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Crypto Liquidations Hit $15M as Longs Wiped in Volatile Trade
Long positions bore 70.8% of $15M in forced closures as Bitcoin and Ethereum led deleveraging. Tail-risk spikes in low-liquidity tokens suggest crowded leverage in theme-driven pockets.
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Crypto derivatives markets saw $15 million in liquidations over the past day, with most of the damage hitting long positions as Bitcoin and Ethereum drove choppy, two-way price action.
Combined liquidations across major venues totaled about $15.03 million in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. Long liquidations accounted for roughly $10.64 million, versus $4.39 million in shorts. That means around 70.8% of the forced closures were concentrated in bullish leveraged positions. The split suggests traders positioned for continuation moves were repeatedly forced out as prices failed to hold breakouts.
Zoom into the latest four hours, and the picture flipped. Liquidations accelerated to approximately $9.89 million, with notable differences by exchange. Binance led with about $6.72 million, roughly 67.9% of the total, where shorts made up 59.7% of liquidations. That hints at a short-covering push during a brief upward move. Bybit posted around $964,290 with shorts representing 73.5%. OKX recorded about $743,610 with a near-even mix, though shorts were slightly higher at 50.7%. Bitget logged roughly $693,690 and stood out for an unusually high short share of 82.7%.
Other venues showed the opposite bias. Gate posted about $496,930 in liquidations with longs taking 53.1%. HTX skewed more decisively toward long liquidations at 80.3%. Hyperliquid recorded about $101,310, with all of it attributed to shorts. That imprint is often associated with a fast, localized price spike that pressures bearish leverage.