The Glassnode x Fasanara Q4 2025 Digital Assets Report is live!
π Download your copy at https://glassno.de/4pIbsQ1.
Drawing on Glassnodeβs data and analytics and Fasanaraβs trading perspective, we outline how market structure has shifted across spot, ETFs, futures, stablecoins, and tokenized assets.
From Bitcoinβs spot-driven expansion to the rise of tokenization and decentralized perps, the market is reshaping around new structural anchors. For professionals navigating a fast-changing market, the report offers a consolidated view of the digital asset ecosystem.
π Read more on Glassnode Insights β https://glassno.de/3MzXJwk
π Download your copy at https://glassno.de/4pIbsQ1.
Drawing on Glassnodeβs data and analytics and Fasanaraβs trading perspective, we outline how market structure has shifted across spot, ETFs, futures, stablecoins, and tokenized assets.
From Bitcoinβs spot-driven expansion to the rise of tokenization and decentralized perps, the market is reshaping around new structural anchors. For professionals navigating a fast-changing market, the report offers a consolidated view of the digital asset ecosystem.
π Read more on Glassnode Insights β https://glassno.de/3MzXJwk
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Tune in to our webinar with Keyrock at 4pm CET today, where Glassnode Analyst Chris Beamish and Keyrock Digital Asset Researcher Ben Harvey will unpack the data and market forces behind BTCβs and ETHβs diverging usage patterns.
π Event link: https://glassno.de/4pPHt98
π Event link: https://glassno.de/4pPHt98
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The Week On-Chain 48, 2025
Bitcoin stabilizes above the True Market Mean, but market structure now mirrors Q1 2022 with over 25% of supply underwater. Demand is weakening across ETFs, spot, and futures, while options show compressed volatility & cautious positioning.
Executive Summary
- Bitcoin stabilizes above the True Market Mean, but the broader structure now resembles Q1 2022 with >25% of supply underwater.
- Capital momentum remains positive, supporting consolidation, though far below mid-2025 peaks.
- 0.75β0.85 quantile band ($96.1Kβ$106K) is the key zone for restoring structure; failure increases downside risk.
- ETF flows turn negative, and spot CVD rolls over, signalling weakening demand.
- Futures open interest declines and funding resets neutral, reflecting a risk-off stance.
- Options market sees IV compression, softer skew, and flows shifting from puts to cautious call selling.
- Options appear underpriced, with realised volatility exceeding implied, putting pressure on short-gamma traders.
- Overall, the market remains fragile, dependent on holding key cost-basis zones unless macro shocks break the balance.
Read more in The Week On-Chain
Bitcoin stabilizes above the True Market Mean, but market structure now mirrors Q1 2022 with over 25% of supply underwater. Demand is weakening across ETFs, spot, and futures, while options show compressed volatility & cautious positioning.
Executive Summary
- Bitcoin stabilizes above the True Market Mean, but the broader structure now resembles Q1 2022 with >25% of supply underwater.
- Capital momentum remains positive, supporting consolidation, though far below mid-2025 peaks.
- 0.75β0.85 quantile band ($96.1Kβ$106K) is the key zone for restoring structure; failure increases downside risk.
- ETF flows turn negative, and spot CVD rolls over, signalling weakening demand.
- Futures open interest declines and funding resets neutral, reflecting a risk-off stance.
- Options market sees IV compression, softer skew, and flows shifting from puts to cautious call selling.
- Options appear underpriced, with realised volatility exceeding implied, putting pressure on short-gamma traders.
- Overall, the market remains fragile, dependent on holding key cost-basis zones unless macro shocks break the balance.
Read more in The Week On-Chain
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Since mid-November, BTC has fallen below the 0.75 quantile, putting >25% of supply underwater.
This leaves the market in a fragile balance between top-buyer capitulation risk and seller-exhaustion bottom formation.
At $93K, price remains highly sensitive to macro shocks until the market can reclaim the 0.75 quantile ($95.8K) and then the 0.85 quantile (~$106.2K).
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This leaves the market in a fragile balance between top-buyer capitulation risk and seller-exhaustion bottom formation.
At $93K, price remains highly sensitive to macro shocks until the market can reclaim the 0.75 quantile ($95.8K) and then the 0.85 quantile (~$106.2K).
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π’ Interpolated IV Metrics
Skew is widely used to read crypto options, but it captures only one slice of a much richer volatility surface. Interpolated IV provides a structured view of how the market prices risk across specific deltas and maturities.
Weβve expanded our options coverage with standardized IV curves for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB & PAXG, mapped at:
β’ 5Dβ50D deltas
β’ 1w, 1m, 3m, 6m maturities
β’ Calls & Puts
Why does this matter?
Raw options data is uneven as strikes are irregular, expiries are thin, and liquidity shifts throughout the day. Interpolation cleans the surface, fills gaps, and provides consistent values at every timestamp.
This allows you to:
πΉPinpoint where the market is paying for downside protection
πΉTrack shifts in call-side demand and rotations into higher-beta assets
πΉCompare crash risk across assets
πΉMonitor short-term stress vs longer-term repricing through the term structure
πΉUse clean, stable IV series directly in systematic strategies
π° glassno.de/48Gquiw
Skew is widely used to read crypto options, but it captures only one slice of a much richer volatility surface. Interpolated IV provides a structured view of how the market prices risk across specific deltas and maturities.
