Crypto Bloodbath: $1.76 Billion Liquidations Spark Bitcoin and Altcoin Crash

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• Over $1.76 billion was liquidated from the digital asset space in the past day.
• If BTC breaks above $104K and makes a new ATH, a massive $3.75 billion will be wiped off in BTC shorts.
• If Bitcoin loses $90,000, investors might see $1.64 billion in longs being liquidated.

The crypto market experienced a brutal bloodbath, with leading altcoins suffering significant losses. Bitcoin (BTC), the market’s top digital asset, failed to hold the $100,000 price level and subsequently plummeted below $97,000. This sparked a massive wave of liquidations, totaling $1.76 billion across the crypto market.

Data from Coinglass reveals that nearly $1.36 billion was liquidated in just 12 hours. Long positions accounted for $1.25 billion of this figure, while short positions contributed $115 million. Over the past 24 hours, total liquidations reached a staggering $1.58 billion in longs and $182 million in shorts.

Bitcoin Liquidations and Price Volatility

The Bitcoin liquidation map suggests that if Bitcoin recovers and climbs back above $99,000, over $1.28 billion in BTC shorts could be liquidated. A break above $100,000 could trigger an even more substantial liquidation of $2.14 billion in BTC shorts. And if the cryptocurrency manages to surpass $104,000, establishing a new all-time high, a colossal $3.75 billion in BTC shorts could be wiped out.

It is important to note that if Bitcoin loses the $90,000 price level, a whopping $1.64 billion in BTC longs will be eradicated from the digital asset space, which could further push the prices lower.

Altcoins Caught in the Bloodbath

Most altcoins suffered substantial losses during this market crash. SushiSwap (SUSHI) plummeted 15.91% to $2.09, Aevo (AEVO) crashed 21.51% to $0.4622, and Notcoin (NOT) plunged 23% to $0.00741. Similarly, 1INCH nosedived 22.06% to $0.4487, MOODENG crashed 19.01% to $0.3638, and LUNA tumbled 19.79% to $0.5428.

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Adding to the carnage, IoTeX (IOTX) declined 20.87% to $0.04489, Worldcoin (WLD) dipped 18.19% to $2.96, and Monero (XMR) fell 17.24% to $172.54. The total altcoin market cap also took a hit, dropping to $1.44 trillion from a high of $1.61 trillion. Bitcoin’s market capitalization also slipped below the $2 trillion mark.

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