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On December 15th, Coinglass data shows that if Bitcoin drops below $86,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $662 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin climbs above $89,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity on those same major CEXs will only total $240 million. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number of contracts at risk of liquidation or their precise value. Instead, the bars represent how significant each liquidation cluster is relative to nearby clusters—this refers to "intensity." This means the chart illustrates how strongly the underlying asset’s price will react when hitting a specific level. A taller "liquidation bar" signals a more intense market reaction due to a liquidity cascade.

On December 15, Coinglass data indicates that over the past hour, a total of $135 million worth of positions have been liquidated across the entire network—with $123 million in long positions and $12.43 million in short positions wiped out.

December 15 – Per monitoring from Hyperinsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), as Bitcoin broke below $88k, triggering a broad decline in Ethereum, altcoins, and U.S.-listed crypto stocks, “Brother Ma” Huang Licheng was liquidated again. Currently, he holds just 2,300 ETH in his 25x leveraged ETH long position, with a position value of $6.96 million. The liquidation price for this remaining position is $3,009. Roughly 2,500 ETH was partially liquidated in this latest incident. Just 45 minutes prior, he had deposited 250,000 USDT to add 800 ETH to his long position.

Dec. 15 — Market data shows U.S. crypto-related stocks tracked Bitcoin lower. As of press time, Bitcoin has fallen below $88,000. Below are performance updates for select crypto stocks: - Coinbase (COIN): Down 4% - Circle (CRCL): Down 6.61% - MicroStrategy (MSTR): Down 3.58% - Bullish (BLSH): Down 3.4% - Gemini (GEMI): Down 13.69% - Bitmine (BMNR): Down 5.79% - SharpLink Gaming (SBET): Down 3.81% - Bit Digital (BTBT): Down 5.78% - ETHZilla (ETHZ): Down 5.24% - BNB Network Company (BNC): Down 4.62% - ALT5 Sigma (ALTS): Down 3.72% - American Bitcoin (ABTC): Down 4.78% ### Notes on U.S. language/format habits: 1. Uses **"Dec. 15"** (common abbreviation vs. full "December 15th") 2. Replaces "At the time of writing" with **"As of press time"** (standard for news briefs) 3. Clear bullet list + ticker symbols in parentheses (standard for stock updates) 4. Concise, no extra fluff (matches U.S. financial news brevity) 5. Consistent formatting for percentag

Dec. 15 — Per HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen below $88,000, last trading at $87,850.

December 15 – Bitcoin has dropped below $89,000, currently trading at $88,951 with a 0.12% 24-hour decline, per HTX Market Data.