VC: BTC needs to “find real organic buyers” to resume its upward trend

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Author: Ciaran Lyons, CoinTelegraph; Compiled by Wuzhu, Jinse Finance

A cryptocurrency venture capitalist says that the price of Bitcoin will continue to fluctuate until real buyers, not just traders seeking arbitrage opportunities, enter the market.

"This is a classic case of a liquidity game. ETFs not only bring long-term holders, but also bring hedge funds that engage in short-term arbitrage," said Kyle Chasse, founder of Master Ventures, in a post on February 27.

Hedge funds pursue "low-risk returns" on Bitcoin

"For months, hedge funds have been using BTC spot ETFs and CME futures to trade for low-risk returns," Chasse added.

He said that as leveraged positions are liquidated, spot and arbitrage trades will continue to unwind, leading to continued volatility in Bitcoin.

"BTC needs to find real organic buyers (not just hedge funds extracting yield)," he said.

Chasse explained that hedge funds profit by trading the spread between Bitcoin futures prices and Bitcoin spot prices, as futures prices are higher.

With the market crash, this price differential "collapsed," making the trades unprofitable. This is what is commonly referred to as spot and arbitrage trading.

Chasse said: "Hedge funds don't care about Bitcoin."

Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research, expressed a similar view in a report on February 27, stating that as crypto market sentiment declines, funding rates have plummeted, potentially forcing these trades to unwind.

Chasse explained that hedge funds never "bet" on Bitcoin prices soaring; instead, they were pursuing low-risk returns.

Bitcoin price fell below $80,000 for the first time since November 10, breaking through that level after Donald Trump's re-election as US president.

Bitcoin falls below $80,000 for the first time since November

According to data from TradingView, as of the time of writing, the trading price of Bitcoin is $79,532.

Swyftx chief analyst Pav Hundal said that while Bitcoin may fall further, most of the volatility is likely over.

"We could very well see Bitcoin dip at this time, but most of the damage may have already been done," Hundal said. He added that if the upcoming US inflation data on February 28 comes in lower than expected, it could improve market conditions.

"The trades are done, they're withdrawing liquidity - letting the market free fall," Chasse said.

Since Bitcoin fell below $90,000 on February 25, many analysts have attributed the decline in Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market to macroeconomic uncertainty and concerns over Trump's proposed tariffs.

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