Author: Benjamin Lee
Crypto traders using leverage to bet on Bitcoin’s price trajectory are getting whiplash. In the last 24 hours, $655 million in leveraged crypto bets have been liquidated, according to the market data tracker CoinGlass. The liquidations coincided with rapid updates on President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and impose new tariffs on EU countries that failed to go along with his plan. The day began with Bitcoin rising from $88,224 to $90,295, a move that liquidated more than $75 million in shorts. BTC then abruptly reversed back down to $87,304, liquidating around $145 million in longs. That’s when President Trump decided…
Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $1.73 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The outflows are the largest since mid-November of 2025. Bitcoin led the exodus with $1.09 billion in outflows. Ethereum followed, shedding $630 million, while XRP saw $18.2 million exit. In contrast, Solana attracted $17.1 million in inflows. Minor gains hit BNB at $4.6 million and Chainlink at $3.8 million. Short-Bitcoin products drew a tiny $0.5 million. Regionally, the US dominated outflows with nearly $1.8 billion. Sweden and the Netherlands lost $11.1 million and $4.4…
Amid ongoing crypto market uncertainty, one on-chain metric indicates Chainlink (LINK), Cardano (ADA) and Ethereum (ETH) could all be significantly undervalued. The digital asset analytics firm Santiment says all three assets are flashing negative percentages for their 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratios. The MVRV is the ratio of a crypto asset’s market capitalization relative to its realized capitalization, or the value of all the coins at the price they were bought. When the MVRV value drops below zero, it indicates that the asset is oversold, as traders who bought it at a certain time frame are witnessing…
The Optimism Foundation’s proposal for a token buyback goes to a vote on January 22, 2026. OP price has fallen sharply over the past year, and sentiment is largely bearish. The buyback could catalyze gains, with OP eyeing $0.52-$0.75. Optimism’s OP token changed hands around $0.30 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, slightly up in the past 24 hours as the community edges towards a key governance vote. But having traded to intraday highs of $0.37 last week, the token’s dip to current levels risks allowing for a pullback to all-time lows of $0.25 reached in December. Can Optimism Foundation’s plans…
Chiliz (CHZ) price fell sharply on Thursday, with a more than 15% plunge sending prices to lows of $0.046. Losses for the token comes as Bitcoin price drops sharply to impact top altcoins. Upbeat sentiment around CHZ remains amid roadmap plans and World Cup 2026 anticipation. The CHZ token, native to the leading blockchain platform powering fan engagement in sports, saw its value tumble as the broader altcoin market faced a fresh downturn. Chiliz traded to its intraday lows as Bitcoin dropped to under $85,000 again. BTC’s sharp plunge has altcoins in peril mode, with Ethereum down to $2,800, XRP…
River price rose sharply as bulls defied the broader market downturn. The token exploded more than 40% in 24 hours to hit a new all-time high above $87. RIVER recently received backing from Justin Sun and Arthur Hayes. Several altcoins are deep in the red amid a broader cryptocurrency market downturn that has pushed Bitcoin well under $90,000. But as BTC struggles, River’s native token RIVER has defied the odds, with price surging 40% in the past 24 hours to reach a new all-time high above $87. The move sees the token rank as one of the top gainers across…