquidity

Large holder deposits have hit exchanges and realized losses are climbing, according to CryptoQuant and Glassnode, indicating the market’s rally is being built on thin liquidity.

(Juli Kosolapova