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Bitcoin Rebounds After 16-Month Low as $2.6 Billion in Leveraged Bets Are Wiped Out

Sustained ETF outflows alongside a tech-led selloff have drained roughly $2 trillion from crypto since October.

Overview

  • Bitcoin hit $60,008.52 before snapping back above $65,000 and briefly topping $70,000 in a volatile intraday relief rally.
  • Exchanges liquidated more than $2.6 billion in futures positions within 24 hours, mostly long bets, as key support broke and open interest collapsed.
  • U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded persistent redemptions, with Deutsche Bank estimating over $3 billion in net outflows in January after heavy withdrawals in November and December.
  • The total crypto market value has fallen by about $2 trillion since early October, with pressure tied to a global tech-stock selloff, hawkish Fed expectations and heightened precious-metals volatility.
  • Crypto-exposed stocks swung sharply, with earlier steep declines in names such as Strategy and Coinbase followed by double-digit rebounds as risk assets stabilized.