{"id":26460,"date":"2024-02-20T03:08:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T03:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/small-investors-start-making-a-cautious-return-to-crypto\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T03:08:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T03:08:52","slug":"small-investors-start-making-a-cautious-return-to-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/small-investors-start-making-a-cautious-return-to-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Investors Start Making a Cautious Return to Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As the crypto market shows signs of recovery, smaller investors, often referred to as \u201cmom-and-pop\u201d investors, are making a cautious return to platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase, energized by Bitcoin\u2019s 25% rally over the past month once again claiming a market cap of over $1 trillion. This shows a tentative step towards re-engagement with the cryptocurrency world, as observed in a recent Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-02-18\/mom-and-pop-investors-are-starting-to-tip-toe-back-into-crypto-btc\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are only at 16% of the last peak retail volume.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite this uptick in activity, the involvement of these smaller retail investors hasn\u2019t reached the heights seen during the last bull market. This cautious re-entry into the market is underscored by the latest financial reports from Robinhood and Coinbase, both of which have posted positive outcomes. Coinbase, in particular, <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/coinbase-q4-earnings-exceed-expectations-by-turning-a-profit\/\">reported<\/a> a significant increase in revenue and user numbers, marking its first profitable quarter in two years\u2014a development that dramatically boosted its stock value.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Doane, a trader with Arca, shared insights with Bloomberg, noting,<em> \u201cThere are signs that the retail audience is starting to get back into the market, but not nearly to the extent of the last bull market yet\u2026 Even crypto stocks like COIN and miners are exhibiting more volatility than many tokens.\u201d<\/em> This statement highlights the gradual but noticeable return of retail investors to the crypto space, albeit with more caution than in previous surges of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the conversation, Owen Lau, an analyst at Oppenheimer &amp; Co., pointed out, <em>\u201cWe are only at 16% of the last peak retail volume. With the money returning from the bankrupt entities, there is a lot of room to run potentially.\u201d<\/em> This observation suggests a significant potential for growth in retail participation in the crypto market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of up to $2,500<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas commented on the situation, telling Bloomberg about the positive \u201cmomentum drivers\u201d the firm has observed. She highlighted the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/the-countdown-to-the-next-bitcoin-halving-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Bitcoin halving event<\/a> in April, which will reduce the rewards for miners by half. Historically, such events have led to increased retail engagement and growth, suggesting a possible uptick in investor activity in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/small-investors-start-making-a-cautious-return-to-crypto-report\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) As the crypto market shows signs of recovery, smaller investors, often referred to as \u201cmom-and-pop\u201d investors, are making a cautious return to platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase, energized by Bitcoin\u2019s 25% rally over the past month once again claiming a market cap of over $1 trillion. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}