BTCUSDT Open Interest Tumbles Amid Coinbase-US IRS Debacle, Bitcoin Crash Imminent?

BTCUSDT open interest falls as investors and whales offloads Bitcoin holdings as US IRS can access users' trading data on Coinbase.
By Varinder Singh
Updated May 19, 2025
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt And Popular Analysts Predict Another Bitcoin Price Fall

Bitcoin failed to build upside momentum on Hong Kong’s crypto regulatory regime launch on June 1. BTC price tumbled 2%, extending Wednesday’s downfall as Bitcoin closed the month 10% lower for the first time this year.

Several factors including macro, technical, and regulatory challenges are heavily impacting the crypto market, causing a market-wide selloff.

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Bitcoin Price Falls As US IRS Can Access Coinbase’s User Trading Data

Whales and investors dumping and moving their Bitcoin and crypto holdings off Coinbase as a court ruling revealed that the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can access user trading data on Coinbase. Whales dumped and moved over $1 billion in Bitcoin off Coinbase in the last few days.

Moreover, the worsening crypto landscape and regulatory challenges caused BTCUSDT open interest to fall massively as traders got liquidated or closed their positions. BTC longs liquidation continues to rise causing prices to tumble significantly. The negative funding rates will potentially cause Bitcoin price to fall below $25k.

Bitcoin Open Interest
Bitcoin Open Interest. Source: DecenTrader

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US House passed the Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling deal, now it heads for US Senate voting to pass before the debt fault deadline of June 5. Some Senate members such as Senator Bernie Sanders look to oppose the Debt Ceiling deal. Meanwhile, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda proposes to raise interest rates as inflation continues to rise.

Meanwhile, US Federal Reserve official plans to pause in June and raise rates later amid U.S. economic slowdown. According to CME FedWatch Tool, the probability of a pause is 63%, rising from last week.

The global stock market rose on Thursday amid positive sentiments about the debt ceiling deal and the US Fed pause in June. The US Dollar Index (DXY) remains above 104, putting selling pressure on Bitcoin price.

BTC price tumbled 2% in the last 24 hours, with the price currently trading at $26,900. The 24-hour low and high are $26,671 and $27,346, respectively. Furthermore, the trading volume has increased in the last 24 hours, indicating an interest among traders.

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Varinder Singh
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