A clear signal of waning demand and interest in crypto in the United States is the Coinbase premium, which has been negative for the past week, according to Coinglass. It was also negative for almost all of November.<\/p>\n
The Coinbase premium is the price difference between Bitcoin or other crypto assets trading on the US-based exchange compared to other major alternatives, particularly those popular in Asia, like Binance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat usually signals US spot demand is lagging the rest of the market,\u201d observed analyst \u2018Kyledoops\u2019 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cLess aggressive institutional buying, softer risk appetite, and capital staying cautious. Not panic, but a clear sign US flows haven\u2019t stepped back in yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Coinbase premium acts as a sentiment indicator for institutional and retail demand in different regions. When it is positive, it signals strong buying pressure from US investors, often indicating institutional interest since Coinbase is heavily used by American institutions.<\/p>\n
The Coinbase $BTC<\/a> premium has stayed negative for 7 straight days, now around -0.04% per Coinglass.<\/p>\n That usually signals U.S. spot demand is lagging the rest of the market.<\/p>\n Less aggressive institutional buying, softer risk appetite, and capital staying cautious.<\/p>\n Not panic, but\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/HtjNSorO1I<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kyledoops (@kyledoops) December 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n A negative Coinbase premium typically indicates weakening<\/a> US demand as American investors are selling or showing less buying interest compared to other regions.\u00a0It can also signal institutional hesitation since the exchange is a proxy for institutional activity, meaning institutions may be reducing exposure or staying on the sidelines, which is bearish overall.<\/p>\n Year-end dynamics are also at play as institutions are rebalancing portfolios, taking profits, and engaging in tax-loss harvesting as the fiscal year closes. This is actually fairly typical for December, though the magnitude this year is more pronounced.\u00a0The opposite appears to be happening in Asia, which is seeing more buying pressure.<\/p>\n \u201cThe US and the EU are selling Bitcoin like there\u2019s no tomorrow\u2026 but Asia is buying,\u201d observed<\/a> analyst \u2018No Limit.\u2019<\/p>\n They shared a chart showing that Asian traders are aggressively buying during their sessions, treating price dips as buying opportunities, while the opposite is happening in the US.<\/p>\n However, this isn\u2019t new, as the same dynamic appeared in 2019, in March 2020, and in late 2022, the analyst noted.\u00a0In previous cycles, Western selling was followed by Asian accumulation, and the price eventually followed Asia\u2019s lead upward.<\/p>\n Additionally, over the past couple of weeks, frequent liquidation events have caused crypto market dumps in late trading in the US on Sunday, and accumulation followed in Asia during the Monday morning trading session.<\/p>\n \u201cSame story every time. The West sells first, Asia accumulates quietly, and the price eventually follows Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Negative Coinbase Premium Signals US Retreat While Asia Is Buying The Dips<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A clear signal of waning demand and interest in crypto in the United States is the Coinbase premium, which has been negative for the past week, according to Coinglass. It was also negative for almost all of November. The Coinbase premium is the price difference between Bitcoin or other crypto assets trading on the US-based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":122185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/122185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Historical Patterns Repeating<\/h2>\n