{"id":49467,"date":"2025-12-15T10:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/?p=49467"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:57:11","slug":"bitcoin-crashes-200-million-in-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-crashes-200-million-in-crypto","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Crashes Below $87,000 as $200 Million in Crypto Longs Liquidated in an Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>Bitcoin extended its weekend slide on Sunday, dropping below $87,000 as a fresh wave of liquidations swept through the crypto market, wiping out roughly $200 million in leveraged positions over the past 60 minutes, per Coinglass data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, the bitcoin price stood at $86,751, down about 2% over the past 24 hours, according to market data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trading volume totaled roughly $38 billion, while BTC <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/bitcoin-price\">was down<\/a> 4% from its seven-day high near $89,935 and hovering just above its weekly low around $87,152.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BTC&#8217;s circulating supply currently sits at 19.96 million BTC, with a fixed maximum of 21 million, giving the network a market capitalization of approximately $1.73 trillion, down 2% on the day, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest leg lower follows another grim weekend for price action. Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-bleeds-below-89000\">bled<\/a> from the low-$92,000 range on Thursday to weekend lows near $87,000, as thin liquidity and persistent sell pressure weighed on risk appetite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decisive move below $90,000 occurred during typically illiquid Sunday trading, amplifying downside volatility as traders positioned cautiously ahead of a dense slate of U.S. economic data and central bank events this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Bitcoin falls below $87,000 \ud83d\udc40<br><br>HODL! \u270a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VypwtmStns\">pic.twitter.com\/VypwtmStns<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/2000587112026919335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategy buys $1 billion in Bitcoin\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategy, the world\u2019s largest publicly traded BTC holder, <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/strategy-mstr-buys-1-billion-bitcoin\">added<\/a> nearly $1 billion in bitcoin last week, acquiring 10,645 BTC at an average price of $92,098 per coin.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the company\u2019s second consecutive mega-purchase, bringing its total holdings to 671,268 BTC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-15\/strategy-buys-almost-1-billion-in-bitcoin-again-in-past-week\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-15\/strategy-buys-almost-1-billion-in-bitcoin-again-in-past-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<\/a> for $50.33 billion at an average cost of $74,972 each.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquisition was primarily funded through equity issuance, with $888.2 million raised via common stock sales and the remainder through STRD preferred shares, despite ongoing shareholder concerns about dilution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, the company\u2019s weekly purchases had been modest due to fundraising constraints, but Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has recently accelerated buying, signaling renewed conviction despite market volatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, Strategy will also remain in the Nasdaq 100 and <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/featured\/strategy-msci-keep-dats-in-indexes\">pushed back against MSCI\u2019s proposed digital asset threshold<\/a>, which could exclude BTC treasury firms from benchmarks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics note Strategy now operates more like a bitcoin investment vehicle than a software company, yet Saylor remains unapologetic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm reports a year-to-date BTC yield of 24.9%, underscoring its commitment to accumulating BTC regardless of short-term market fluctuations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $86,770. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitcoin-Magazine-Pro-Screenshot-31-1024x1008.png\" alt=\"bitcoin\" class=\"wp-image-49469\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitcoin-Magazine-Pro-Screenshot-31-1024x1008.png 1024w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bitcoin-Magazine-Pro-Screenshot-31-300x295.png 300w, 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