Bitcoin Drops Below $84K as Long Liquidations Reach $487M
Heavy long liquidations point to a sharp deleveraging wave, though analysts say the $82,000–$83,000 zone could determine whether the pullback stays a consolidation.
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Heavy long liquidations point to a sharp deleveraging wave, though analysts say the $82,000–$83,000 zone could determine whether the pullback stays a consolidation.
The headline number looks like a squeeze, but the order-book tells a different story: longs unwound alongside the shorts, so the net leverage change is closer to flat than the headline suggests.
Matt Hougan frames the recent STRC volatility and MSTR pullback as classic end-of-cycle deleveraging, with Strategy now able to monetize its BTC stack rather than buy through any drawdown.
The South Korean firm sold its last 88 BTC to clear $6M of debt, a quiet exit from the corporate treasury trade it once pitched with $1B of firepower behind it.
Aave still holds 46.5% of the $20.4B outstanding — but the sector has shed $14.9B in active loans since January as leverage drains out of the largest protocols.
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More than $5.7 billion in long positions were wiped out across crypto markets in a single seven-day window, marking one…
BTC is off 14.5% and ETH 17% on the week — ether now sits one break away from 2022 bear-market lows after a $1.2B liquidation cascade compounded the capital-rotation drag from AI IPOs.
A violent deleveraging event swept through crypto markets, with $500 million worth of long positions liquidated in just…
Over $623 million in long positions were forcibly closed across crypto markets in a single 24-hour window, marking one…