Morning Crypto Report: Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Suggests Bullish U-Turn in February, XRP Insider Signal? Ripple Boss Flirts With Community, Bitcoin Rockets 940% in Brutal $359 Million Liquidation Squeeze
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On Wednesday, Jan. 21, the crypto market is stuck between geopolitics and leverage disruptions as the U.S. threatens up to 25% tariffs on EU imports tied to Greenland negotiations. With this background, Bitcoin collapses under $90,000, Ethereum slips under $3,000 and over $1 billion in liquidations clear out late longs. But not everything’s bleeding: Shiba Inu flashes a seasonal comeback pattern, and Ripple’s CEO might have just flirted with XRP’s community with a not-so-cryptic message. TL;DR Shiba Inu (SHIB) hope: Historical data suggests Shiba Inu often rallies in February, potentially reversing current losses. XRP’s secret message: Brad Garlinghouse’s latest tweet contains a capitalized Easter egg that has the XRP Army buzzing. Bitcoin’s long squeeze: Overleverage killed the bulls, with a staggering $358.90 million in BTC positions wiped out in 24 hours. Shiba Inu (SHIB) teases double-digit gains in February With Bitcoin dropping below $90,000 and the “crypto winter” turning into a real thing, Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders are looking for a lifeline. Luckily, history might just be on their side. Despite the recent gloom, February has always been a strong month for this popular meme coin. Looking at data from CryptoRank since 2021, it seems that the second month of the year has had good returns in three out of five years tracked. The stats offer a glimmer of hope. In 2024, SHIB shot up by 41.3%, while two years before that, in 2022, the coin added another 20.3%. On average in February, the Shiba Inu coin is up +9.26%, with a median of +10.9% — which shows that it is not just meme magic. Source: CryptoRank Even when taking into account down years — like the brutal -26.1% drop in 2025 caused by post-halving exhaustion — February often marks a pivot point where SHIB shakes off its January slump. Right now,…
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