2025-12-26 23:21:31

When Bitcoin Drops Hard: $3K Bloodbath in Less Than an Hour

BTC just went through one of those nasty shakeouts—plummeting roughly $3,000 in under 60 minutes as it fell from around $89K down to the $87K zone. What made it worse? The cascade of liquidations that followed. Over $70M in leveraged long positions got wiped out in the frenzy.

You know how it goes with Bitcoin—especially when you're coming off the holiday period. The market finds its weak spots, and boom, a flash move like this can send overleveraged traders scrambling. One moment you're sitting pretty, the next you're watching your positions get torch. It's a brutal reminder that size matters in crypto trading, and so does risk management.

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PuzzledScholar

· 21h ago

Damn, it's the same old trick again. After the holiday, there will definitely be a wave of cutting leeks.

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StrawberryIce

· 21h ago

Once again, it was manipulated again, and this time it was really brutal.

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rugpull_survivor

· 21h ago

Haha, that was really incredible. 3k instantly evaporated. That's why I don't use leverage. --- 70 million liquidation? Serves you right, all because of greed. --- This is what happens after a holiday. The crypto world is really intense. --- I just want to know who got trapped again. Is this the post-holiday slaughter? --- Seeing flash crashes so often, I'm already numb. --- Risk management? Does that even exist in the crypto world? Haha. --- 89k to 87k... Wow, this is called "shakeout." --- So many leveraged liquidations, is the bottom coming? --- Wait a moment, everyone. We're just getting started. --- Thinking back to the days when I was trapped. This time, I was lucky to be out of position.

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AirdropHarvester

· 21h ago

Once again, the order was eaten up. Leverage traders are probably going to owe debts again this time.

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GateUser-1a2ed0b9

· 21h ago

Damn, I was cut again, and the levers are afraid that they will cry miserably this time

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