{"id":93991,"date":"2026-02-05T21:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93991"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:05:42","slug":"deutsche-bank-identifies-bitcoins-weakness-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/deutsche-bank-identifies-bitcoins-weakness-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Deutsche Bank Identifies Bitcoin&#8217;s Weakness Factors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The current <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bitcoin-falls-below-70000-for-the-first-time-since-2024\">decline in the cryptocurrency market<\/a> reflects a waning interest in digital assets at both institutional and regulatory levels, rather than being the result of a single macroeconomic shock, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2026\/02\/05\/deutsche-bank-says-bitcoin-s-selloff-signals-a-loss-of-conviction-not-a-broken-market\">CoinDesk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In their view, three factors are exerting pressure on Bitcoin:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a persistent outflow of funds from institutional investors;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>changes in Bitcoin&#8217;s traditional market relationships;<\/li>\n<li>a loss of regulatory momentum that previously supported liquidity and reduced volatility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deutsche Bank noted that the current phase signifies more of a reset than a collapse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhile the recent drop in Bitcoin&#8217;s price appears sharp against its longer history, it reflects a retreat from the highly speculative gains of the past two years, indicating potential for growth,\u201d the analysts clarified.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bank believes that institutional sales exert the greatest pressure on the first cryptocurrency&#8217;s prices. A steady negative trend in <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-etf\">ETFs<\/a> has been observed since November 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-cc4e0689e5fcf166-5529723711134872-1024x384.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-274721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-cc4e0689e5fcf166-5529723711134872-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-cc4e0689e5fcf166-5529723711134872-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-cc4e0689e5fcf166-5529723711134872-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-cc4e0689e5fcf166-5529723711134872.png 1222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/us-btc-spot\">SoSoValue<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As major investors reduce their market share, trading volumes decrease, making Bitcoin more vulnerable to sharp price swings, researchers explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Deutsche Bank&#8217;s own surveys indicate that the level of cryptocurrency adoption among American consumers has dropped from about 17% in the middle of last year to 12% currently. This suggests waning enthusiasm beyond Wall Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Analysts also noted Bitcoin&#8217;s growing detachment from traditional market benchmarks. For instance, the asset has sharply lost its correlation with gold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the first cryptocurrency&#8217;s dependence on stocks has fallen to 15%\u2014significantly lower than levels seen during previous sell-offs triggered by macroeconomic factors.<\/p>\n<p>From a regulatory standpoint, the market is being stalled by <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/cryptocurrency-firms-seek-compromise-on-clarity-act-disputes\">delays with the Clarity Act bill<\/a> in the United States. The banking sector and crypto companies cannot find a compromise regarding stablecoins. Deutsche Bank added that the pause has \u201cnullified\u201d previously achieved successes in ensuring industry stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the bank cautioned against \u201coverinterpreting\u201d the correction. Even after the decline, Bitcoin&#8217;s rate remains approximately 370% higher than at the beginning of 2023, reflecting the speculative volume accumulated during past rallies.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, technical analyst Peter Brandt <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/peter-brandt-says-bitcoins-slide-is-a-planned-campaign-by-big-players\">described<\/a> the decline of digital gold as a planned campaign by major players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current decline in the cryptocurrency market reflects a waning interest in digital assets at both institutional and regulatory levels, rather than being the result of a single macroeconomic shock, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Deutsche Bank analysts attribute Bitcoin's weakness to institutional outflows and regulatory delays.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,1491,1145,1138],"class_list":["post-93991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-deutsche-bank","tag-market-analysis","tag-opinions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"446","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"Deutsche Bank analysts attribute Bitcoin's weakness to institutional outflows and regulatory delays.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93993,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93991\/revisions\/93993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}