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Bitcoin flash crash below $68,000 triggers around $400 million in liquidation in under an hour
BTC
BTC/USDT
$79,954.00
+0.29%
$79,954.00
+0.29%
(24s)24h Volume
$6,324,493,883.23
24h H/L
$80,200.00 / $79,442.00
Change: $758.00 (0.95%)
Long/Short
52.9%
Long: 52.9%Short: 47.0%
Funding Rate
-0.0002%
Shorts pay
Data provided by COINOTAG DATALive data
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CryptoSlate Editorial(03:10 PM UTC)
1 min read
Today's sudden Bitcoin slide under $68,000 forced a rapid unwind across crypto derivatives markets, erasing nearly $400 million in leveraged positions in one hour as traders who had bet on further gains were caught by the move.
Data from CryptoSlate shows that Bitcoin fell more than 5%, dropping from $71,765 to $67,895, its lowest level since April. The decline pushed the largest digital…
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