Retail Investors Ditching Crypto? 52% Pile into Equities, 51% Embrace AI Tools
Forget just crypto. Retail traders are spreading their bets into equities and AI, signaling a major shift in investment behavior. This means less predictable P2P volume and wider spreads if you're not paying attention.
PUNCH
52% of retail investors are now adding equities to their portfolios, ditching the crypto-only playbook. This isn't a trickle; it's a flood moving capital out of the crypto space.
CONTEXT
Exchanges like Bitget are seeing users diversify aggressively, moving beyond crypto as their sole trading focus.
NUMBERS
86% still hold crypto, but trading volume dropped from near 100% to 60-80% in Q1 2026. Traditional assets like gold jumped from near zero to 20-40% of activity. 51% are already using AI tools for investment decisions.
P2P ANGLE
This means less predictable order flow on Binance P2P and Bybit P2P. Expect wider spreads as liquidity fragments across asset classes. Your USDT arbitrage opportunities might shrink if retail is chasing stocks instead of stablecoins.
STRIKE
Adapt your P2P strategy or get left behind as the market morphs into a multi-asset battlefield.