The start of Trump’s second administration in January 2025 fueled optimism in crypto markets, driving bitcoin to record highs, but each time the euphoria quickly gave way to volatility. The sharp corrections wiped out billions in leveraged positions and left 1.6 million traders liquidated on Oct. 10 alone. The Reality Check: Volatility and the Deleveraging […]
A viral social media scare suggested bitcoin had crashed to $24,000 on Christmas, but the event was actually a localized “flash crash” limited to a single, illiquid trading pair ( BTC/USD1) on Binance. The Anatomy of a Phantom Crash While much of the crypto world celebrated Christmas, a viral X post of bitcoin “crashing” to […]