How Reduced Leverage Is Impacting Altcoin Market Activity

  • Altcoins face reduced leverage, signaling cautious market sentiment this week.

  • BONK struggles with bearish momentum, testing key support levels for stability.

  • WIF and DOGE show consolidation patterns, with critical resistance limiting gains.

The crypto market experienced a notable shift this week, with a selloff that triggered a decline in the open interest-to-market cap ratio for many altcoins, according to Kaiko data. This indicates reduced leverage and trading activity in the altcoin market, highlighting a growing sense of caution among investors. Meme tokens, including Bonk (BONK), Dogwifhat (WIF), PEPE, and Dogecoin (DOGE), felt the brunt of the downturn, with substantial declines in their market metrics.

📊Following this week’s selloff, the open interest to market cap ratio dropped for most altcoins, indicating lower leverage.

👉Meme tokens like BONK, WIF, PEPE, and DOGE saw the biggest declines. pic.twitter.com/2xJMEpFjGI

— Kaiko (@KaikoData) December 13, 2024

BONK Faces Bearish Momentum

Bonk (BONK) witnessed a 2.81% price drop in the last 24 hours, trading at $0.00003862. The token’s market cap fell by 2.77%, now standing at $2.92 billion, while i…

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