Bitcoin Crashes Below $88K As $1.8B Liquidated In Market Selloff

Bitcoin dropped another 4% on Tuesday, with more than $1.8 billion liquidated over the past 48 hours amid tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and Japanese bond turmoil. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $87,790 on Coinbase in late trading on Tuesday, its lowest level since Dec. 31. Over the past 48 hours, more than $1.8 billion has been liquidated, around 93% of them long positions, reported Coinglass. BTC slumps 10% in a week, wiping out all January gains. Source: TradingView The asset has now wiped out all gains made so…

Crypto Market Crumbles As Greenland Row, Trump Tariffs Spook Investors

Key takeaway: Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) retested their lowest levels in more than two weeks after crypto and stock markets digested US President Donald Trump’s fresh round of tariff threats. The potential tariffs are an attempt by the administration to convince Denmark to reconsider its control of Greenland. European nations have shown little willingness to negotiate, prompting crypto and equities investors to adopt a more risk-averse stance.  The S&P 500 index fell 1.9%, while gold prices surged to a new all-time high on Tuesday. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization…

Bitcoin below $90k as global selloff, jitters rattle market

Bitcoin slid below $90,000 for the first time in more than a week, extending losses alongside a sharp global market selloff as investors pulled back from risk amid mounting geopolitical tensions and turmoil in bond markets. Summary The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell as volatility swept across equities, long-dated U.S. Treasuries and Japanese government bonds. The downward trajectory underscores Bitcoin’s continued sensitivity to macro shocks rather than its “digital gold” narrative. Trump doesn’t feel the sting, having raked in an estimated $1.4 billion since his second term began. Bitcoin dropped 3.9%…

Trove Market Pivots From Hyperliquid to Solana

Key Notes Trove token tanks 95% as the exchange pivots from Hyperliquid to Solana. The decision was attributed to the withdrawal of a key liquidity partner who previously supported the Hyperliquid integration. Despite the boycott, Hyperliquid saw its user count rise to 1.4 million in 2025 from roughly 300,000 a year earlier. After raising funds for a Hyperliquid-based HYPE $22.13 24h volatility: 6.5% Market cap: $5.28 B Vol. 24h: $241.97 M perpetual DEX, Trove Market has abruptly moved to the Solana blockchain. The shift comes just days before its Token…

Is Bitcoin In A Bear Market? Why January 20 Matters

Bitcoin is down 36% from its recent peak, and the “bear market” label is already circulating across crypto X. But in a thread on Sunday, trader Cristian Chifoi argues that calling a regime shift on the drawdown alone misses the more tradable signal: what happens after the first meaningful rebound, and how price behaves around a tight set of time-based “seasonality windows.” Chifoi’s core claim is that many commentators default to reactive narratives after volatility has already printed. “The simplest way to determine if the Bitcoin bear market has started…

Bitcoin flash crash deepens as whales, market makers dump into leveraged longs

Bitcoin and major cryptos tumbled as US–EU tariff tensions sparked a $100b wipeout and heavy long liquidations, pushing BTC toward critical support. Summary Bitcoin shed tens of billions in value as crypto market cap dropped by about $100b within hours amid US–EU tariff threats.​ On-chain data showed large coordinated BTC selling by whales, exchanges and market makers, triggering cascading long liquidations.​ BTC now hovers near key Fibonacci and trendline support, with analysts split between a deeper 2022-style dump and a relief bounce toward $98k–$100k. Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies experienced…

Amid market woes, Bitcoin bulls rotate from cash-and-carry trades into long-term ETF bets

Large investors are unwinding Bitcoin cash-and-carry arbitrage as ETF inflows rise, CME basis compresses, and low volatility pushes them into stickier long exposure. Summary SoSoValue data shows U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs flipping back to net inflows in January after December redemptions.​ The CME futures–ETF basis has narrowed toward transaction and funding costs, killing cash-and-carry yields and prompting arbitrage funds to exit.​ Bitfinex and Volmex data highlight multi-month lows in 30-day implied BTC volatility, favoring long-horizon “sticky” ETF holders over short-term basis traders.​​ Large institutional investors are reducing arbitrage positions in…

Crypto Market Faces $1B Token Unlocks as Altseason Index Slips to 27

Key Notes Over $1.05 billion in token unlocks will hit the market in seven days. Bitget Token and PLUME face the largest cliff dilution. With the AltSeason Index at 27, capital stays in Bitcoin. The crypto market faces more than $1.05 billion in token unlocks over the next seven days, according to token unlock data provider Tokenomist. The timing is poor for altcoins as the AltSeason Index sits at 27, which means Bitcoin is dominating, and the risk appetite for secondary assets is weak. Unlocks of this size matter because…

Crypto Market Liquidations Hit $870 Million as EU Escalates Trump Tariff War

Key Notes Bitcoin drags the crypto market down amid heavy selling activity across major entities and on top exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, etc. Whale entities dumped more than $4 billion worth of BTC in the past few hours. The decline came alongside reports that the EU is preparing up to $100 billion in retaliatory tariffs. Bitcoin BTC $93 001 24h volatility: 2.2% Market cap: $1.86 T Vol. 24h: $40.49 B and the broader cryptocurrency market faced another selling pressure soon after the EU-US trade war escalated further. The crypto market…