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Top Market Maker Wintermute Reveals: Are Retail Investors No Longer Trading Cryptocurrencies?

The leading crypto market maker Wintermute reveals a significant shift in retail investor behavior: instead of investing simultaneously in both cryptocurrencies and stocks, retail traders are now choosing between them. Historically, crypto and stock flows moved together, but since late 2024, they have exhibited a strong negative correlation. Key factors driving this change include the structural compression of crypto’s volatility premium relative to stocks, reducing its appeal as a high-risk, high-reward asset. Improved accessibility through fintech platforms has made it easier for capital to move between crypto and equities, while AI-powered tools have enhanced retail traders’ analytical edge in stock markets—an advantage still lacking in crypto due to its unclear valuation frameworks. As a result, crypto is becoming just one option among many in retail portfolios, rather than the primary speculative arena. Investors are advised to adopt a multi-asset portfolio perspective when analyzing crypto markets, as traditional indicators like M2 money supply have lost predictive power.

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Top Market Maker Wintermute Reveals: Are Retail Investors No Longer Trading Cryptocurrencies?

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What Kills SaaS Isn't AI, It's Agent

The article argues that AI agents, not AI itself, are disrupting the SaaS industry. The recent market reaction to Anthropic's Claude Cowork plugin release, which erased $285 billion in software market value in 24 hours, highlights this shift. The core thesis is that the traditional SaaS model—building a "nice UI + integrations + per-seat pricing" on top of shallow moats—is dying. AI agents that can autonomously execute workflows within existing systems (CRMs, databases) are making the intermediate UI layer obsolete. This creates a "Thin Middle Squeeze": value is moving upward to the AI agent execution layer and downward to the foundational data layer (record systems), while the middle layer (traditional SaaS UI) is being crushed. However, the author clarifies that software market spending is not decreasing but shifting. New opportunities lie in: AI platform subscriptions with usage-based pricing, owning proprietary data in record systems, building infrastructure for AI security/governance, adopting outcome-based pricing models, and providing implementation services. The conclusion is that the era of "easy SaaS" with per-seat pricing is over, but immense opportunities remain for those building in the agent, data, or infrastructure layers.

marsbit02/06 11:32

What Kills SaaS Isn't AI, It's Agent

marsbit02/06 11:32

AI Capital Expenditure Is Draining Market Liquidity: A Quiet 'Reverse QE'

A fundamental shift in market dynamics is occurring due to a capital expenditure cycle in artificial intelligence, which is creating a shortage of financial capital. This contrasts with the previous decade, where low-demand Web 2.0 and SaaS models led to excess capital flooding speculative assets. AI capex functions similarly to fiscal stimulus: companies raise capital by issuing debt or selling assets, and the funds circulate through the economy with a multiplier effect, initially boosting asset prices. However, once idle capital is exhausted, each dollar invested in AI must be pulled from other areas, triggering intense competition for scarce capital. This raises the cost of capital (market rates) and acts as a form of "reverse quantitative easing," negatively impacting portfolio balances. Highly speculative assets, such as cryptocurrencies and meme stocks, are disproportionately affected, while assets with near-term cash flows (e.g., chipmakers like SNDK and MU) outperform. Even well-funded investors, including sovereign wealth funds, are now cash-constrained, forcing asset sales that propagate through markets. This liquidity drain, compounded by potential policy missteps, suggests a challenging environment ahead for risk assets.

marsbit02/06 08:39

AI Capital Expenditure Is Draining Market Liquidity: A Quiet 'Reverse QE'

marsbit02/06 08:39

Micron Invests $24 Billion in Singapore Factory, But Your RAM Sticks Are Not in the Plan

Micron announces a $24 billion investment to build an advanced NAND wafer fabrication plant in Singapore, with production starting in late 2028. This follows a previous $7 billion investment in a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced packaging facility at the same site, bringing total new investments in Singapore to over $30 billion. The move comes as Micron shifts its focus toward AI-driven demand and away from consumer products, having recently discontinued its Crucial consumer brand, which sold retail memory modules and SSDs. The strategic pivot is driven by surging demand from AI and data centers. Micron’s HBM revenue reached $1.98 billion in Q3 FY2025, with full-year 2026 HBM supply already sold out. The company predicts the HBM market will grow to around $100 billion by 2028, surpassing the entire DRAM market of 2024. In contrast, consumer memory market is lower-margin and highly competitive. This supply shift has contributed to significant price increases in consumer memory products, with DDR4 and DDR5 spot prices rising over 150% and 300% respectively in 2025. Although Samsung and SK Hynix have extended DDR4 production in response to soaring prices, overall supply remains tight. As AI continues to drive memory demand, consumer memory costs are expected to stay elevated.

marsbit01/27 07:23

Micron Invests $24 Billion in Singapore Factory, But Your RAM Sticks Are Not in the Plan

marsbit01/27 07:23

Assessing World Liberty Financial after 235mln WLFI exchange transfer

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) experienced significant volatility, dropping to $0.15 before rebounding to $0.18 and then declining again to trade at $0.1641, down 6.21% daily. The project deposited 235 million WLFI tokens, worth $40.63 million, into Binance—a move not seen since its launch. This transfer, potentially for market-making, an airdrop, or liquidity purposes, triggered bearish sentiment among investors. Spot Netflow turned positive, indicating increased selling pressure, while top holders’ outflows exceeded inflows. Key momentum indicators, including RSI and SMI, declined, suggesting weakened upside momentum and potential further losses toward $0.15 if selling continues. Reclaiming $0.17 remains a short-term bullish possibility.

ambcrypto01/26 22:02

Assessing World Liberty Financial after 235mln WLFI exchange transfer

ambcrypto01/26 22:02

Bitcoin ETFs Record $4.57 Billion Outflows in Final Two Months of 2025

Bitcoin ETFs began 2025 with strong inflows, reaching $6.02 billion by July. However, the trend reversed sharply in the final two months of the year, with record outflows totaling $4.57 billion in November and December. This shift coincided with a 29.19% drop in Bitcoin's price from its October all-time high. Concurrently, investor interest diversified into new altcoin ETFs, with XRP and Solana ETFs attracting net inflows of $1.17 billion and $567 million, respectively. While this indicates a more selective market, some experts anticipate a strong Bitcoin recovery in 2026.

TheNewsCrypto01/02 15:39

Bitcoin ETFs Record $4.57 Billion Outflows in Final Two Months of 2025

TheNewsCrypto01/02 15:39

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