r/CryptoCurrency 11h ago

MOONS Moon Week 57

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Hello everyone and welcome to Moon Week for round 57 of Moons! For more information about Moons, please see our wiki page here.

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r/CryptoCurrency 9h ago

OFFICIAL Daily Crypto Discussion - January 9, 2025 (GMT+0)

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r/CryptoCurrency 13h ago

MEME Hold fast

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r/CryptoCurrency 8h ago

GENERAL-NEWS MicroStrategy reports over $14 billion gains on its BTC holdings

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r/CryptoCurrency 16h ago

PERSPECTIVE Someone just paid $208,692 FEE for a single Solana transaction

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r/CryptoCurrency 17h ago

MEME Bitcoin is the king…

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r/CryptoCurrency 1h ago

GENERAL-NEWS The U.S. Department of Justice prepares to sell over 69,000 bitcoins

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r/CryptoCurrency 13h ago

DISCUSSION Why do people keep leveraging crypto just to be liquidated?

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Seriously, I can’t wrap my head around this. Every time the market crashes, we see the same story: millions (sometimes billions) of dollars in leveraged positions wiped out in a matter of hours. It’s like a ritual at this point. But why do so many people keep doing it?

I get it—leverage sounds appealing. You think, “If I’m confident that Bitcoin is going up, why not amplify my gains with a 10x long?” On paper, it makes perfect sense. Why settle for a 5% move when you can make 50%? But the thing is, markets don’t move the way you want them to. Even in a clear bull run, there are wild pullbacks and unexpected wicks that liquidate leveraged positions in seconds.

And that’s the core problem: leverage amplifies both your gains and your losses. Most people don’t realize that when you leverage 10x, it only takes a 10% move in the wrong direction for you to lose everything. In crypto, where 10% swings can happen in an hour, you’re basically playing with fire.

What’s crazy to me is how predictable this has become. Every major price drop is accompanied by massive liquidation events. Exchanges rake in fees, whales manipulate prices to trigger liquidations, and retail traders end up losing their stacks. It’s like a game of “who gets wrecked first,” and the answer is almost always the guy using too much leverage.

But why don’t people learn? Is it greed? Ignorance? Overconfidence? I think it’s a mix of all three. Greed makes you want bigger gains. Ignorance makes you underestimate the risks. And overconfidence makes you think you’re smarter than the market. Add in influencers hyping up “easy” gains with leverage and exchanges pushing high-leverage options, and it’s no wonder so many people get sucked in.

Here’s the thing: you don’t need leverage to make life-changing money in crypto. The market is volatile enough that even a simple 1x position can lead to massive gains if you time it right. And if you don’t time it right, at least you won’t get wiped out by a single bad move.

I’m not saying leverage has no place. Professional traders with strict risk management can use it effectively. But for 99% of people, it’s a recipe for disaster. If you’re leveraging without fully understanding the risks or without proper stop-losses, you’re basically gambling.

So, why do you think people keep doing this? Is it just the allure of quick riches? The thrill of high-stakes trading? Or is it a lack of education about how leverage actually works?

Let me know your thoughts. I feel like this is a conversation we need to have more often because too many people are losing their hard-earned money for no good reason.


r/CryptoCurrency 2h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Terraform Labs' Do Kwon will face trial in the 🇺🇸 U.S. on Jan 26, 2026, for fraud after TerraUSD's $40B crash in 2022. The trial is expected to take 4-8 weeks, says U.S. Judge Paul Engelmayer.

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r/CryptoCurrency 19h ago

đź”´ UNRELIABLE SOURCE Bullish traders lose over $630 million in 24 hours as cryptocurrencies crash

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r/CryptoCurrency 6h ago

TECHNOLOGY Throwback To The Email That Started A Revolution: Satoshi Nakamoto Introduces Bitcoin - A Peer To Peer Electronic Cash System

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r/CryptoCurrency 15h ago

DISCUSSION The Netherlands wants to tax people a % of their globally-owned assets as an exit tax (as if you've sold said assets). This is in response to high-net worth individuals leaving the country due to exorbitant taxation.

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r/CryptoCurrency 15h ago

MARKETS $662.45 Million Liquidated From the Crypto Market in last 24hrs

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r/CryptoCurrency 1h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Bhutan City to Build Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Including Bitcoin and Ethereum

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r/CryptoCurrency 18h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Bitcoin at $200,000 and the Return of 'Ether'. Bernstein's Predictions for 2025

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r/CryptoCurrency 5h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Do Kwon Trial Will Take Place in 2026 With Up to 130 Years in Prison

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r/CryptoCurrency 14h ago

REMINDER Bitcoin is incapable of hate, and that right there is a vast improvement over corporations and governments. Nick Szabo, Jan 8, 2021

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r/CryptoCurrency 16h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Ethereum Price: Whales Scoop Up 168K ETH Amid 9% Intraday Crash

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r/CryptoCurrency 18h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Dutch law student arrested for multi-million crypto fraud

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r/CryptoCurrency 15h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Outgoing SEC Chair Gensler defends crypto stance less than two weeks before leaving agency

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r/CryptoCurrency 8h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Thailand launches crypto payment trial in Phuket

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r/CryptoCurrency 17h ago

GENERAL-NEWS South Korea Plans to Lift Ban on Corporate Crypto Investment

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r/CryptoCurrency 1d ago

GENERAL-NEWS Kazakhstan shuts down thousands of illegal crypto exchanges

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r/CryptoCurrency 21h ago

GENERAL-NEWS Arbitrum's largest liquidity manager Orange Finance loses $840k in hacker attack

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r/CryptoCurrency 11h ago

🟢 GENERAL-NEWS Bitcoin (BTC) Price Slips Below $93K in Crypto Selloff; Trader Sees Short-Term Bounce

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r/CryptoCurrency 22h ago

ADVICE South Korea to allow institutional investors to trade crypto: report

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r/CryptoCurrency 1d ago

LEGACY In 2013 James Howells threw away a hard drive with Crypto, currently valued at $750 Million

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