Where has the money flowed this year? Institutions have quietly poured nearly $25 billion into the crypto market, a big pump of over 150% compared to last year!

The destination of this huge sum is quite interesting: centralized trading platforms took in 4.4 billion, prediction market projects grabbed 3.2 billion, and DeFi protocols seized 2.9 billion. Top VCs like Sequoia and Paradigm have long entered the field, and even more astonishing is that traditional financial giants like BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs have also started to make their move.

The rules of the game have changed.

In the past, funds were scattered everywhere, but now? The firepower is fully unleashed, concentrating on projects with real profits and compliant operations. Experts say this is not a market cool down, but rather a maturation — investors are starting to look at the fundamentals, no longer blindly chasing rises or selling off.

My understanding is this: in the past, anyone could open a small shop to make a living, but now you need to have特色, return customers, and know how to operate to survive. The market is undergoing a transformation from frenzy to calm.

What should retail investors do?

With institutions playing this way, market fluctuations may narrow, and the big pump and dump antics will be less frequent. But the bad news is that the chances of making a quick fortune by trading small coins are becoming increasingly slim.

Three pieces of advice for small retail investors:
Don't touch those altcoins without real applications anymore; the probability of being trapped is too high.
Focus on projects with real users and income streams; holding onto them is more important than anything else.
Never go all in, diversify your positions, and staying alive is always more important than making quick money.

The market is shifting from "gambling" to "investment". Are you ready? In the new landscape dominated by institutions, what opportunities can retail investors still find?

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LiquidityHunter

· 19h ago

25 billion is pouring in, and the retail investors' Cryptocurrency Trading dream is really about to wake up. Is it true? Has Goldman Sachs started playing too? Do we still have a way out... Institutions are huddling together for warmth, and us little suckers are being marginalized. That's right, I won't touch any coin without a solid foundation. Compliance projects are in demand; it's finally not gambling, right? What does JPMorgan's get on board mean? Is the industry about to da moon? Retail investors still want to get rich overnight, but now it seems a bit like a pipe dream. All the money is flowing into big projects, so we can only follow the trend.

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CryptoCross-TalkClub

· 11-29 23:11

Laughing to death, institutions throw in 25 billion just to create a civilized society, while we retail investors still have to continue eating dirt. What's going on, everyone? Now even Cryptocurrency Trading has to have fundamentals, is the next step going to be looking at financial reports? Are they trying to drive us off the poker table? Sequoia and BlackRock have come, all I can do is wish them a speedy collapse, laughing to death. With alts banned, my dream of a thousand bucks is shattered. Compliance, revenue streams, real applications... these words sound like they are giving us a despairing life lesson. Institutions have turned the gamble into investment, and small retail investors can only play loneliness here. The essence of humanity is a tape recorder, the essence of the crypto world is to Be Played for Suckers. The rules have changed, just a different knife. From fanaticism to calm, it went from "I don’t care how you die as long as I make money" to "I can’t die if I’m not making money either", which one to choose? Those who went All in should now change their name to All Out, right? The overnight wealth is gone, so I guess I’ll just go overnight negative, feels comfortable to watch.

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just_here_for_vibes

· 11-29 08:51

Really, the moment BlackRock entered, you could smell the blood in the water --- With 25 billion getting dumped, do retail investors still think they can turn things around? You're overthinking it, buddy --- It's just the same old story; this fundamental analysis is repeated in every bull run --- Wait a minute, only 2.9 billion for DeFi? I thought it would be more --- To put it bluntly, it's still the Matthew effect: Large Investors are getting larger, while retail investors are getting squeezed --- What do projects with real returns look like now? I really haven't figured it out --- From gambling to investing? Ha, most people are still gambling just_here_for_vibes --- Diversifying Positions is too safe of a suggestion; it's boring --- With institutions coming in, fluctuations narrow, and then the fun is gone; I hate this kind of market --- Compliance, compliance, shouting about compliance every day, but in the end, compliant projects haven't risen either.

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SelfCustodyBro

· 11-29 08:44

25 billion has been thrown in, the era of retail investors being bloodsucked has come. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have also arrived, this is no small matter. So those who entered a position early have made a fortune, but catching a falling knife now? Uh... Compliance projects are the way to go, this statement is spot on. However, I still think there are some small coin opportunities, it just depends on whether you are ruthless and fast enough. All In is really the number one killer for retail investors, no exceptions. Only those who can hold through this wave of market can make money, really.

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MysteryBoxAddict

· 11-29 08:40

The naked transfer of wealth, institutions are making money while we drink soup.

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SchrödingersNode

· 11-29 08:39

With 25 billion coming in, it feels like the good days for retail investors are really coming to an end. Once BlackRock and the others enter, the rules of the game change. In the past, one could rely on speculation to make a living, but now it really depends on fundamentals. That said, institutions don't necessarily understand everything. Just because they invest in a project doesn't mean it's reliable. The opportunity for overnight riches is gone, but has the chance for stable returns actually arrived? This reversal is quite interesting. Altcoins should indeed be avoided, but it feels like even the voice of mainstream tokens is slowly shifting. It seems we need to change our strategies; the days of going all in are truly over. Whether institutional entry signifies a crisis for retail investors or a turning point is still hard to say.

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FundingMartyr

· 11-29 08:33

Retail investors no longer have dreams of getting rich quickly; now it’s just about who can last longer. --- 25 billion has been poured in, but the ones really making money are still those institutions; it’s hard for us to even get a taste. --- Thinking you can turn things around overnight by trading small coins? Wake up; that era is truly over. --- The problem is that even identifying projects with real returns is something we retail investors can’t manage; it all depends on luck and connections. --- Shifting from gambling to investing sounds good, but in reality, the barriers are getting higher, and retail investors are becoming increasingly marginalized. --- So, instead of researching some new patterns, it’s better to honestly diversify risk and not go all in. --- The arrival of BlackRock and the like is even scarier because when they move, the market explodes, and retail investors are always the last to know. --- This article sounds great, but to put it bluntly—either have money to play with institutions or go home to farm. --- Right now, I’m just observing, afraid to act. I’ll wait until the market stabilizes before making a move.

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