Bitcoin slips under $80,000 as traders de-risk ahead of Fed meeting

🔍 Executive Brief:
Bitcoin slipped below the $80,000 threshold as institutional traders accelerated de‑risking ahead of the upcoming Fed meeting, while Ether and XRP led the decline among major coins. The AI trade’s pullback in Asia, coupled with Goldman Sachs cutting its Kospi target by 25%, amplified a broader sell‑off across the crypto sector.

📊 Trader Lens & Market Flow:
Liquidity tightened as futures open interest contracted, signaling a shift toward lower risk exposure and a potential tightening of market structure. Institutional positioning moved toward defensive stances, with increased short activity and a rebalancing of portfolios to mitigate Fed‑driven volatility.

⚡ 24H Futures Momentum Leaders:
• $CAP (+39.3%) — Price: 0.1147
• $ERA (+19.9%) — Price: 0.0911
• $DOS (+17.2%) — Price: 0.2796

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