The fact is that given the change in Fed posture, liquidity is contracting and will continue to do so for at least the rest of the year. Cryptos had a hell of a headfake rally to the secondary peak in Nov causing many bagholders to FOMO in. It's clear enough from reading ET and social media that these are generally stubbornly sticking to their positions, or (like this site's owner) even averaging down - no sign yet of panic, capitulation, or diamond hands sentiment getting crushed.
We're back to basically the same place we were in the summer, with a much worse fundamental backdrop and many secondary coins already in brutal bear markets. If and when that 27k-30k zone gives way on BTC, we're going to find out just how resilient the crypto ecosystem really is. Once MSTR gets pushed into bankruptcy, El Salvador and TSLA have dumped in panic, etc it may be time to start thinking about a bottom.