Crypto liquidations reach $470M as Bitcoin retraces, altcoins surge
Dogecoin, XRP, Stellar and Sandbox saw a larger liquidation share than usual as some top altcoins from the 2020-2021 cycle soared as high as 50%.
Bitcoin retreated after failing to break the $100,000 milestone on Nov. 24, causing one of the largest weekend crypto liquidation events in over half a year.
Over $470 million worth of crypto positions were liquidated over the last 24 hours. Long and short liquidations comprised $352.6 million and $119.9 million, respectively, with altcoins accounting for the vast majority of wiped positions, CoinGlass data shows.
A total of $472.5 million in long and short positions were wiped over the last 24 hours as Bitcoin failed to cross $100,000. Source: CoinGlass
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Author: Brayden Lindrea