The Bitcoin experiment is over. Thank you, Mr. President. You’re all holding Beanie Babies now. Buy silver. Buy gold.–>
Market Sentiment
Now 27.05 Fear
Yesterday 27.65 Fear
Last week 31.35 Fear
According to CoinGlass, total crypto open interest fell sharply alongside the selloff, confirming that leverage was flushed rather than rotated. Glassnode data shows funding rates had been persistently positive heading into the drop, a classic sign of one-sided positioning.
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Why Is Bitcoin Crashing Today? MicroStrategy is Collapsing
The spillover for the BTC crash was immediate. Strategy, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, and Gemini-linked equities each dropped close to 10% in regular trading.
As it stands, many are egging on the collapse of Strategy and Michael Saylor, someone who has been the most vocal and flamboyant in the crypto markets.
The silver lining is that Strategy is currently priced lower than its net asset value, which nears $73.62 Bn in total assets. The stock has basically been treated like a 2x BTC downside and 0.5 BTC upside for over a year now. It will go up if Saylor doesn’t get liquidated.
Investors of Strategy argue if you are even slightly bullish on BTC, this will 2x again if Bitcoin goes up 20% this summer.
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What’s the next Bitcoin, retail investors are wondering. The new Bitcoin will just be Bitcoin. We do this every 4 years and people still don’t get it.
However, this recent slaughter in crypto was about positioning and policy. Retail is afraid of the uncertainty in markets and the next chaotic moves President Donald Trump makes. The lesson here is that when everyone crowds into the same trade, the unwind is brutal.
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Key Takeaways
- Why is Bitcoin crashing today? The Bitcoin experiment is over. You’re all holding Beanie Babies now. Buy silver. Buy gold says Twitter.
- CoinGecko screens worldwide lit up red as Bitcoin knifed down to $81,000, and the market broke in seconds.
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