Bitcoin slipping below $80K didnāt just sting traders ā it triggered a massive liquidation cascade.
Roughly $2.5 BILLION in leveraged positions were wiped out in a single wave š¤Æš
This wasnāt slow selling.
This was forced liquidation dominoes ā the kind that rival the ugliest moments in crypto history.
š Thin liquidity + leverage = air pockets.
When price breaks, it doesnāt drift⦠it falls.
ā” Why This Drop Turned Violent

This wasnāt just fear.
On-chain data shows large BTC inflows to exchanges right as price lost key levels.
Deadly combo:
š¦ Heavy spot supply hitting exchanges
āļø Overleveraged longs
š Major support snapping
Once $80K broke, liquidations stacked on top of liquidations.
No reaction time. No clean bounce. Just volatility.
š§ Now the Spotlight Shifts to Michael Saylor
Retail panic is normal ā but this time, institutions are under the microscope too š
Strategy holds one of the largest BTC treasuries on Earth:
šŖ ~712,000+ BTC
š° Avg cost ā $76K
š BTC recently traded near $78.5K
Thatās a razor-thin buffer above breakeven.
Not forced selling. Not bankruptcy.
But psychologically? The narrative shifts fast.
š From āGeniusā to āUnder Pressureā
At the highs, Strategyās BTC stack was worth $80B+.
Same coins today ā very different valuation.
When a company ties its identity to Bitcoin,
š price = perception.
A few more % down and headlines flip from:
š¢ āBitcoin masterstrokeā
to
š“ āIs Strategy underwater?ā
š Historically, Saylor doesnāt sell.
But pressure builds ā on sentiment, not solvency.
š§© The Bigger Picture
This crash wasnāt about one company. It was about:
Excess leverage
Thin liquidity
Large holder movement
A key level breaking

That mix creates violent unwinds.
But hereās the key š
Liquidation crashes are mechanical, not fundamental.
They flush positions, not belief.
šÆ So What Now?
Bitcoin isnāt broken ā itās deleverage resetting
Strategy isnāt wrecked ā itās just closer to cost
The market is testing conviction, not technology
These moments feel the worst in real timeā¦
and often become major turning points in hindsight.
š Scary chart.
š§± Intact structure.
ā” Big difference.
Welcome to crypto ā where volatility writes the story before fundamentals catch up.

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