Liquidations


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Crypto Bulls and Bears Lose $300M Each as Bitcoin Climbs to $113K, Then Dumps

BTC's overnight decline follows brief recovery attempt late last week and is indicative of how fragile sentiment remains heading into the final stretch of October.

Bulls and bears (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Friday’s $20B Crypto Market Meltdown: A Bitwise Portfolio Manager’s Postmortem Analysis

Jonathan Man outlines a $20 billion liquidation day, long-tail air pockets and a positioning reset that left markets on different footing by Saturday.

Trader with head in hand on a leather sofa, conveying market stress

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AAVE Sees 64% Flash Crash as DeFi Protocol Endures 'Largest Stress Test'

The largest decentralized lending protocol processed $180 million collateral liquidation within an hour on Friday, proving its resilience, founder Stani Kulechov said.

Aave (AAVE) price today (CoinDesk Data)

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‘Largest Ever’ Crypto Liquidation Event Wipes Out 6,300 Wallets on Hyperliquid

The sell-off erased over $1.23 billion in trader capital on Hyperliquid and $19 billion across the crypto market in a 24 hours.

Stylized bull and bear face off

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Ether's 7% Plunge Leads Crypto Liquidations in $600M Carnage

ETH declined the most among the CoinDesk 20 Index, falling twice as far as bitcoin.

Ether (ETH) price today (CoinDesk Data)

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Crypto Liquidations Top $1B as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Sell-Offs Worsen

Strategy (MSTR) plunged as much as 10% and is now lower year-to-date.

Bitcoin falls despite coming rate cuts (Unsplash)

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XPL Futures on Hyperliquid See $130M Wiped Out Ahead of the Plasma Token's Launch

Open interest on Hyperliquid’s XPL market plunged from $160 million to $30 million in minutes as a trader-triggered price spike caused mass auto-deleveraging.

Traders suffer liquidation cascade on HyperLiquid (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Flash Crash Triggers $550M in Sunday Liquidations as Ether Rotation Builds

A flush of long liquidations can reset the market for a cleaner bounce, while a cluster of short wipes can fuel the next leg higher.

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Bitcoin and Ether's Swift Spike Prompts $375M in Crypto Futures Liquidations

Bitcoin surged off key support after Powell hinted at rate cuts, triggering $375M in liquidations as ETH led gains with a 10% rally.

Crypto liquidations (CoinGlass)

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Ether Market May Become More Exciting Below $4.2K. Here Is Why.

Crypto traders should be cautious of ether prices dropping below $4,200, which could lead to significant long liquidations and increased market volatility.

ETH faces volatility risk below $4.2K. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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