Why did retail investors abandon crypto in 2025?



Speaking of this year's market trends, there is an interesting phenomenon—retail investors' money has flowed heavily into the stock market, especially into stocks related to AI, robotics, and quantum computing. Previously, these hot sectors and funds should have flowed into the crypto space, but they were intercepted by traditional financial markets.

More importantly, a turning point has occurred. Starting from October 10th, retail funds (through various brokerage channels) finally returned to mainstream cryptocurrencies. This is the first time since the end of 2023 that such a capital rebound has been observed. It may seem like a small event, but it reflects a deep change in market sentiment and capital allocation—indicating that investors, after experiencing the AI boom in the stock market, are beginning to reassess the value of crypto assets.

This cycle teaches us one principle: investment hotspots may shift, but they will always cycle back.
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airdrop_whisperervip
· 4h ago
Retail investors are really being fooled by AI stocks, and they still need the crypto world to save them, haha.
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TokenTaxonomistvip
· 4h ago
nah actually, data suggests the "abandonment" narrative is taxonomically incorrect here... retail never *actually* left, they just got distracted by the meme stocks. statistically speaking, oct 10th wasn't some magical inflection point—it's just when the spreadsheet finally showed what we already knew. rotation, not exodus.
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LiquidatorFlashvip
· 4h ago
The threshold trigger on October 10th was a bit sudden... Retail investor inflow data looks good, but can you dare to look at the collateralization ratio?
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MEVHunterLuckyvip
· 4h ago
Retail investors are still chasing AI stocks, but we've already been laying low in mainstream coins and making a killing.
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