Tracking Extreme Market Conditions (Issue 6 · Week 28, 2026)

01Event Overview

From July 6 to 10, 2026, the cryptocurrency market experienced severe volatility, with the 24-hour settlement volume across the network reaching as high as $370 million. Short sellers of BTC and ETH lost $240 million and $130 million respectively. Despite continuous buying by institutions such as Morgan Stanley, the drain of liquidity due to AI infrastructure development and intensified regulatory scrutiny exacerbated market fluctuations, causing the market sentiment index to drop sharply by 15.6 points to a fearful level of 36.2. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin credit market showed resilience after the settlement surge in June, recovering rapidly to a scale of tens of billions of dollars, which prompted Japan to launch tokenization pilots.

02Course of the incident

• [2026-07-02] The 25x long position in ETH held by the well-known trader “Big Brother Maji” is only 28 dollars away from liquidation, signaling emerging leverage risks in the market.
• [2026-07-05] 18 wallets sold off 372 million TAC tokens simultaneously, causing the token’s price to plummet by 91% in a single day.
• [2026-07-06] BTC prices broke through $63,000, resulting in approximately $79.5 million worth of short positions being liquidated within 24 hours.
• [2026-07-07]景顺的USTB token saw a 300% surge in deposits on the Aave platform during Q2, as asset management giants accelerate their bets on DeFi collateral.
• [2026-07-08] The crypto market witnessed $370 million worth of liquidations in 24 hours, with BTC and ETH short holders losing $240 million and $130 million respectively, with short positions accounting for over 60% of total trades.
• [2026-07-08] Galaxy Digital transferred large amounts of HYPE and BTC to exchanges via OTC desks, raising concerns about institutional selling pressure.
• [2026-07-09] Open Standard announced the launch of OUSD backed by 140 major companies, triggering panic and causing Circle’s stock price to drop by 17.55% in a single day.
• [2026-07-09] MARA acquired 1,200 acres of land in Texas to develop AI and mining operations, driving its stock price up by 15% in one day.
• [2026-07-10] The total liquidation amount across the network reached $207 million in 24 hours, with a high proportion of short positions, keeping the market in a delicate balance between long and short liquidations.

03Impact Analysis

04Impact Analysis

05Market Price Dimension

On July 8, 2026, the crypto market experienced severe volatility, with liquidation amounts reaching $370 million within 24 hours. Short positions in BTC and ETH suffered losses of $240 million and $130 million respectively, accounting for over 60% of all liquidations. Another set of data from the same period showed liquidations exceeding $169 million in 24 hours, with long positions in ETH and BTC also taking heavy hits. In Solana, long positions made up as high as 84.4%, highlighting the risks associated with high leverage. Despite these liquidation pressures, ETH is currently trading at $1,809.54, up 2.5% over the past 7 days; BTC is trading at $64,132.00, up 2.4% over the same period, indicating that these core assets have a certain capacity to recover after extreme market conditions. In the traditional finance sector, Goldman Sachs reviewed the stock market sell-offs on July 7, 2026, noting that the AI sector was hit particularly hard, with declines exceeding expectations. Retail investors’ net purchases against the trend served as a key support force.

06Regulatory Response Dimension

Significant developments have occurred at the judicial and regulatory levels. On July 10, 2026, the plaintiffs withdrew lawsuits against 44 Bitcoin wallets due to active transactions on the blockchain, leaving 39,025 wallets pending review. The focus of the cases shifted to the legal validity of blockchain data as evidence of ownership. On the same day, those 44 addresses were removed from the list, and John Doe 33 challenged the plaintiffs’ claim by asserting that they did not possess the private keys, forcing the court to confront the critical question of whether silence equates to abandonment. On July 8, 2026, New Hampshire voted to issue the world’s first Bitcoin-backed municipal bonds, with the 140% liquidation threshold becoming a key focus. The outcome of this initiative will shape the role of digital assets in the realm of government bonds. Additionally, Japan launched a tokenization pilot on July 11, 2026, with industry experts predicting that the scale of this initiative could exceed $50 billion by 2027.

07Ecosystem Impact Dimension

The integration between institutions and the crypto ecosystem is accelerating. Data from July 8, 2026, showed that futures contracts linking crypto assets to traditional financial instruments have increased by 1,472 times over 18 months, with RWA futures now surpassing spot prices, signaling faster cross-market integration. On July 6, 2026, Invesco’s USTB saw a 300% surge in deposits on the Aave platform during Q2, marking a deep integration between traditional asset management and DeFi. In terms of industrial transformation, on July 9, 2026, MARA acquired 1,200 acres of land in Texas to develop AI and mining facilities, causing its stock price to soar by 15% in a single day. Several mining companies also secured HPC contracts worth billions of dollars. In the meme coin sector, ANSEM saw a weekly gain of nearly 300% on July 8, 2026, while Pump.fun recorded weekly trading volumes of over $5.3 billion. However, robot-driven manipulation is widespread, with retail investors holding positions for an average of only 100 seconds.

08Subsequent focus areas

1. Results of the New Hampshire Bitcoin Municipal Bond Vote
The world’s first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, for which voting began on July 8, 2026, will set a liquidation threshold of 140%, which is expected to serve as a benchmark for risk management in this sector. It will be crucial to closely monitor whether the vote succeeds and what scale of issuance follows. If the liquidation threshold is lowered or the project fails, it could undermine the credit credibility of digital assets in the realm of government bonds, prompting traditional financial institutions to reassess their willingness to accept crypto collateral.

2. Progress in Handling Remaining Addresses from On-Chain Litigation Cases
Following the dismissal of lawsuits involving 44 Bitcoin wallets due to active transactions on the chain, ongoing judicial decisions regarding the remaining 39,025 addresses under review need to be closely tracked. Special attention should be paid to whether courts will recognize “on-chain data” as key evidence of ownership, as well as the determination of ownership over the $80 billion in assets held by John Doe 33. If rulings determine that plaintiffs can claim rights without possessing private keys, it will significantly increase the legal risks for those holding large amounts of crypto assets.

3. Scale and Trend of High-Leverage Liquidations in the Crypto Market
Recent market volatility has seen liquidations amounting to $370 million within 24 hours, with BTC and ETH short positions suffering losses of $240 million and $130 million respectively, while long-position liquidations exceeded $169 million at another point. There is a need to be vigilant against daily liquidation amounts breaking through the $300 million mark again, especially since the long-position ratio in Solana remains high at 84.4%. Any price decline could trigger cascading margin calls, further exacerbating liquidity shortages in the market.

4. Depth of Integration Between Traditional Asset Management and DeFi Collateral
The 300% surge in deposits of景顺 USTB on the Aave platform in Q2 indicates an accelerating adoption of DeFi by traditional asset managers. It will be important to monitor whether deposit growth remains strong in subsequent quarters, as well as the stability of infrastructure platforms like Superstate. If deposit growth slows down or withdrawals occur, it would signal that traditional institutions are reevaluating the risks associated with DeFi collateral, potentially affecting the recovery process of credit markets worth tens of billions of dollars.

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