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Bitcoin’s Rally to $62,000 Triggers $26.65 Million Short Squeeze in 4 Hours

Bitcoin’s Rally to ,000 Triggers .65 Million Short Squeeze in 4 HoursAfter reaching a low of $56,500 on April 30, bitcoin climbed to a peak of $62,109 by Friday, May 3, in response to the previous downturn. This uptick resulted in the liquidation of $26.65 million in bitcoin short positions within just four hours, and approximately 48,962 traders found their positions liquidated over the last day. […]

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Bitcoin Short Squeeze Wipes Out $89M as Price Surges to $52K; ETF Inflows Hit $4B

Bitcoin Short Squeeze Wipes Out M as Price Surges to K; ETF Inflows Hit BThe price of bitcoin soared past the $52K milestone on Wednesday, reaching $52,056 per unit on Bitstamp at 10:05 a.m. Eastern Time. Bitcoin’s meteoric rise over the past day triggered a wave of liquidated leveraged positions, wiping out $89.28 million in short positions. ‘Sustained High Levels of Illiquid Supply’ Bolster Bitcoin’s Price After the U.S. […]

Ripple’s Legal Chief Urges Congress to Regulate Crypto Practices, Not Technology

Bitcoin’s huge rally has nuked $6B in shorts this year: S3 Partners

Short sellers have lost more than $6 billion trying to bet against crypto stocks in 2023.

Crypto industry short sellers have lost at least $6 billion trying to bet against publicly-traded crypto firms this year, due largely to Bitcoin’s (BTC) outsized rally since Jan. 1.

According to a Dec. 5 report from research firm S3 partners, traders who bet against publicly traded crypto firms such as Coinbase, MicroStrategy, and Marathon Digital are now nursing $6.05 billion in on-paper losses.

The bulk of the losses for short sellers have been concentrated in the last three months. After Bitcoin fell to a quarterly low of $25,133 on Sept. 11, short sellers increased their exposure to what they thought was an overbought sector.

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Ripple’s Legal Chief Urges Congress to Regulate Crypto Practices, Not Technology

Massive Short Squeeze Pushes Bitcoin Closer to $40K, Crypto Economy Jumps 9% Higher

Massive Short Squeeze Pushes Bitcoin Closer to K, Crypto Economy Jumps 9% HigherThe price of bitcoin jumped over 15% in a matter of three hours on Sunday evening and came awfully close to the $40K handle. Since then, the crypto asset has dropped back a few percentages and currently hovers above the $38K range. The entire cryptocurrency economy has spiked 9.72% rising to $1.53 trillion in overall […]

Ripple’s Legal Chief Urges Congress to Regulate Crypto Practices, Not Technology

Incoming Squeeze? Bitcoin Shorts on Bitfinex Spike, BTC Long Positions Tap Fresh New Highs

Incoming Squeeze? Bitcoin Shorts on Bitfinex Spike, BTC Long Positions Tap Fresh New HighsThe entire market capitalization of all 10,800 cryptocurrencies in existence is down 2.8% on Monday as bitcoin has lost over 2.4% during the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, bitcoin shorts are rising again after bitcoin shorts tapped a two-year high on the derivatives exchange Bitfinex on June 25. Bitcoin Shorts Climb Higher Bitcoin (BTC) and digital […]

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