Weβve expanded our options coverage with standardized IV curves for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB & PAXG, mapped at:
β’ 5Dβ50D deltas
β’ 1w, 1m, 3m, 6m maturities
β’ Calls & Puts
Why does this matter?
Raw options data is uneven as strikes are irregular, expiries are thin, and liquidity shifts throughout the day. Interpolation cleans the surface, fills gaps, and provides consistent values at every timestamp.
This allows you to:
πΉPinpoint where the market is paying for downside protection
πΉTrack shifts in call-side demand and rotations into higher-beta assets
πΉCompare crash risk across assets
πΉMonitor short-term stress vs longer-term repricing through the term structure
πΉUse clean, stable IV series directly in systematic strategies
π° glassno.de/48Gquiw
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Bitcoin bounced toward $94K, but the market remains unconvinced. Momentum improved and volumes rose, yet Spot CVD and OI fell. Options show demand for downside hedging, while ETF outflows highlight softer appetite.
Read more in this weekβs Market Pulseπ
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Read more in this weekβs Market Pulseπ
https://glassno.de/4a8QGEV
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The Week On-Chain 49, 2025
#Bitcoin is stuck in a fragile range as losses climb, LTH selling grows, and demand stays weak. ETFs, liquidity, and futures remain muted while options price short-term volatility ahead of FOMC.
Executive Summary
- Bitcoin remains in a structurally fragile range, pressured by rising unrealized losses, elevated realized loss realization, and significant profit-taking by long-term holders. Despite this, patient demand has kept price anchored above the True Market Mean.
- The marketβs inability to reclaim key thresholds, particularly the 0.75 quantile and the STH Cost Basis, reflects persistent sell pressure from both recent top buyers and seasoned holders. A near-term retest of these levels is possible if seller exhaustion emerges.
- Off-chain indicators remain weak. ETF flows are negative, spot liquidity is thin, and futures positioning shows little speculative conviction, leaving price more sensitive to macro catalysts.
- Options markets reveal defensive positioning, with traders bidding short-dated IV, accumulating both wings, and showing consistent demand for downside protection. The surface signals short-term caution but more balanced sentiment across longer maturities.
- With the FOMC meeting as the final major catalyst of the year, implied volatility is expected to decay into late December. Market direction hinges on whether liquidity improves and sellers relent, or whether the current time-driven bearish pressure persists.
Read more in The Week On-Chain
#Bitcoin is stuck in a fragile range as losses climb, LTH selling grows, and demand stays weak. ETFs, liquidity, and futures remain muted while options price short-term volatility ahead of FOMC.
Executive Summary
- Bitcoin remains in a structurally fragile range, pressured by rising unrealized losses, elevated realized loss realization, and significant profit-taking by long-term holders. Despite this, patient demand has kept price anchored above the True Market Mean.
- The marketβs inability to reclaim key thresholds, particularly the 0.75 quantile and the STH Cost Basis, reflects persistent sell pressure from both recent top buyers and seasoned holders. A near-term retest of these levels is possible if seller exhaustion emerges.
- Off-chain indicators remain weak. ETF flows are negative, spot liquidity is thin, and futures positioning shows little speculative conviction, leaving price more sensitive to macro catalysts.
- Options markets reveal defensive positioning, with traders bidding short-dated IV, accumulating both wings, and showing consistent demand for downside protection. The surface signals short-term caution but more balanced sentiment across longer maturities.
- With the FOMC meeting as the final major catalyst of the year, implied volatility is expected to decay into late December. Market direction hinges on whether liquidity improves and sellers relent, or whether the current time-driven bearish pressure persists.
Read more in The Week On-Chain
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Liquidity can be assessed through several measures, including the Realized Profit-to-Loss Ratio (30D-SMA).
For Solana, this ratio has traded below 1 since mid-November, meaning realized losses now exceed realized profits. This signals that liquidity has contracted back to levels typically seen in deep bear markets.
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For Solana, this ratio has traded below 1 since mid-November, meaning realized losses now exceed realized profits. This signals that liquidity has contracted back to levels typically seen in deep bear markets.
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Unrealized losses across the crypto ecosystem have recently climbed to ~$350B, including ~$85B in BTC alone.
With multiple on-chain indicators signalling shrinking liquidity across the board, the market is likely entering a high-volatility regime in the weeks ahead.
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With multiple on-chain indicators signalling shrinking liquidity across the board, the market is likely entering a high-volatility regime in the weeks ahead.
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$ETH Spot ETFs are showing the first signs of life after weeks of steady outflows.
Modest inflows are starting to return, hinting at easing redemption pressure. A sustained move back into positive territory would signal improving demand into year-end.
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Modest inflows are starting to return, hinting at easing redemption pressure. A sustained move back into positive territory would signal improving demand into year-end.
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#BTC DATs continue selective but steady BTC accumulation. Flows remain modest compared to late-2024 peaks, yet buying has broadened across miners, tech, and financial firms. Despite volatility, balance-sheet adoption remains a quiet structural tailwind.
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#Bitcoin rejected at $94K and fell to $87K, weakening momentum as sell pressure rose and liquidity thinned. Derivatives and on-chain signals remain cautious, keeping the market vulnerable to further downside.
Read more in this weekβs Market Pulseπ
https://glassno.de/4qeiigE
Read more in this weekβs Market Pulseπ
https://glassno.de/4qeiigE
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