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Bitcoin positions worth more than $375 million have been liquidated in the last 24 hours as Bitcoin rises past $96,000. Bitcoin is trading around $96,464, up about 5.67% over the last seven days. BTC ETFs have registered inflows of more than $750 million, led by Fidelity’s FBTC with over $350 million in inflows. Data from Coinglass shows $375.85 million of Bitcoin liquidations in the last 24 hours, with the cumulative short liquidation leverage peaking at $451.49 million near $96,202. Binance accounted for about $48.79 million of liquidations, with OKX and Bybit at $54.47 million and $67.00 million respectively. Liquidations are likely to occur if BTC clear above $97,100. Another chart from Coinglass shows the BTC/USDT perpetual liquidation map on Binance, with the cumulative short liquidation leverage at $96,282 standing at $157.04 million, dominated by 100x leverage (about $19.50 million); 50x leverage $14.70 million; 25x leverage $1.14 million. Large investors have shown renewed interest in BTC, contributing to bullish sentiment; ETF trackers SOS Value show BTC ETFs inflows of $753.73 million, a two-day streak starting January 12. Fidelity’s FBTC led inflows with $351.36 million, BlackRock’s iBIT with $126.27 million, Bitwise BITB $159.42 million, and Ark & 21Shares $84.88 million in inflows. MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor’s software company, added more Bitcoin, bringing its holdings to 687,410 BTC valued at about $66.33 billion at current prices, maintaining its leadership in corporate BTC holdings. Bitcoin shows signs of recovery as analysts predict higher prices. Data from CoinMarketCap indicates BTC around $95,734 at publication, up 4.6% in the last seven days and up 9.56% year-to-date. Some forecasts suggest BTC could double in 2026, potentially reaching between $180,000 and $200,000, and its market cap could reach roughly 14% of gold’s market cap. Binance’s BTC-to-stablecoin ratio has risen to 1.0, suggesting rising stablecoin reserves signaling potential breakout.
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