Crypto Traders Suffer $1B in Liquidations in Sharp Sell-Off for Bitcoin, Ether
Crypto markets cratered late Thursday with bitcoin (BTC) dropping as low as $25,000 on the crypto exchange Binance.
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Sudden Crypto Volatility Spurs $216M in Losses, Liquidating Both Long and Short Positions
Cryptocurrency prices rose early Friday but then dropped sharply following a report that the SEC had deemed recent spot BTC filings inadequate.
Millions in Polygon’s MATIC Tokens Were Sent to Binance and Coinbase Ahead of 30% Slide, Data Shows
“Altcoins can crash this weekend even more as trading volumes are thin and market makers such as Binance have become less active,” one crypto firm warned.
Pepe Coin Shorters Lose Millions as PEPE Jumps to $900M Valuation
The market capitalization for the tokens jumped to nearly $900 million as the frenzy seems neverending.
Bitcoin Inches Toward $28K as Traders See $260M in Futures Liquidations
Some remain upbeat about the medium-term outlook for bitcoin and the broader market.
Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Stuns Bears and Bulls Alike; Some Say Recent Price Action Driven by Bank Crisis
Some market observers say bitcoin’s recent price movements were largely driven by investors looking for alternative assets to park their funds amid a banking clampdown in the U.S.
Bitcoin Crosses $24.7K, Sees Highest Liquidations in Two Months
The largest cryptocurrency was trading at just over $24,700 during the Asian morning hours on Tuesday.
Crypto Traders Suffer Over $300M of Losses in Liquidations Amid Market Crash
The largest long liquidation in at least a month suggests that Thursday’s crash in crypto prices caught traders off-guard. Bitcoin traders suffered the most losses, some $112 million in the past 24 hours, while ether liquidations surpassed $73 million, per data from Coinglass.
Bitcoin Long Liquidations Hit Highest Level Since August
Centralized exchanges liquidated bullish long futures worth over $62 million during the early Asian hours.