{"id":307509,"date":"2023-03-10T09:41:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=307509"},"modified":"2023-03-10T09:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:41:28","slug":"crypto-liquidations-tops-300m-as-bitcoin-drops-below-20k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/crypto-liquidations-tops-300m-as-bitcoin-drops-below-20k\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto liquidations top $300M as Bitcoin drops below $20k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) tumbled below $20,000 for the first time since the beginning of the year and liquidated $123.25 million long positions held on the assets in the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass data.<\/p>\n<p>Across the broader crypto market, the total liquidations were $323.86 million over the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LiquidationData\">data<\/a>. The sell-off wiped off all traders who took long positions on the market.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_307515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307515\" style=\"width: 1768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307515 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-092631.jpg\" alt=\"total liquidations\" width=\"1768\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-092631.jpg 1768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-092631-300x42.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-092631-1024x145.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-092631-768x109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-092631-1536x217.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1768px) 100vw, 1768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-307515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Coinglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, $114.14 million was liquidated on Binance alone. Other exchanges with top liquidations included OKX and Huobi, with $78.1 million and $43 million, respectively. During this period, 98,955 traders were liquidated \u2014 the most significant liquidation being a $9.49 million long position on BTC.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin falls below $20k<\/h2>\n<p>In the last 24 hours, the flagship digital asset fell to $19,968 at the time of writing, according to CryptoSlate's data.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin had a negative net flow of $13.7 million during the period. Glassnode <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glassnodealerts\/status\/1634056487935832064?s=20\">data<\/a> showed that while $782.9 million BTC was sent to crypto exchanges over the reporting period, investors withdrew $796.6 million as the bears took over the market,<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BTC analyst Barovirtual, citing CryptoQuant <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/640a11eca573a3026fdbe72a-Miners-are-putting-pressure-on-Bitcoin?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=sns&utm_campaign=Quicktake&utm_content=BaroVirtual\">data, <\/a>said BTC miners were putting pressure on the asset. It noted that the miners had increased the pressure from March 1, which could decrease the asset's value to either $19,500 or $16,600.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_307520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307520\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fqyy-PtWADIesK-.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin liquidations\" width=\"1034\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fqyy-PtWADIesK-.png 1034w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fqyy-PtWADIesK--300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fqyy-PtWADIesK--1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fqyy-PtWADIesK--768x319.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-307520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Cryptoquant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Besides that, BTC s<span style=\"color: #333333;\">hort-term holders cashed out their profits as the profit ratio rose above 5%, according to CryptoQuant <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoquant_com\/status\/1633584287420395520?s=20\">data<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Silvergate, KuCoin factor<\/h2>\n<p>The recent market bloodbath has also coincided with the current issues battling crypto-friendly bank Silvergate and the lawsuit filed against the KuCoin crypto exchange by the New York authorities.<\/p>\n<p>On March 8, Silvergate said it would &#8220;voluntarily liquidate&#8221; its assets and shut down operations. A <em>CryptoSlate<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/silvergate-troubles-affecting-cryptos-usd-market-depth\/\">report<\/a> identified how the bank's struggles had impacted crypto's U.S. Dollar market depth over the past month following.<\/p>\n<p>In its <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/nyag-sues-kucoin-over-new-york-operations\/\">lawsuit<\/a> against KuCoin, New York alleged that Ethereum was a security, further fueling fears surrounding the digital asset.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/biden-budget-proposal-aims-to-reduce-deficit-by-74m-in-2024-via-energy-tax-on-crypto-miners\/\">proposed<\/a> a 30% crypto-mining tax on all energy costs involved in cryptocurrency mining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled below $20,000 for the first time since the beginning of the year and liquidated $123.25 million long positions held on the assets in the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass data. 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