{"id":74548,"date":"2026-06-25T18:59:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-slides-nearly-20-in-june-as-715m-in-crypto-long-bets-collapse\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:59:40","slug":"bitcoin-slides-nearly-20-in-june-as-715m-in-crypto-long-bets-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-slides-nearly-20-in-june-as-715m-in-crypto-long-bets-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Slides Nearly 20% in June as $715M in Crypto Long Bets Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin erased its plunge to a 2026 low of $58,035 on Thursday morning, staging a rapid relief rally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Forced liquidations across the crypto market topped $1 billion, wiping out $484 million in bitcoin bets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Boris Alergant of Babylon Labs warns that AI competition may pressure bitcoin prices through the summer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Volatility Grips Bitcoin After Fresh YTD Low<\/h2>\n<p>After plummeting to a fresh year-to-date (YTD) low of $58,035 Thursday morning, <span>bitcoin<\/span> rebounded to erase its 24-hour losses. While the flat net performance paints a stable picture, the daily chart tells a different story\u2014revealing violent price swings that triggered the moment <span>bitcoin<\/span> crossed below $59,000 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Data shows <span>bitcoin<\/span> breached $61,000 less than three hours after tumbling to what was then its YTD low. Although it subsequently dropped below this level, the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> traded close to it until shortly after midnight, when another rally eventually pushed it past $61,800. While it lost momentum before reaching $62,000, it nonetheless managed to hold above $61,000 until 9:20 a.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>While its plunge to $58,000 took less than 30 minutes, a relief rally saw the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> reclaim $59,000 about half an hour later. At the time of writing (1:42 p.m. EDT), the top <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> traded slightly above $59,500, translating to a mere 0.4% drop over 24 hours. This marginal drop left its <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-traders-push-altcoin-market-below-900b-twice-in-24-hours-as-panic-deepens\/\">market capitalization<\/a> still under the $1.2 trillion mark.<\/p>\n<p>With the June curtain closing, <span>bitcoin<\/span> is increasingly poised to clock 30-day losses north of 20% and leave the first half of 2026 bleeding out by more than 30%. The retreat exposes just how far the mighty have fallen; since scaling an all-time high of over $126,000 in October 2025, <span>bitcoin<\/span> has seen more than half of its peak value utterly erased.<\/p>\n<h2>A Crypto Crisis or a Macro Realignment?<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the derivatives market, <span>bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s price action over 24 hours saw $484 million in leveraged<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-traders-lose-1b-in-24-hours-as-short-sellers-face-rising-pressure\/\"> positions liquidated<\/a>, with long bets accounting for approximately 70%, or $339 million. Overall, the <span>crypto<\/span> economy saw $1.01 billion in leveraged positions wiped out, with long bets accounting for $715 million.<\/p>\n<p>As <span>bitcoin<\/span> continues to slide to fresh yearly lows, investor panic is palpable, forcing many to scramble for the exits. However, seasoned analysts argue this is a macro story, not a fundamental failure. Boris Alergant, head of GTM at Babylon Labs, maintains that the sell-off mirrors a broader, market-wide risk-off reset rather than an isolated <span>crypto<\/span> event. If anything, Alergant suggests, this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-volatility\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volatility<\/a> proves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> is no longer an island\u2014it is deeply integrated into the traditional financial machine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt reacts to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-liquidity\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liquidity<\/a>, rates, positioning, and institutional flows in the same way other major macro assets do. Near term, I do think the market could remain under pressure through the summer. AI has been absorbing a significant amount of investor mindshare, capital, and talent that might otherwise have flowed into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a>. With major AI companies moving closer to the public markets, there also appears to be some repositioning happening across growth and technology exposure more broadly,\u201d Alergant said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-slides-nearly-20-in-june-as-715m-in-crypto-long-bets-collapse\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Bitcoin erased its plunge to a 2026 low of $58,035 on Thursday morning, staging a rapid relief rally. Forced liquidations across the crypto market topped $1 billion, wiping out $484 million in bitcoin bets. 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