BTC Navigates Renewed Volatility as AlphaPepe Draws Retail Momentum
The post BTC Navigates Renewed Volatility as AlphaPepe Draws Retail Momentum appeared com. Crypto Presales Bitcoin is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. After hitting a record high above $124,000 in early October, BTC has since tumbled more than 20%, slipping repeatedly below the psychological $100,000 mark and recently trading around $94,000-$96,000. The move has wiped out almost all of 2025’s gains, and put the broader crypto market firmly back into a bear-market regime. Volatility is elevated, sentiment has swung to fear, and analysts are divided over whether this is a healthy reset or the start of a prolonged downtrend. Yet, while institutional flows into Bitcoin slow and major altcoins bleed, a very different kind of asset is quietly building momentum: AlphaPepe (ALPE), a meme-coin presale on BNB Chain that is attracting a surprising wave of retail interest. Why Bitcoin Is So Volatile Again The latest leg lower in Bitcoin is driven by a mix of macro, structural, and on-chain pressures. At the macro level, global liquidity has shifted against risk assets. A tougher interest-rate outlook, stubborn inflation in key economies, and a stronger U. S. dollar have all pushed investors toward bonds and cash. In this environment, BTC behaves less like “digital gold” and more like a high-beta tech instrument, selling off when risk appetite evaporates. On top of that, spot Bitcoin ETFs have gone from steady buyers to net sellers. Multiple data providers report that U. S. spot ETFs saw roughly $870 million in net outflows in a single day recently the second-largest daily redemption since their launch. Those outflows pull real spot demand out of the market, leaving the order book thinner and more vulnerable. On-chain, long-term holders have been offloading at a pace not seen since early 2024. Estimates suggest around 815, 000 BTC nearly $80 billion at recent prices has been sold by long-term wallets.