Only about four hours left before stock futures open — usually that’s the moment crypto decides to roll over and dump.
But this time, it didn’t even wait. The sell-off started early, on its own terms.
That’s actually telling. Crypto is no longer just reacting to TradFi’s opening bell or borrowing volatility from equities. Liquidity is thinner, positioning is more crowded, and traders are front-running the usual correlations instead of waiting for them to play out.
This kind of price action signals a more mature market structure — where crypto moves on expectations, leverage, and internal flows, not just as a shadow of stocks.
It’s messy, it’s volatile… but it’s also independence.
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