【Crypto World】The December crypto market experienced a massive $910 billion sell-off, with investors dubbing it “December Surrender.” Bitcoin plummeted from its peak of $94,000 to $88,000, and Ethereum also fell 7.8% amid sparse buying interest — the selling pressure was indeed fierce.
Interestingly, professional trading teams successfully mitigated this shock through a strategic combination. Their approach was straightforward: reduce leverage from high levels to around 1.3x, increase stablecoin holdings to over 23% as a “safety cushion,” and decisively cut holdings of highly volatile altcoins. The result? Potential drawdowns were cut to below approximately 85% — effectively protecting most of their principal during this sell-off.
Another fascinating phenomenon is the severe divergence among different tokens. Privacy coins like NIGHT and AI-related tokens like TAO showed resilience and became safe havens. Ironically, meme coins like Whitewhale turned into “cash machines” for fund managers — they sold off these high-risk assets to free up liquidity. From an operational perspective, major institutions are clearly positioning themselves in advance for possible market fluctuations in Q1 2026.
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DeFiAlchemist
· 8h ago
*adjusts alchemical instruments* 910bn in transmutation losses yet the real philosophers knew this was coming—leverage reduction is just financial alchemy at its finest, tbh. watching memes become liquidity extractors while institutions stack for the next cycle... the mathematical elegance of it all
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PrivateKeyParanoia
· 01-15 06:20
Can $910 billion still stabilize the market? This guy must have de-leveraged too early. I'm not that smart.
Privacy coins hold up against the dip, meme coins are just for withdrawal opportunities? Laughing my ass off, the final struggle of the retail investors.
Are big institutions making moves? I'm also making moves, but it's all about how to make the money back.
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LeverageAddict
· 01-13 13:30
$910 billion poured in, yet some people still hold steady. Why am I still chasing the high...
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BTCBeliefStation
· 01-13 13:30
$910 billion pouring in can still keep things stable—that's the difference between professional and amateur.
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ColdWalletGuardian
· 01-13 13:25
10.1 billion sell-off didn't shake me, I've already cleared my stablecoins haha
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When leverage explodes, you should recognize the situation; stability is the key
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Privacy coins are really resistant to drops, big institutions are playing this hand perfectly
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Using meme coins as withdrawal tools? Laughing. To cut the leeks this time, you still have to watch meme
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Lowering leverage is such a basic move, those losing money are just greedy
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Why is AI coin still stable? This actually makes me a bit worried...
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I trust the calmness of those professional teams, retail investors should just wait for the bottom
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Increasing the stablecoin ratio is correct, but will there be a dip after this wave?
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88,000 feels not quite the bottom, continue to observe
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Meme coins becoming withdrawal tools shows that big players are really cutting the leeks
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zkNoob
· 01-13 13:23
Deleveraging this wave of operations has indeed saved many people, I'm still meme-ing haha
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910 billion in sales, this is the real shakeout, amateur retail investors are out
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Storing stablecoins is the right move, waiting for institutions to continue dumping
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Has meme coins really become a withdrawal tool? LOL, this is fate
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Privacy coins and AI coins surprisingly held up, that's interesting
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Institutions have been planning this for a long time, retail investors are still crying
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Deleveraging to increase stablecoins, I’m using this tactic too, better than liquidation
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Even during the sell-off, some are making money, showing the gap is really big
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910 billion... OMG, this scale is flooding the screens
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Wait, what are the big institutions planning? When will we bottom out?
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LiquidityWizard
· 01-13 13:15
The 910 billion sell-off this time is really testing our mentality. Luckily, I didn't go all-in.
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Reducing leverage + stacking stablecoins, this strategy is definitely stable. It seems that professional teams really have some skills.
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Using meme coins as withdrawal tools? That's hilarious. The retail investors are still holding on tightly.
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Privacy coins and AI coins didn't escape this round. By the way, do these two have insiders protecting the market?
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Are big institutions deploying? Then retail investors are probably about to be harvested again.
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At the 88,000 level, is it the bottom or will it continue to drop? Really hard to tell.
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Looking at this rhythm, is there still hope before the end of the year, or is it just going to stay like this?
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The rising proportion of stablecoins indicates what? It means everyone is waiting for a rebound.
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Ethereum dropped 7.8%. Brothers who staked are probably feeling distressed now.
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The 910 billion USD dump didn't cause a crash. The resilience of the crypto market is truly strong.
How do professional teams stabilize the drawdown amid the December crypto market's $910 billion sell-off?
【Crypto World】The December crypto market experienced a massive $910 billion sell-off, with investors dubbing it “December Surrender.” Bitcoin plummeted from its peak of $94,000 to $88,000, and Ethereum also fell 7.8% amid sparse buying interest — the selling pressure was indeed fierce.
Interestingly, professional trading teams successfully mitigated this shock through a strategic combination. Their approach was straightforward: reduce leverage from high levels to around 1.3x, increase stablecoin holdings to over 23% as a “safety cushion,” and decisively cut holdings of highly volatile altcoins. The result? Potential drawdowns were cut to below approximately 85% — effectively protecting most of their principal during this sell-off.
Another fascinating phenomenon is the severe divergence among different tokens. Privacy coins like NIGHT and AI-related tokens like TAO showed resilience and became safe havens. Ironically, meme coins like Whitewhale turned into “cash machines” for fund managers — they sold off these high-risk assets to free up liquidity. From an operational perspective, major institutions are clearly positioning themselves in advance for possible market fluctuations in Q1 2026.