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What Just Happened to OM Token? Here's the Story in Plain English
If you’ve been following the crypto space—or just happened to glance at your portfolio—you might’ve noticed that OM (Mantra) took a massive dive, losing over 90% of its value in just a few hours. It was sudden, shocking, and left a lot of people asking, “What the heck happened?”
The good news? You're not alone. And the better news? We’re going to break it down in a super simple way—no complicated jargon, no charts, just the real reasons behind OM’s wild crash and what it could mean going forward.
Let’s get in to it.
1. The Weekend Meltdown
So, what happened first is kinda like a domino effect. Some people had borrowed money to trade OM tokens (this is called trading on margin), and when the price started to dip, the platforms they were using automatically sold off their tokens to cover the losses. That’s called a forced liquidation.
But here's the kicker: this happened on a weekend, when not a lot of people are trading. Think of it like trying to sell a ton of stuff at a yard sale when nobody’s around—you just have to keep lowering the price until someone buys. That’s what happened to OM’s price—there weren't enough buyers, so it tanked hard.
2. Huge Token Dumps Right Before the Crash
Now, right before this crash, some big wallets (basically big players) suddenly moved a ton of OM tokens to exchanges. That usually means they might be planning to sell.
People noticed that two of those wallets were tied to a company that’s actually invested in Mantra, which got folks thinking: “Wait… are insiders dumping their coins?” Even though the team behind OM denied it, the timing was sketchy, and that made a lot of regular investors nervous. Panic set in, and more people started selling.
3. Too Much Power in Too Few Hands
Another big problem? A handful of wallets own a massive chunk of all OM tokens. That’s risky. Imagine if only 10 people owned most of the land in a town—they could crash the market just by selling all at once.
In crypto, people want things to be more decentralized—meaning no one has too much power. But in OM’s case, those big holders (aka “whales”) could move the market with a single decision. Not good for trust.
How the Mantra Team Responded
After all this, the team behind OM tried to calm everyone down. They said:
It wasn’t insider selling.
They’ll look into what caused it.
They might buy back some tokens or even burn (delete) some to help the price recover.
Surprisingly, a lot of people are still holding their OM tokens. Over half are still locked up (staked), which shows that some folks still believe in the project’s future.

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