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Crypto exchanges are struggling with weak buying power. Data from CryptoQuant, a crypto analytics platform, revealed on January 4 that only OKX (+0.001), Kraken (+0.004), and Upbit (+0.062) showed positive December monthly averages out of the ten top exchanges.  The remaining seven all showed a negative buying power ratio. Bitget showed the lowest buying power ratio of -1.2083. On the favorable buying power ratio. Upbit exchange showed the highest positive buying power ratio of 0.4209. Buying power weakens as regional capital splits On-chain data revealed that Upbit barely sustained positive buying strength at 0.4209, while Coinbase advanced recorded -0.0878, and Kraken was near-neutral at -0.0119. In December, regional capital patterns showed divergence. Although there has been a slight improvement in the buying power ratios, deployment is still insufficient to create strong convictions. Crypto exchanges reveal negative buying power ratios, reflecting dominant selling pressure. Source: CryptoQuant As of January 3, Binance posted a modest increase in the buying power ratio from -0.093 in late December to 0.064. Binance recovered in late December, rising from -0.277 to positive 0.059 before falling.  In the month, the weekly decline reached a peak of -0.200 on December 21 before turning around.  CryptoQuant revealed that professionals are lowering exposures rather than increasing positions despite Bitcoin stabilizing at $90,000. A CryptoQuant expert clarified that the buying power ratio is used to compare the velocity of BTC withdrawals with stablecoin capital inflow. The analyst further explained that the negative buying power ratios indicate that inflow capital is leaving faster than it is arriving.  Stablecoin saw net inflows of $436 million and outflows of $3.7 billion in December of last year, yielding a ratio of 0.117. The ratio of 0.117 was the first positive result since early December, despite being much below the 1.0 level, which indicates a true…

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