$270.4 million in liquidations as crypto market selloff continues | Headlines | News | CoinMarketCap
06/12/2024 04:06
The cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable selloff over the past two days, which has led to a surge in liquidations. Bitcoin, the largest …
The cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable selloff over the past two days, which has led to a surge in liquidations.
Bitcoin, the largest crypto by market cap, was down 3.5% over the past 24 hours to $67,275, according to The Block’s bitcoin price data, while Ethereum was down 4.6% to $3,495.
The selloff has led to the liquidation of about $270.4 million in leveraged positions over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGlass. A significant portion, $238 million, were long positions.
As was the case in the broader market, ether led the way with $70.5 million in liquidations, of which $64.6 million were long. This was followed closely by bitcoin at $68.88 million. The top exchange to experience liquidations was Binance, with $99.7 million at publication time.
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