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Well now, if you ever thought the world of cryptocurrencies was nothing but numbers and charts, think again. Yesterday, the tension between Trump and Elon Musk turned the Bitcoin market upside down faster than a cat in a bathtub. Suddenly, the funding rate on Binance flipped from positive to negative, like a switchblade in a dance hall brawl.

Bitcoin Funding Rates Turn Negative On Binance

According to some wise fellow named Darkfost, Bitcoin’s funding rates on Binance took a nosedive — from a tiny +0.003 to a more dramatic -0.004. That’s about as subtle as a cow in a china shop. All this fuss was kicked off by that social media spat—because what’s better than politics to make a coin drop, huh? The market folks, full of nervous energy, paid more attention than a cat at a fish market, and Bitcoin’s price strutted from above $100,000 down to just under that. And in the last two weeks, it’s lost a tiny 4.1%, enough to make an investor cry into his coffee.

Bitcoin rollercoaster

But hold your horses; dips like this are often just the prelude to roaring back. If history’s a reliable teacher (and it is, in some cases), then this negative funding might just signal another chance to buy—maybe even strike a short squeeze that’ll see Bitcoin soaring again like a barn owl in the moonlight.

Darkfost, that cryptic prophet, points out that these deep negative funding episodes have happened three times already, and each time, the market did a little dance upward. Back in October 2023, a dip from about $28,000 to $73,000; then September 2024—oh, that was a good one—$57,000 to $108,000; and most recently in May 2025, from $97,000 to an ridiculous $111,000. History, it seems, loves to repeat itself with a little flair.

“Such extreme readings often mark moments of maximum pessimism, precisely the kind of sentiment that can precede a strong bullish reversal when the short term negativity is gone.” — Darkfost, probably with a crystal ball in hand.

Big Fish Are Still Buying Bitcoin, Somehow

Meanwhile, the whales—those enormous wallets—are munching on Bitcoin like it’s free candy. Recently, they’ve scooped up $63 billion worth of the stuff, because why not? These giants of the crypto ocean seem confident, eyeballing a possible price of $130,000 by the end of 2025’s third quarter. And long-term holders, who’ve been around longer than most of us, are sitting on over $20 billion in realized gains. Talk about confidence, or maybe just stubbornness.

Of course, some skeptics are standing in the corner, whispering that Bitcoin might just slide below $100,000 first—just enough to make blood run cold and then climb back up like a jackrabbit. As of now, it’s trading at $104,069, down half a percent—like a proud horse that’s just a little tired from the race.

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2025-06-07 06:08