The Bull Party, which began yesterday, did not last long as Bitcoin and most altcoins erased most of the profits charted in the past few hours.
Naturally, this caused a substantial liquidation wave that surprised more than 180,000 traders. The largest single liquidation order was made at Bitmex and was worth $10 million.
It was another explosive 24-hour period in the cryptocurrency market. After a mild day that lasted about two days, the entire market led by XRP, SOL and ADA rose to value yesterday following positive news from US President Donald Trump.
After confirming the country’s plans to tackle its own crypto strategic reserve, Trump nominated to include the aforementioned trio, thus absorbing profits of up to 60% within hours.
He later added BTC and ETH, which also made them highly rated. The surge in Bitcoin has led to assets reaching weekly highs of $85,000 to $95,000, with ETH tapping on $2,500.
However, the market has faced another rejection at that point, especially in the past few hours. The BTC stood near $94,000 before being kicked out south south in eight minutes from $87,000 (for now) from yesterday’s peak.
Interestingly, this came just hours after analysts warned that a surge above $90,000 could have been a fake.
ETH prices are falling 11% on a daily scale and are struggling to exceed $2,200. XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, etc. have also been down by double digits.
This enhanced volatility has harmed excessive leveraged traders, destroying more than 180,000 market participants on a daily scale. The total value of the liquidation exceeds $630 million over the same time frame.
Furthermore, of the $155 million settled in the past hour alone, $146 million came from short positions, Coinglas data shows.
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