Michael Saylor issued a four-word statement as Bitcoin dropped to $80,600: "I Won't Back Down." Strategy holds 649,870 BTC at an average cost of $74,430, maintaining a 16.67% profit despite the decline. MSTR stock fell toward $170, erasing most of its premium over Bitcoin holdings.

Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser has predicted BTC will hit a fresh record in 2025, even as the cryptocurrency trades near $80,600 after falling roughly 32% from its $129,000 peak. His forecast coincides with Bitcoin ETFs recording $238 million in net inflows in a single session on November 23, 2025, despite monthly outflows exceeding $4.3 billion. The divergence between declining prices and positive ETF flows suggests institutional investors may be accumulating positions during the correction.

XRP fell below $2, triggering bearish sentiment across markets. Technical analysis of Bollinger Bands on weekly and monthly timeframes indicates the underlying bullish structure remains intact. Price touched the lower volatility band, a historical zone for reversals, without breaking through the technical boundary.

Bitcoin dropped to $82,000 during Friday trading, triggering $1.93 billion in liquidations across cryptocurrency markets within 24 hours. The decline represented a loss exceeding $10,000 from the week's opening levels. XRP fell below $2.00 to $1.8467, while BTC accounted for $966.56 million and ETH contributed $408.12 million of the total liquidations.

XRP displayed a brief technical anomaly on Kraken Wednesday, momentarily spiking to $90 before returning to $2.13 within seconds. A wallet withdrew 272,556,924,649 SHIB tokens worth $2.38 million from Coinbase in a single transaction. Bitcoin maintained its position above the $87,600 monthly Bollinger Band midpoint, trading near $91,360.

Blockchain data shows retail cryptocurrency holders have reduced positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP over recent weeks. Short-term investors transferred approximately 65,200 BTC to exchanges at unrealized losses within 24 hours, representing close to $6 billion in value. Wallet balances for smaller holders declined between 0.36% and 1.38% across the three assets, according to Santiment analytics.

Bitcoin derivatives markets experienced extreme volatility as liquidation data revealed a 1,364% imbalance between long and short positions, creating a $187 million gap. Long positions accounted for 93% of $218.5 million in total liquidations during the reviewed period, driving significant downward price pressure, data show.

A trader holding a $96 million leveraged long position on XRP has lost over 50% as the token trades near $2.17, down from an entry at $2.2924. Cross-margin losses exceeding $16.5 million across multiple assets have elevated liquidation risk beyond the formal threshold of $1.3062, according to HyperDash data. The position faces potential forced closure if portfolio-wide equity continues to erode, regardless of XRP's distance from its technical liquidation price.

XRP is approaching a critical resistance level against Bitcoin that could trigger a significant breakout, according to trader DonAlt. Shiba Inu recorded a 207 billion token exchange outflow within 24 hours—one of the largest withdrawals in recent months. Despite the substantial movement, SHIB's price remained unchanged.