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Story: Asia Markets Turn Defensive as Bitcoin Stumbles and Demand Weakens

By MikeT

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Asian markets opened Thursday in a defensive mood as Bitcoin continued to lose upward momentum and traders shifted into risk-averse positioning.

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Demand indicators monitored by CryptoQuant suggest that the strongest part of Bitcoin’s cycle has already passed.

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Prediction markets reflect a similar sentiment shift. Traders on Polymarket are clustering around a move toward $85,000, assigning it the highest probability while giving almost…

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Data from Glassnode reinforces the idea that Bitcoin is entering a vulnerable stretch. The firm reports that short-term holders are realizing losses at the fastest rate since the…

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Glassnode identifies the Active Investor cost basis near $88,600 as a critical level to watch.

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Globally, investors remain divided over whether the current pullback represents a healthy consolidation period or an early warning sign of a larger trend reversal.

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Altcoins remain broadly correlated to Bitcoin’s performance. Ether is trading near $3,038, slipping slightly on the day as it mirrors Bitcoin’s defensive behavior.

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Market strategists say the coming weeks will reveal whether Bitcoin can stabilize above the high-$80,000 range or whether the downturn becomes more entrenched.

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The current environment does not resemble a market collapse, but it does resemble a pause — one driven by uncertainty rather than fear.

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