Pain on-chain, silence on the beaches.
By Maxime Laurent · 2026-01-27 07:32
Pain on-chain, silence on the beaches.
More than $4.5B in realized losses just hit $BTC — the biggest wave of pain we’ve seen in three years. CryptoQuant calls it capitulation territory.
When losses get this heavy, it usually means weak hands are done. Emotionally exhausted, they sell, close the app, and swear crypto is dead (again). I’ve lived through this movie before. It’s never pretty, but it’s often necessary.
Last time this happened, $BTC was hanging around $28k after a long, slow correction — almost a year of boredom and disbelief. Same heavy air. Same feeling that nobody wants to talk about crypto at apéro 🍷
What’s interesting is the contrast: while retail bleeds, whales keep eating. Addresses holding over 1,000 $BTC quietly added more than 100k coins, and big-money transfers just hit a two-month high. Institutions don’t scream. They accumulate.
Does this mean the exact bottom is in? Nobody knows. But capitulation plus whale accumulation has historically been a dangerous combo — for bears.
I’m not euphoric. I’m calm. When the market hurts the most, it usually whispers instead of shouts. And right now, the chain is whispering.
#bitcoin #BTC #capitulation #onchain #crypto #CryptoFriture
More than $4.5B in realized losses just hit $BTC — the biggest wave of pain we’ve seen in three years. CryptoQuant calls it capitulation territory.
When losses get this heavy, it usually means weak hands are done. Emotionally exhausted, they sell, close the app, and swear crypto is dead (again). I’ve lived through this movie before. It’s never pretty, but it’s often necessary.
Last time this happened, $BTC was hanging around $28k after a long, slow correction — almost a year of boredom and disbelief. Same heavy air. Same feeling that nobody wants to talk about crypto at apéro 🍷
What’s interesting is the contrast: while retail bleeds, whales keep eating. Addresses holding over 1,000 $BTC quietly added more than 100k coins, and big-money transfers just hit a two-month high. Institutions don’t scream. They accumulate.
Does this mean the exact bottom is in? Nobody knows. But capitulation plus whale accumulation has historically been a dangerous combo — for bears.
I’m not euphoric. I’m calm. When the market hurts the most, it usually whispers instead of shouts. And right now, the chain is whispering.
#bitcoin #BTC #capitulation #onchain #crypto #CryptoFriture
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