{"id":293003,"date":"2025-07-26T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293003\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T10:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:02:11","slug":"analyzing-why-bitcoin-prices-hold-strong-despite-40k-btc-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293003\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyzing why Bitcoin prices hold strong despite 40K BTC sell-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Key takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin faced intense sell-side pressure this week, with over 40,000 BTC hitting exchanges and ancient wallets reactivating. Despite this, BTC held above $110,000, supported by rising Open Interest (especially on Bybit) and neutral Funding Rates that indicate a balanced, if tense, market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/bitcoin-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin [BTC]<\/a> just took a punch \u2013 over 40,000 BTC landed on exchanges this week<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, BTC continued to trade above $110,000, down from its recent peak near $123,471.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s keeping the market from breaking? For one, whale and OTC desk flows remain active. Here\u2019s a closer look at what\u2019s driving the pressure and the support!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding Rates flatline as Bitcoin holds above $110K<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite a wave of sell pressure and large spot inflows to exchanges, Bitcoin Funding Rates across major derivatives exchanges like OKX, Binance, and Bybit have <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/6883b8eab99092361d5c7655-Bitcoin-Stabilizes-After-ATH-as-Funding-Rates-Remain-Calm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">remained<\/a> flat to mildly positive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xPI1vKh7g_2fcbc7ca6bddbb6f5dd82ac0cba43cfa4df84fd0d95531bea90511e3a168cfca.webp.webp\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513787\" class=\"wp-image-513787 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"bitcoin\" width=\"1280\" height=\"883\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xPI1vKh7g_2fcbc7ca6bddbb6f5dd82ac0cba43cfa4df84fd0d95531bea90511e3a168cfca.webp.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-513787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CryptoQuant<\/p>\n<p>This suggests a pause in excessive leverage and reflects a more balanced market. Liquidation data backs this up \u2013 there\u2019s little sign of forced selling.<\/p>\n<p>Combined, these indicators point to a market in consolidation mode, possibly preparing for the next leg once the summer lull breaks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bybit Open Interest surges as price dips<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GwuVzqIWAAAORiG-scaled.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513792\" class=\"size-full wp-image-513792\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"bitcoin\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GwuVzqIWAAAORiG-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-513792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Alphractal<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/bitcoin-cash-hits-555-can-bch-finally-escape-this-trendline-trap\/\" rel=\"prev noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Bitcoin Cash hits $555 \u2013 Can BCH finally escape THIS trendline trap?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key takeaways Bitcoin faced intense sell-side pressure this week, with over 40,000 BTC hitting exchanges and ancient wallets&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293004,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[52,51,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-293003","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-ambcrypto","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114918964835852933","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}