Nearly $1B Wiped Out in Crypto Liquidations: Are Whales Turning the Crash Int...
The crypto market has been rocked by a wave of liquidations totaling nearly $808 million in the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin (BTC) dipping below the critical $110,000 threshold. Related Reading: Is $105,000 The Bitcoin Bull Run Killer Or Just Noise? Top Analyst Explains This mass sell-off erased nearly all gains sparked by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish comments at Jackson Hole just days earlier, leaving investors questioning whether the dip signals opportunity, or danger. Bitcoin Flash Crash Triggers Massive Liquidations Data from CoinGlass shows that long positions accounted....
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Ethereum crumbled with the market during the last crash and is yet to recover to previous levels. The crash was characterized by sell-offs and liquidations from all angles, which continued even when the price dumped further. Fear of a bear market sparked this as investors wanted to get out before the price fell further. But not everyone followed this trend of dumping. Whales have always been known to move differently from smaller investors when it comes to the crypto market and this time was no different. While investors panic sold their holdings at low prices, these whales quietly gobbled....
Crypto liquidations had ramped up following the market crash. Even with the recovery had come more liquidations as short calls had also taken a hit. However, with the recovery moving over the last week, the market has begun to regain some semblance of balance and so the liquidations have begun to settle. Crypto Market Liquidations Relaxes Although liquidations cannot entirely stop, the liquidations have begun to subside. It had fallen from over $1 billion in liquidations at the height of the market crash and has slowly but surely returned to normal levels. This is obvious in liquidations....
Data shows the cryptocurrency sector has witnessed a massive amount of liquidations after the crash that Bitcoin and company have gone through. Crypto Derivatives Market Has Just Seen A Long Squeeze According to data from CoinGlass, a large amount of liquidations related to cryptocurrency contracts has occurred on the derivatives platforms during the past day. […]
Markets just got rattled. After Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, crypto took a tumble. XRP slid nearly 16% in the last month, dipping from around $2.47 to $2.04 amid panic across the market. Meanwhile, $595M in bullish bets were wiped out during the crash, as U.S. military action triggered massive liquidations across Bitcoin, […]
Crypto market liquidations have not slowed down since bitcoin’s crash had dragged the rest of the market down with it. Now that the digital asset has crashed below $23,000, the liquidations have quickly ramped up. By Monday, liquidations had quickly crossed $500 million. Before the end of the day, the number had barreled above $1 […]