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Deep Dive 8/4/2025
I. Executive Summary
The Bitcoin market is at a critical juncture, characterized by a "contested battleground" at the $114,000 level. Short-term bearish macroeconomic pressures, primarily new U.S. tariffs and a weak jobs report, have triggered significant price volatility, including a sharp sell-off and a "massive deleveraging event" in the derivatives market, leading to over $635 million in liquidations, with 90% from long positions. This has resulted in a "risk-off" sentiment, with Bitcoin's correlation to the S&P 500 hitting an "extremely high" 0.86.
Despite this, "bullish long-term…
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