Crypto Fear & Greed Index drops to 23, returning to the "Extreme Fear" zone. But Bitcoin remains near $71k, with bulls still leveraging up, and in the past 24 hours, long positions have been liquidated for $483 million.

This is not just a simple sentiment reversal. The Fear & Greed Index combines volatility, trading volume, and social media activity, and current volatility has plummeted by 56%, causing the market to enter a rare narrow trading range.
Under low volatility, leverage accumulates, and once the market direction is chosen, liquidations will reinforce themselves.
What’s more worth watching is the capital structure: US stocks hit new highs, crypto ETFs have continued net outflows, and AI funding has absorbed 87% of venture capital.
The Fear & Greed Index dropping to 23 reflects not short-term negative news, but a liquidity vacuum caused by capital outflows.
Isolated events like Radiant Capital shutting down, EDGE’s 77% slippage, and Ethereum OG’s continued sell-offs are more likely to trigger chain reactions in the context of an index at 23.
The market isn’t short of money; it’s short of confidence and direction. A Fear & Greed Index of 23 often corresponds to a local bottom, but only if leverage is cleared first.
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