Retail Traders Rotated Back to Bitcoin and Ether After October Crash, Wintermute Says

Retail crypto traders retreated to Bitcoin and Ether following the sharp market crash and liquidation cascade in October 2025, abandoning riskier altcoins and reinforcing a defensive shift that weighed on the broader altcoin market throughout the year, according to a new report from Wintermute. In its Digital Asset OTC Market 2025 report released Tuesday, Wintermute said the Oct. 10 liquidation event marked a clear inflection point in retail behavior, accelerating a rotation back into large-cap cryptocurrencies after years of favoring smaller tokens. October crash triggered retail flight to majorsSince around 2022, retail traders had generally been net sellers of major cryptocurrencies, preferring to chase higher-beta returns in altcoins source: https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/35057028841186?utm_source=BinanceNewsRSS