RE: LeoThread 2026-01-18 16-18
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Current mainstream CEX and DEX funding rate data displays a widespread market shift to bearish sentiment
January 19 — Per Coinglass data, the crypto market has pulled back in recent days, briefly dipping below $92,000 this morning. Currently, funding rates across major centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges show the market has fully shifted to bearish sentiment: Bitcoin and Ethereum are trading at negative funding rates, while bearishness toward altcoins is even stronger. Specific funding rates for leading currencies are available in the attached image. BlockBeats Note: Funding rates are set by crypto exchanges to keep contract prices aligned with the underlying asset’s price (typically for perpetual contracts). It’s a fund transfer mechanism between long and short traders—exchanges do not charge this fee. Its purpose is to adjust the cost or profit of traders holding contracts, ensuring contract prices stay close to the underlying asset’s value.
It is a buyer's market for HIVE/LEO. Diamond hands will consider this an opportunity. No FUD here. What goes up must come down. It is just another cycle.
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Bearish funding rates across the board? That's a clear signal for caution on BTC and alts—I've been scaling back longs myself. Ethereum dragging too doesn't help. Watching for that rebound though