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The crypto market opened the year under mounting leverage stress as risk exposure built steadily across derivatives. Through mid-January, $550 million in long liquidations pushed Bitcoin [BTC] towards $86,000, exposing structural fragility. However, pressure intensified on 29 January 2026 when BTC fell to $84,000 amid $1 billion in forced liquidations. Conditions then worsened in early February, with a 33% drop from $90,000 to $60,000 within just 72 hours – Triggering broad margin calls. Source: CoinGlass However, the liquidation map did reveal a structural shift. As BTC moved near $64,000, cumulative short liquidations expanded while long liquidations thinned. Notably, a drop below $58,000 triggered only $670 million in longs, far below prior cycles. Even the break above $70,000 produced $2.6 billion in short squeezes—muted versus 2021–2024 cascades. This suggested that leverage has largely reset itself. While the selling pressure has eased, the demand has remained gradual – Indicative of sideways accumulation before recovery. From market shocks to multi-chain unwinds Liquidations on Aave [AAVE] intensified when external shocks hit crypto prices. In May 2021, China’s crypto bans and Tesla’s environmental concerns triggered a market collapse, driving about $362 million in liquidations across 5,500 positions. Source: Aave.com Selling pressure returned in June 2022 as the LUNA collapse forced over 32,000 positions to liquidate, though at a lower total volume near $200 million. Stress then resurfaced on 10 October 2025 when a sudden crash cleared over $250 million in a day. More recently, from 31 January to 05 February, capitulation fueled by hawkish Fed sentiment and forced selling pushed liquidations above $400 million – the cycle’s peak. Each wave amplified volatility. And yet, Aave processed flows without systemic disruption. Liquidation activity on Aave concentrates first on Ethereum [ETH], where the largest collateral positions sit. Consider the attached image, for instance. It identified Ethereum processing about…

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