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BTC near $83.5K as $140M shorts liquidated, Fear & Greed index at 57
Bitcoin is at $83,545.58, down 0.76% over 24 hours, while Ethereum is $2,521.17, down 1.78%. Roughly $140 million of Bitcoin shorts were liquidated after the week closed above $83 000. GTC rose 47% on $29 million volume; losers included W (-32.9% on $42 million), STRK (-17.8% on $58 million) and ENA (-12.9% on $65 million). Kook Capital’s heatmap shows bearish leverage between $86 000 and $88 000, a potential liquidation magnet above price. A Hyperliquid whale long 5.76 million NEAR at $2.35 now shows about $20.55 million unrealized profit and is short seven major coins. Crypto liquidations total $304 million ahead of this week’s CPI and PPI; Bitcoin dipped 1.5% to near $82,400 with $81,300 support, and the Fear & Greed index fell to 57 from 69.