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Bitcoin plunged from $71,765 to $67,895 in a single session, its lowest level since April, triggering $394 million in liquidations within one hour as crowded long positions were forcibly unwound. Over 24 hours, total liquidations reached $1.02 billion, with long positions accounting for roughly $902 million of that — a sign that bullish leverage had become dangerously crowded before the move.
Why it matters
The catalyst was a combination of technical breakdowns and a symbolically charged disclosure: Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) revealed it had sold 32 BTC for $2.5 million to cover preferred stock dividend obligations. The nominal volume is trivial against global spot turnover, but Strategy built its identity on a strict never-sell accumulation ethos — the break from that narrative introduced fresh skepticism into the corporate treasury trade. Glassnode data showed the slide to $68,800 breached Bitcoin's short-term holder cost basis of $76,900, its true market mean of $78,000, and the active investors' mean of $85,100. The contagion spread fast: Ethereum dropped 4% to $1,941, XRP fell 3% to $1.24, and Solana, Dogecoin, and BNB all shed more than 3%.
Market impact
Bitcoin traders absorbed $209 million in liquidations, Ethereum $87 million, Solana $27 million, and XRP $11 million. Pierre Rochard, CEO of the Bitcoin Bond Company, pushed back on the Strategy narrative, arguing that a parabolic surge in AI equities is vacuuming up excess liquidity, while a resilient labor market and rising energy prices have effectively killed near-term Fed rate cut expectations. BTC remains well above its aggregate realized price of $54,000 — the structural floor the bears have not yet tested.
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