Bitcoin Price Holds Steady Below $80K as Key Futures Expire, Avoiding Major Liquidation Crash

Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating below the crucial $80,000 level as January's monthly futures and options contracts expire. Market analysts note that this expiration event passed without triggering a significant, liquidation-driven price slide, which some traders had feared. The stability suggests a degree of market resilience in the Asian trading session. Attention now shifts to upcoming economic data and institutional flows for the next directional catalyst. The relative calm following the contract expiry is being interpreted by some as a bullish consolidation phase, indicating underlying strength despite the failure to breach the $80,000 resistance mark in the short term.