{"id":539048,"date":"2023-06-22T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=539048"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:14:13","slug":"crypto-market-sees-liquidations-amid-bitcoins-leap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/crypto-market-sees-liquidations-amid-bitcoins-leap\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Market Sees Liquidations Over $260 Million Amid Bitcoin’s Leap Above $30,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
A few hours after Bitcoin scaled the $30,000 mark, the global crypto market has been rocked by substantial liquidations. The past 24 hours alone have seen a drastic exodus of more than $260 million from the crypto market. This significant upheaval underlines the high-stakes, volatile nature of digital currency trading.<\/span><\/p>\n Notably, traders currently at a loss despite the uptrend in the market are those that took short positions with the hope of the crypto market continuing a downward trend.<\/p>\n Data<\/a> from Coinglass reveals that an estimated 65,392 traders and counting had their positions liquidated in the past 24 hours, amounting to cumulative losses above $269 million. This event underscores the risk in crypto trading, particularly during significant market shifts, such as Bitcoin’s<\/a> recent surge beyond the $30,000 threshold.<\/span><\/p>\n Binance, a prominent player in the crypto exchange arena, accounted for the most significant slice of these liquidations, totaling $84.79 million. Other exchanges, including OKX with $69.53 million, Bybit with $37.9 million, and Huobi with $32.35 million, also recorded large liquidations. <\/span><\/p>\n While smaller exchanges also saw liquidations, their impact on the overall market was less severe. Notably, The liquidation wave impacted traders<\/a> mainly holding short positions, reflecting the majority’s anticipation of a price decrease. <\/span><\/p>\n These traders bore the brunt of the liquidations, accounting for approximately 80.9% ($218.21 million). Simultaneously, traders holding long positions were not immune to the market’s volatility, with liquidations amounting to nearly 20% of the total ($51.50 million). <\/span><\/p>\n This underscores that fluctuations in the crypto market can be equally detrimental to both ends of the trading spectrum. A stark illustration of this explosive situation came from Bitmex, where a single trader recorded a massive loss of $9.30 million in an XBTUSD swap, the largest single liquidation in this episode.<\/span><\/p>\n Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has made significant moves<\/a>. The asset has briefly tapped a notable high of above $30,000 a few minutes ago from writing. This surge comes after the asset’s previous blood bath amid the intensified regulatory scrutiny on the largest crypto exchanges that saw its price trade below $25,000<\/a>.<\/p>\nSweeping Liquidation Wave Hits Crypto Traders<\/span><\/h2>\n
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