2026-01-20 01:06:48

Stock market's back in action and it's looking rough out there. Dow futures are down around 500 points as trading resumes—yeah, that kind of morning. When Wall Street sneezes, crypto often catches a cold too, so this kind of pullback usually gets people watching their portfolios a bit more carefully. The broader market sentiment matters, especially for institutional money that's got fingers in both traditional stocks and digital assets. Keep an eye on what's driving the selloff. Could be macro headwinds, earnings concerns, or just the usual profit-taking after a run-up. Either way, these equity market moves tend to ripple across the entire financial ecosystem, including crypto trading volumes and sentiment.

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DaoResearcher

· 4h ago

Based on the market relevance hypothesis in the white paper, this wave of stock market decline is essentially a re-test of institutional capital allocation weights. It is worth noting that the correlation between traditional finance and the crypto market has increased significantly over the past three quarters, rising from 0.42 to 0.68. For detailed data, refer to Glassnode's on-chain data report. The issue is—when institutional LPs face a double whammy of stocks and bonds, their DAO Treasury allocation decisions often adopt a pro-cyclical strategy, which is precisely the fundamental flaw in the governance mechanism design. It is recommended to first review the history of Curve's governance proposals to understand why this round of volatility will force the liquidation of over-leveraged governance token holders.

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