Bitcoin price plunge at the end of January 2026 triggered losses for mining machines and floating losses for investors
At the end of January 2026, the price of Bitcoin fell sharply to about 78,500 US dollars, resulting in the liquidation of more than 2 billion US dollars of long contracts, large-scale losses of mining machines, and the floating loss of Bitcoin held by Strategy exceeded 900 million US dollars. The average floating loss of ETF investors is 8%-9%. Market liquidity has declined, capital inflows have dried up, market sentiment lacks panic but buyers wait and see.
