Topic: #liquidations
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Bitcoin surges past $85,000 as $648M short liquidations fuel rally
Bitcoin broke above $85,000 on a wave of forced short-seller buybacks, with $648 million in short liquidations driving the rally. The move marks the cryptocurrency's strongest advance since January and closes a 45-week gap below its 50-week moving average.
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$476M Crypto Longs Liquidated in 60 Minutes as Leverage Collides With Thin Liquidity
Over $476 million in leveraged long positions were wiped out across crypto derivatives markets in a single hour on August 22, triggered by a modest 2.5% Bitcoin decline. The cascade exposed structural fragility: too many traders using excessive leverage on insufficient liquidity.
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$111M Crypto Shorts Liquidated as CPI Surprise Sparks Rally
Approximately $111 million in short positions were liquidated within 60 minutes after the July 14 US inflation report showed headline CPI at 3.5%, below expectations, sending Bitcoin past $64,000 and triggering a broader market squeeze.
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US CPI Drops 0.4% in June, Triggering $134M Crypto Short Liquidations
A surprise monthly decline in US inflation sparked the largest single-hour short squeeze in crypto markets, liquidating $134.90 million in bearish positions and wiping out 89,498 traders across 24 hours with total losses of $413.37 million.
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US strikes Iran; Bitcoin drops 2% amid $1B crypto liquidations
The United States launched military strikes against Iranian targets on June 10, triggering a 2% Bitcoin decline to $61,000 and nearly $1 billion in crypto market liquidations within 24 hours, continuing a pattern of geopolitical volatility impacting digital assets.
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$1.6B in Crypto Longs Liquidated as Market Selloff Deepens
Nearly $1.8 billion in leveraged crypto positions were wiped out in 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $1.6 billion of the damage. The liquidation marked the largest single-day wipeout since February 5.
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Bitcoin falls below $66K amid US-Iran tensions and liquidations
Bitcoin fell to $65,385 on Wednesday, its lowest level since late March, after shedding more than $4,500 on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran intensified and crypto traders faced massive liquidations.
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Bitcoin dips below $75K as liquidations near $1 billion
Bitcoin fell below $75,000 overnight for the first time in over a month, hitting $74,344 as crypto liquidations topped $917 million and Bitcoin ETFs shed over $1.25 billion this week.