2026-01-20 16:33:40

Twelve months in, but the scoreboard tells a different story. Markets didn't pump—they burned.

Everyone had their eyes on the Strategic Reserve narrative. Big talk. Bigger expectations. Then reality hit different.

Look at the numbers:

$BTC took a -28% hit. $ETH? Down 39%. $LINK didn't escape, bleeding -48%. $SHIB got wrecked with a -65% plunge. Even $TRUMP token suffered the worst, cratering at -82%.

Promises were loud. Execution was quiet. The market's hung over, and it's starting to show.

This is what happens when hype meets cold reality. The gap between what traders expected and what actually moved is a chasm. Price action doesn't lie—and right now, it's screaming liquidation season.

BTC-3,78%

ETH-6,84%

SHIB-3,9%

TRUMP-3,1%

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SleepyValidator

· 5h ago

It's been a year, and I really haven't made any profit, just losses. Is this all for the strategic reserve narrative?

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GasFeeCrier

· 5h ago

It's been a year of talking about reserve narratives, and in the end, all the coins got burned. LOL

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AirdropCollector

· 5h ago

It's been a year of hype, and it all ended in bloodshed. The strategy reserve set has long been tired of hearing. --- BTC drops 28% and is still considered gentle; SHIB is directly halved. This is the gap between reality and futures. --- Once again, loud promises followed by dead silence in execution. It's always the same pattern. When will they learn to be smart? --- -82% of TRUMP tokens... I have nothing to say. --- Talking about strategy reserves, but in reality, it's always the same game during liquidation season. --- A year of speculation, only to be left with a mess. Luckily, I got out early. --- Bitcoin drops 28%, but SHIB dropping 65% is the real despair.

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MEVSandwichMaker

· 5h ago

Damn, I got cut again. Where's the promised strategic reserve?

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DecentralizeMe

· 5h ago

ngl this is how we get cut, politely called strategic reserve, but in reality, it's a new way to harvest retail investors. BTC -28 is still manageable, but SHIB -65, who can withstand this?

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GasWhisperer