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Crypto payments grow while leverage shakes markets
Bitcoin and Ethereum faced sharp volatility as stablecoin liquidity and high leverage weighed on prices. At the same time, businesses expanded support for BTC, ETH, and XRP in retail, travel, and luxury.
Joe G & Money Talks
September 25, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes
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What we will talk about today...
Where you can pay with BTC, ETH, and XRP in 2025
Why Bitcoin lagged gold and stocks this month
What the Sept. 22 sell off means for you
400 million dollars liquidated in a day as BTC and ETH drop
Big brands and small shops now accept crypto for coffee, flights, cars, and more. Processors convert to fiat at checkout, which lowers risk for merchants.
Adoption breadth: Starbucks, Sheetz, Microsoft, Home Depot, and AMC take crypto through apps and gift cards. Travel platforms like Travala support BTC and ETH, with some support for XRP too.
High end spend: Select Gucci and Ralph Lauren stores accept crypto. Dealerships sell luxury cars via BitPay. Real estate pilots crypto sales in some markets.
Small business path: BitPay, Coinbase Commerce, and CoinGate handle integrations and instant conversion. Compliance tools cut reporting work.
“Payment processors can make it simple for small businesses to accept crypto by instantly converting it to fiat currency and reducing compliance costs.”
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Why Bitcoin lagged gold and stocks this month
Stocks and gold hit records. Bitcoin stalled as stablecoin liquidity sat off exchanges and traders leaned on leverage.
Stablecoin flows: Supply hit a record, but more coins left exchanges than entered. That limited fresh spot buying.
Rate cut sequence: Early rate cuts tend to lift equities and gold first. Crypto often benefits later when risk appetite broadens.
History signal: Bitcoin has often lagged then advanced after equities top out. Past 30 and 90 day gains followed those peaks.
“Crypto, especially altcoins, sits at the end of the liquidity pipeline, benefiting only when risk appetite broadens.”
“Following equity ATHs, BTC has historically gained 12 percent in 30 days and 35 percent in 90 days.”
Ethereum fell about 9 percent. Bitcoin dropped about 3 percent. Liquidations topped 1.6 billion dollars in 24 hours.
Leverage risk: Borrowed positions were forced closed as prices fell. That added selling and pressure on funding.
Cycle context: Crypto leverage approached 2021 and 2022 levels. Corporate treasuries using debt to buy BTC and ETH add downside risk if prices slide.
Action for investors: Size positions modestly. Use dollar cost averaging. Avoid high leverage. Set clear risk limits.
“Liquidations wiped out more than 1.6 billion dollars in crypto.”
“Crypto leverage is reaching the same levels as 2021 and 2022 before the last crypto bear market.”
400 million dollars liquidated in a day as BTC and ETH drop
Bitcoin lost key support near 113,000 dollars, dipping toward 111,800. Ethereum saw the largest liquidations.
Liquidation profile: Over 128,000 traders were liquidated. Longs took most of the hit, about 333 million dollars vs 73 million for shorts.
Exchange impact: Hyperliquid led with over 62.5 million dollars in erased positions, followed by Bybit, Binance, and OKX.
Technical levels: BTC slipped below the 50 day EMA. Traders are watching the 200 day EMA near 106,000 dollars as the next support.
“More than 128,000 traders were liquidated overall, with long positions suffering the most wipeouts.”
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