First, a look at the market:

$BTC 77,357.6 (-3.22%)｜$ETH 2209.52 (-4.24%)｜BNB 711.25 (-4.94%)｜SOL 95.15 (-4.79%)

Bears are in control; protect your capital first.

Sentiment and capital flows:

Fear & Greed Index: 30 (Fear), down 21 from yesterday

BTC whale long/short ratio: 1.75, with longs at 63.6%

$26.94 million in liquidations across the market in the past hour, with long positions accounting for 93.8%

What everyone's talking about:

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Top gainers and losers:

Top gainers: PARTI +47.57%, BLESS +27.74%, IDOL +17.39%

Top losers: JCT -28.55%, Q -24.45%, INTCB -22.49%

A few updates from today:

1. Hackers involved in Binance’s $5.8 billion theft case move over $1 billion in ETH, possibly laundering it through Tornado

2. Binance hackers move over $1 billion in ETH to a new wallet

3. After Binance attacker sells 217.5 million ENA, a new wallet opens a 3x leveraged long position

4. From cold-wallet security to Bitcoin’s ultimate dilemma: Why I believe Ethereum is the future of the crypto ecosystem

5. STRK short positions show a combined unrealized profit of $4.46 million as Binance hackers begin selling STRK

My take:

Looking at sentiment, capital flows, and positioning together is more reliable than looking at price alone.

Are you leaning bullish or bearish today? Let’s discuss in the comments.

We’re just chatting—whether you win or lose, you’re the one who has to bear it.