BTC slid under $110K for the first time in 47 days, triggering ~$895 million liquidations in 24h with over 92% of the liquidations long positions. ETH dropped ~7% from its ATH $4,955 to $4,415, wiping ~$266 million in long/short positions.
Despite weakness, corporate/treasury bids remain active. Strategy added 3,081 BTC worth $343 million, Goldman Sachs made a $194 million purchase of BTC, Remixpoint acquired 41.5 BTC, Metaplanet added 103 BTC, and ETHZilla purchased 7,562 ETH worth $35 million. These treasury inflows highlight selective accumulation into stress.
BTC RSI at 43.6, edging toward oversold, along with Net Unrealized Profit/Loss falling to 5.1% from 8.8%, flags fading profitability. The key risk is a break of the 200-day EMA at $103.7K or the 200-day SMA at $100.8K which would jeopardize the bull cycle market structure.
Jerome Powell’s final, hawkish-leaning Fed presser—delivered against a backdrop of war-driven energy shocks and rare internal dissent—knocked Bitcoin off balance, extending its slide as rate-cut hopes fade and downside risks build.
MAS launched a landmark consultation on how Singapore banks must treat cryptoassets on public blockchains, proposing lower capital requirements for stablecoins and tokenised assets that meet risk standards.
Solana's 2026 rally has been driven by memecoin speculation and DeFi growth rather than the institutional ETF narrative powering BTC and ETH. With long-term holders distributing and regulators circling, SOL faces structural headwinds that the bullish case can't yet answer.
